I have a question regarding the importance of bi-pod placement on a rifle and how much can it affect accuracy.
Background: I recently built my first Ar 15, I am in the process of of trying to sight it in. I went to the range yesterday and my groups at 25 yards were absolutely terrible. I couldn't get a tight enough group to even bother trying to adjust windage or elevation on the scope. I have shot store bought bolt action rifles for 20 years and shoot handguns at the range 3 - 4 days a week. I came away from the range yesterday very disappointed. One thing that I suspect might be an issue is that when I went to install the bipod, I initially wanted to install it as far forward as possible so that the legs would fold backwards. When I went to do this one of the mounting screws was hitting the gas block which would then defeat the whole purpose of having a floating handguard. So I installed it further back so the legs fold forwards. Is it likely or possible that with the bi-pod mounted so far back that the recoil is causing the rifle to pivot on the bi-pod?
Background: I recently built my first Ar 15, I am in the process of of trying to sight it in. I went to the range yesterday and my groups at 25 yards were absolutely terrible. I couldn't get a tight enough group to even bother trying to adjust windage or elevation on the scope. I have shot store bought bolt action rifles for 20 years and shoot handguns at the range 3 - 4 days a week. I came away from the range yesterday very disappointed. One thing that I suspect might be an issue is that when I went to install the bipod, I initially wanted to install it as far forward as possible so that the legs would fold backwards. When I went to do this one of the mounting screws was hitting the gas block which would then defeat the whole purpose of having a floating handguard. So I installed it further back so the legs fold forwards. Is it likely or possible that with the bi-pod mounted so far back that the recoil is causing the rifle to pivot on the bi-pod?