Will a bipod affect a Free floating barrel ?

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Im curious if a bipod will affect a free floating barrel or not, want to use one to sight rifle in. Then take off and use shooting sticks in the bush. Will POI change ? If the barrel is free floating anything concerning the stock is irrelevant is it not ? A FFB shoots .5 with a bipod it should technically shoot .5 without it should it not ? Im not taking in terrain or any other factors that affect us in the field.

Edit: Im going to give it a try this weekend I think to see if it has any measurable difference to a regular shooter. I will shoot 3 from bipod, 3 from sand bags with bipod off see what group is better.
 
Will you be using the bipod with it attached to the fore stock? I imagine from your post that you are, it's just that I see so many with the
bipod clamped to the barrel that I wonder how dramatic the effect is.
 
Even though it is not attached to the barrel it is added weight to the weapon system in total. This added weight will have some impact on the recoil behavior which in turn may effect the harmonics. How much effect it will have has to be seen as each weapon system has it own personality. The change in POI can be from negligible to a MOA or more. All you can do is shoot and see what your out come is. Good luck..
 
It will change things a bit.... The thing to ask is if your shooting is consistent enough to notice. You may have a very very slight poi shift, and it will effect the grouping in some way because like has been mentioned already, the harmonics have changed. The above answer is quite accurate.
 
ok perfect, I guess ill just shoot and find out. Im in high doubts it will make a noticeable change in accuracy at 100 yards. I think both groups will be sub moa.
 
You, yourself will make more difference going from one shooting stance to another than the gun will. The harmonics change will be negligible. Going from bi-pod to sand bags won't be as much change as what you first mentioned, bi-pod to shooting sticks. Shooting sticks vary considerably in their own right, single leg is better than free hand at longer distances but a double leg is better than the single and the triple leg is better than both except if you need to take shots at running game then free hand is better than all of them.
 
My Stevens 200 shoots almost 1.5" lower without my bipod attached. I solved the issue by leaving it mounted to the front swivel stud. Whether I use it or not doesn't matter but if it's not on the gun my gun shoots lower. I still have the cheap plastic Stevens stock
 
Yes it will generally, just as moving the bipod (support) from the initial position it was in when the gun was zeroed towards the chamber end or towards the muzzle end.
 
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