What bipod should I run?

Ryan500

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Just looking for some advice on a bipod for my remington 597. Need one that will work with the remington 25 rouns mags in prone and on a bench... and one that doesn't cost as much as my rifle!

Any suggestions? Vendor on here? Ebay?

Thanks.
 
there is a 9-13 inch bipod for sale in the parts. If bench shooting, it is a little too long, but if field shooting prone, the longer one relieves the neck strain. I do an awful lot of gopher erradication and tried many heights but found the 9-13 the best.


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Shooters Ridge Rock Mount 9" - 13" $80 Condition 10/10
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Ryan500 said:
Just looking for some advice on a bipod for my remington 597. Need one that will work with the remington 25 rouns mags in prone and on a bench... and one that doesn't cost as much as my rifle!

Any suggestions? Vendor on here? Ebay?

Thanks.
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I'm looking into a bipod for a .223 cal Remington 700 5R Milspec. Everyone I talk to about what biopod to get tells me to go with the Harris s-model.
 
The s stands for swivel. I had one but found that it allowed movement when sighting. I now only use the ridged model. Maybe some think it is harder to sight on uneven ground but that can easily be fixed by adjusting a leg or the ground . I have used my .22s for many, many prone rounds and never had any problem with the gun being slightly off canter. I do not shoot paper so cannot attest to how the shooters score ridged over swivel, most of this being shot off a bench.. There are a few different manufacturers of bipods etc. but never found one really superior to another. 7 years of use on a .223 and .270 and still like new and much cheaper than the name brands..
 
I've got both the Versa-Pod and Harris bipods on various rifles.

I've found the Versa Pod's ability to tilt and cant is quite good, of course both Harris and VersaPod have great reputations.

The VersaPod requires an adapter mount (comes with the bipod). However, this is handy because the bipod comes on and off with a push of a button, whereas the Harris requires some fiddling and mounting and once installed, you don't want to take it off.
 
I use a dedicated rest on the bench. For the field I would recommend a Bogpod tripod. It's awesome, you can shoot standing up and it's not attached to a specific rifle.

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I'm looking also into a bipod and I too have a remington 597 but will most likely use it for my heavier cals, after a lot of reading my conclusion for the best bipod to get is a harris bipod, and must have notched legs and a swivel. I went to a store last week and looked at different bipods. I'm pretty good with the saleperson as I always shop there so we put different brands on rifles and sorta tested them out. You can really tell the quality and sturdyness with the harris bipod over the other brands. That's my take on it but just need to figure out if you want 6-9 or 9-13. Mostly doing bench shooting 6-9 is best but then the 9-13 is better for prone, although good for bench too just sit on something a little higher problem fixed!
 
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