I heard soemthing from Ruchard Near at Near Manufacturing that I thought other TRG owners might be interested in.
I had reason to call Richard about something, and he started talking about the TRG factory bipod.
He says he has not ever offered a Picatinny rail accessory to mount a Harris or Atlas bipod to the TRG 22 or 42, simply because he thinks the TRG factory bipod is a very good design, and that it's placement is important to minimizing the effect of barrel torque and other issues during firing. he says it is costly, but from his perspective it is worth the cost because of the design advantages it offers.
I'm not qualified to assess his comment, nor should I (if anyone wants to know what Richard Near thinks they should ask HIM, not me). But I figured I'd pass it on so that anyone struggling with the question of whether to pay the $4XX for the TRG factory bipod or to go with an aftermarket solution, can call him if they want to and ask him to explain.
I myself am not interesting in that factory bipod - I just don't like the look and width, and am very happy with my Atlas bipod, but I respect his opinion because his products have such a good reputation and he could obviously sell many bipod mounts if he offered them.
Jim G
I had reason to call Richard about something, and he started talking about the TRG factory bipod.
He says he has not ever offered a Picatinny rail accessory to mount a Harris or Atlas bipod to the TRG 22 or 42, simply because he thinks the TRG factory bipod is a very good design, and that it's placement is important to minimizing the effect of barrel torque and other issues during firing. he says it is costly, but from his perspective it is worth the cost because of the design advantages it offers.
I'm not qualified to assess his comment, nor should I (if anyone wants to know what Richard Near thinks they should ask HIM, not me). But I figured I'd pass it on so that anyone struggling with the question of whether to pay the $4XX for the TRG factory bipod or to go with an aftermarket solution, can call him if they want to and ask him to explain.
I myself am not interesting in that factory bipod - I just don't like the look and width, and am very happy with my Atlas bipod, but I respect his opinion because his products have such a good reputation and he could obviously sell many bipod mounts if he offered them.
Jim G