Traversing Bipods

[mljones1947]

I need a bipod for a new rifle and want one that "traverses" (pans left to right in photography lingo) in addition to pivoting for cant adjustment. Its for range use with a 22LR, so it doesn't need to be a $200 professional grade model.

Does anyone have any experience with either the Blackhawk Sportster Traversetrack or the Champion Pivot Traverse? Thanks.

 

[Kasey]

I have no experience with the named bipods.
A question I have is why do you "need" a bipod to shoot at a range?
As money was mentioned why not make a bag by cutting a leg off a trashed pair of jeans, drop a 10# bag of brown beans into it (leave in the plastic bag) then sew, staple, glue it shut and shoot off it.

IMHO bipod suggest portable shooting support, not "bench rest" as in shooting from a bench.

 

[Headhunter8541]

Harris bipods work great for work in the prone. Probably a little more expensive than the Blackhawk bipod but will work with the larger caliber rifles as well.

 

[Kasey]

Harris makes a great bipod but the OP is asking about a "traversing bipod" which the Harris is not.

 

[mljones1947]

A question I have is why do you "need" a bipod to shoot at a range?
As money was mentioned why not make a bag by cutting a leg off a trashed pair of jeans, drop a 10# bag of brown beans into it (leave in the plastic bag) then sew, staple, glue it shut and shoot off it.

IMHO bipod suggest portable shooting support, not "bench rest" as in shooting from a bench.

I was trying to keep the post short. I didn't explain in detail how the bipod would be used, but I guess that wasn't a good idea. Plus, I never used the words "bench rest."

I live in a suburban area where "portable" shooting is impossible. To keep my hand in the game, I'm practicing at a 100-yard range that's 15 minutes from my house rather than the real "portable" world that is hours away. The range is run by the State Department of Conservation under strict rules that only permit standing or seated on a real bench behind a "table," which most shooters would call a bench. No prone, kneeling or sitting on the ground. The only way to practice shooting with a bipod is from the "table."

I am NOT a bench rest shooter. I'm practicing using a bipod with the facilities that I have available.

 

[Kasey]

Thank you for the clarification. When I used the word "portable", I meant as in to carry it afield for shooting outside a designated range from a table or "Shooting bench". So taking some liberties, the bipod becomes a "Portable" "bench" rest.

If "The only way to practice shooting with a bipod is from the "table." " then I'm surprised. Granted its been a long time since I've been to a public range but bean/sand bags for front and rear rests have always been a common method of supporting a rifle at the range. But I suspect the government affiliation of the range you speak of is way more restrictive...

I still have zero knowledge of experience in the bipods named other than the Harris which gets my vote for your application.

Good luck in your quest and success in your shooting.

 

[mljones1947]

You're welcome, and thanks for the reply. I didn't mean to come across as snippy. I do use sandbags at times, to simulate situations where a backpack would be used as a rest in the field. It's tough when there is no "field" readily available. You end up simulating a lot of things and hope that the "practice" translates well. I'd love to live on several acres in a shooting friendly area, half open and half wooded, half flat and half hilly, with natural backstops. Yeah, sounds like a dream.

 

[Kasey]

Dream big brother!

 

[NevadaZielmeister]

You're welcome, and thanks for the reply. I didn't mean to come across as snippy. I do use sandbags at times, to simulate situations where a backpack would be used as a rest in the field. It's tough when there is no "field" readily available. You end up simulating a lot of things and hope that the "practice" translates well. I'd love to live on several acres in a shooting friendly area, half open and half wooded, half flat and half hilly, with natural backstops. Yeah, sounds like a dream.

Dream big brother!

Here is something to dream about:

<a href="http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/NeilGift/media/photo-13_zpsb5023a8f.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b636/NeilGift/photo-13_zpsb5023a8f.jpg" border="0" alt="Where is my pack?!!? photo photo-13_zpsb5023a8f.jpg"/></a>

This is looking at my house that are in a group of houses in the distance. I began shooting a lot more once I moved here. Mr. Jones, I would just move if things are that restrictive. Good luck and how lucky are you to get a response from one of the coolest guys on the Hide, owner of the best bipod manufacturer in the world!

 

[Kasey]

NevadaZielmeister - That is what I'm talking about right there! Very nice, I think all of us would shoot more if we had that in our back yard! And thank you for your kind words, you are very generous, the Hide is full of good people which is why it survives and thrives.