Bipod Question

[29aholic]

I see all you sniperey/tacticool types with your bipods attachéd where the legs collapse forward, and you have to load the bipod to get a good purchase. Why not turn them around? There will be a certain amount pre-loaded. Maybe I am missing something but, when I used one like that I didn't seem to have as much of a problem shooting off a pod than I do with it turned forwards.

What sayeth thee?

 

[codemancode]

Flipping backward wouldn't allow for any kind of real forward load at all. Any forward pressure will collapse the legs and soon as you load, especially on a 15lb + bolt gun. Consistency is key and most achievable when bipod is attached normally and loaded forward. my .02 at least

 

[308Gunner]

^+1 what codeman said

 

[/dev/mosin]

I have to say that on my 16" AR, the legs on the bipod facing forward would involve a potential sweep of the barrel as compared to pushing them forward. The bipod I use is interesting in that it doesn't really provide a stable platform in either (or any) direction, so I think of it more as a semi-stabilizing thing rather than worry about pressure forward or rear. Then again, I drive a Jeep with no anti-sway bars nor trac bars and it drives like a slinky.

It's not benchrest shooting... sometimes you gotta prop it up one leg and go.