When balancing a PRS rifle, should it be balanced with or without the bipod?
- Thread starter Terrible_Long_Gunner
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Good question. I used to use my bipod with a 26" straight barrel, but I just went to a 28" straight and don't need the bipod to balance any longer. I'm running an MDT ACC chassis on BOTH 22LR and 6mmBRA competition rifles and love that chassis. I could have balanced it with the 26" barrel but was just lazy. To be specific, you may get into situations with say a very narrow window in a shoot house that a bipod may interfere with, so IMHO, it's best to balance without the bipod.
I do setup without it and then if my bipod is on, I don’t worry about it/I’d rather be a little nose heavy than butt heavy. I tend to take the BP off unless I’m using it. For a barricade or prop that’s gun on bag or something, the bipod comes off. Too many times I pulled a ckye-pod leg out long by catching it on a bag or pulled the bag off the rooftop or had to swivel the gun into a port.
Balance with it off.
Balance with it off.
I'd balance with it off.
I too prefer to remove my bipod unless I'm actually using it, especially when having to poke the rifle through small barricades/holes.
With the bipod attached the balance point will be a little bit further forward so you can still shoot off a barricade/bag. If your rifle weights 20lbs the additional weight shouldn't make too much of a difference anyway.
I too prefer to remove my bipod unless I'm actually using it, especially when having to poke the rifle through small barricades/holes.
With the bipod attached the balance point will be a little bit further forward so you can still shoot off a barricade/bag. If your rifle weights 20lbs the additional weight shouldn't make too much of a difference anyway.
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