So this arrived today. Aluminum. Fast shipping from Elite Iron. Looking forward to getting it mounted. Initial impression from handling it: pretty nice piece of equipment.
Elite Iron Bipod
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Have two of them and best bipod I have ever used. Purchased the first one for a 338LM and liked it so much bought adapters for my other rifles. When considering what bipod to get for my 375 SnipeTac went with the 50 Cal version.
The two I’m digging right now are the elite iron and SCAL.
I love mine when I can wrestle it away from the damn ranch cat!
I would be interested to hear if you notice a distinct improvement in your accuracy, based on the article or video I saw with Frank in. May put me over the edge on the need to purchase one.
When I first got mine I wasn’t sure about the feet but after using it in many conditions including loam, rip rap, ice, snow, gravel and wood benches I found the stock foot design is amazingly versatile.
They bite but don’t dig holes and sink.
They bite but don’t dig holes and sink.
I haven’t shot groups with mine yet but at distance on steel I can 100% say I stay on target better during recoil and stability on target when aiming is better obviously as well.
I just bought a Scal because I want my bipod to work on a variety of traditional wood stocked rifles (small 17 HMRs and .22 LRs to Rem 700s) all the way to the metal AR15s.
I’ve never owned an EI, but it just doesn't seem like it would work great across a bunch of guns with different stocks (i. e. traditional). Seems hard to move from gun to gun (comparatively), and it especially doesn’t seem a great fit for regular wood stocks (no fancy spigots jutting out of the forend). This is not a criticism, merely an observation.
Longer-term, I am thinking of getting an EI because it seems like a great solution, maybe the best solution, for recoil management and accuracy for my longer shooting guns. Like all very optimized solutions, it would seem to work fantastically for a small set of scenarios and work less great for a wider set.
Is my intuition correct for the EI?
I’ve never owned an EI, but it just doesn't seem like it would work great across a bunch of guns with different stocks (i. e. traditional). Seems hard to move from gun to gun (comparatively), and it especially doesn’t seem a great fit for regular wood stocks (no fancy spigots jutting out of the forend). This is not a criticism, merely an observation.
Longer-term, I am thinking of getting an EI because it seems like a great solution, maybe the best solution, for recoil management and accuracy for my longer shooting guns. Like all very optimized solutions, it would seem to work fantastically for a small set of scenarios and work less great for a wider set.
Is my intuition correct for the EI?
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it would be fairly easy to swap around as long as the barrel distance from the picatinny rail was within range or you had multiple rings.
Mine stays glued to my 7 saum and I have a CAL and SCAL that are swapped around my other rifles with RRS BTC-pro clamps because that’s easier.
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I got one due to the recommendations from Marc Taylor. I also picked up a pair of the flat rubber feet and it's a rock.
You have a valid point with your comments regarding different stocks, more traditional, like wood. I hadn’t thought about that. Although I do have an M1A, with a Harris, I’m pretty new to long range and my rifles are newer with metal hand guards and rails. As the saying goes, “never say never”, but I’m more interested now in AI’s, Barrett’s, and the like than rifles with traditional stocks.
There are awesome. I loosen my rotation and can change mags by just twisting the rifle. Practice with it at home. You will be amazed at how many different objects you can shoot off.
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