30-6 Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 We all know the accuracy of a recoiling rifle off range bags, so letting the barrel do its own thing regarding harmonics. Same with a hand under the action on a fence post. So how come these super duper tripods where you clamp the gun are so popular, and supposedly super accurate ? Weren't we all told gently gently is the correct way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 Good question but having introduced the first to my knowledge bypod to our team of snipers then I believe that there is still sufficient 'give' to not interfer. I made my first by pod and attacyhed it to my service rifle for a practise shoot at Kingsbury Range and the result was so good our instructor thought I was cheating because by actually digging a small slot for the but to fit I could lay sideways and the rifle was purely free to do it's own thing. Happy 1970s days. A fence post or rail is not going to give one little bit so even your rolled cap or glove will suffice. I had an American friend who clean missed a very nice falow buck by resting on a fence rail. He learned a hard leson that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Walker570 said: Good question but having introduced the first to my knowledge bypod to our team of snipers then I believe that there is still sufficient 'give' to not interfer. I made my first by pod and attacyhed it to my service rifle for a practise shoot at Kingsbury Range and the result was so good our instructor thought I was cheating because by actually digging a small slot for the but to fit I could lay sideways and the rifle was purely free to do it's own thing. Happy 1970s days. A fence post or rail is not going to give one little bit so even your rolled cap or glove will suffice. I had an American friend who clean missed a very nice falow buck by resting on a fence rail. He learned a hard leson that day. i never had a bipod ..i made one out of 3 hazel sticks ..one with a small catapult fork....i drilled a hole in each stick and threaded a loose shoelace thro it and in the fork i loose stretched a shoe toungue of leather to rest the rifle on...........used that for decades.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 3 hours ago, ditchman said: i never had a bipod ..i made one out of 3 hazel sticks ..one with a small catapult fork....i drilled a hole in each stick and threaded a loose shoelace thro it and in the fork i loose stretched a shoe toungue of leather to rest the rifle on...........used that for decades.. and it worked very well. Yep stalked with a single hazel stick for years and that also worked very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 My old Remington 700 BDL never had a mod’, but I always shot it off a bipod. It bounced so much on recoil I used to lose sight of the quarry, but it didn’t seem to effect it’s point of impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sussexboy Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 On 15/06/2022 at 18:51, Scully said: My old Remington 700 BDL never had a mod’, but I always shot it off a bipod. It bounced so much on recoil I used to lose sight of the quarry, but it didn’t seem to effect it’s point of impact. I had a Brno zkk 601 that was the same. It was feather light and every time you pulled the trigger it tried to escape from you! It had a great set trigger though and was reasonably accurate for the cheap old beater that I bought it as. Having a bipod helped to tame it a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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