Who uses a bipod and or sling on their EDguns?
This is a continuation of the post from yesterday afternoon/evening, for whatever reason, was eliminated when the forum site went down temporarily.
I like the idea that the bipod attaches to sling stud thus providing fast on/off of attachment. Hoot you mentioned having a sling. Where do you attach sling to butt of gun? Do you use sling that is hooped at one end as to wrap around end of butt stock or do you have a sling stud mounted to butt stock. I guess the question I’m trying to get to is, how are you and others attaching the sling to the Edguns and if using sling studs where in the butt stock are you locating them at. Any pictures out there. Myself I don’t want to place a sling stud on the bottom of the butt stock in fear that in would inter fear with shooting the gun from a bench position. The front sling stud is not a problem.
If comparing the Caldwell bipod to the Harris bipod (6”-9”) what are the pros and cons. It would seem from my readings that the Harris bipods are more popular and most mentioned bipod. I noted that Hoot uses a 6-9’’ Caldwell connected to front sling stud that has a built in sling mount. I will be ordering a bipod in very near future and I find it imperative that whichever brand I choose must have a means for a sling to be mounted to. Does the Harris also have this feature?
I know the EDguns are compact and light but there are times I wish I had them slung over my shoulder for the convenience of having my hands free. Any and all thoughts and experience are much appreciated.
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A stupid bag from Corsair memory DDR3 that fits into your computer. 🙂
It’s just the right size and I filled it up with white sand. Perfect for your gun!
I like them for more then the caldwell rests and stuff for my edgun, because it is a short gun and in such a rest, it gets very wobbly..
ps. white sand is the best you can get for all kinds (also expensive rests) of sandbags.
This is the bag on the left 🙂
Kazz,
What sand bag do you use for competition?
Regards,
Endo
Ofcourse Mike, if I would use it to go out for hunting or fun or….. I would use the bipod!
I tried the very expensive Atlas bipods too, also the cheap ones, and I didn’t see an accuracy issue by all.. It was the same.. Some a bit more convenient and easy to use..
I agree with your findings Kazz that sand bags are most stable but i’m looking for something more portable and hope that the bipod will be the ticket.
I’ve started shooting with a Bipod under my R2.5
After a while I didn’t liked it that much, because I shoot mainly competition and that means only in front supported by something where the gun is not fixed in and the stock only by hand or shoulder.
With the bipod, this gave me too much wobble and not enough stability. So I tried a sandbag and even with my hand under the stock, the gun is deadstill! The crosshair does not leave the tiny dot at 100m, so still..
So atm I prefer a sandbag instead of a bipod. The gun itself is also a bit less jumpy 🙂
Thanks guys for posting, pictures and links. Been running around different web sites and went with your suggestions and ordered the Harris S-BRM with pod loc. I liked the idea of installing threaded bushings for the sling stud it just sounded to me to be a little more sanitary. Appreciate everyone for jumping in and giving me their .02 worth.
Rather than the wood-screw style sling studs I prefer to drill the stock, undercut the hole a bit for more adhesive “bite”, and then epoxy these in:
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=31938/Product/STOCK-INSERTS
If you take your time you end up with a very nice flush brass threaded insert that will allow you to easily remove & reinstall the studs with no chance of slivers, breakout, or stripping out the stock down the road.
As far as a sling I’d put a stud on the bottom front of the stock for bipod/sling use and also on the left side rear of the stock for the rear sling attachment point. That way when you attach a sling the gun will sit flat against your back with the bolt handle away from you and not jabbing you in the back.
You could also bond Grove-Tec flush cups in the stock if you wanted to use a flush cup / pushbutton style sling swivels.
Genuine Harris bipods do have an attachment point for a sling. If you buy a Harris, having owned several styles my suggestion is this: Get an S-BRM (swivel with notched legs) and pick up a KMW Pod-Loc for it. It’s by far the most versatile and easiest Harris variant to use IMO.
Mike,
I just installed a Harris bipod BRM-S model 6″-9″ to my new Matador R3 .22 standard length yesterday. I have posted some pictures of it http://talonairgun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=224900&sid=d2ed40574fedbcb9615d392a18d224a0#224900. I was hesitate to drill a hole for sling stud in the forearm, but it seems that this is the best option for the Edgun to install a bipod. I heard some complains on the Harris-clone bipod due to inferior quality but less so for Harris bipod except $. This bipod has increased my shooting quality and quantity just one-day of use. I love it, although I have no other brands for comparison. You can uninstall the bipod easily and use the stud for swivel sling.
Endo
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Very creative, Kazz.
Endo