I use a lot of various bipods, all with various applications, but I have never been thrilled with the options for heavy rifles. Bipods that come with the rifles tend to be non height adjustable, and come with no tilt lock. This results in a heavy rifle, far off the ground, that has a tendency to sway around on target even when you are reasonably well set up. I needed something to reliably deal with the heavy weight of a 50BMG rifle platform, all 35lbs of it, and still be a precision adjustable bipod.
From referrals of other .50BMG shooters on CGN that I have met with, after a bit of searching around for where to buy them, I purchased 2 LRA bipods. LRA stands for Long Range Accuracy, and after getting the product in my hands, I can see that they are an aptly named company. These are the best built, most precisely machined, heaviest duty full adjustable bipods I have ever seen. It weighs about a pound and a half, so it is no lightweight, but then again, this is not really intended for anything under a .338LM sized rifle... it is intended for HEAVY rifles. They retail at $450.00, so they have a price to match their weight, but from everything I have seen, they are 100% worth the cost.
Here is a photo of various styles of bipods I use for size comparison. (I'm missing my Atlas, which is at the gunsmith with the rifle right now, I will update this later to include it.
From left to right: LRA bipod, Steyr HS-50 factory bipod, Serbu BFG-50A factory bipod, Harris bipod, Caldwell bipod.
As you can see, the thing is built like a brick sharthouse, it is seriously heavy duty. It seems to have design cues from every good design on the market today. The opening system is similar to an Atlas bipod in that you can lock it at different angles. The height adjustment is similar to a beefed up Harris design, making it quick to adjust height. It also has a pod-loc style system to lock in your level for precision shooting.
I decided to stick to comparison photos between it and the Harris, as the Harris is the most common on the market, so most people can relate to it.
Tons of choice for height of the bipod, plus the locking system.
Tilt adjustment locked.
Unlocked.
And some shots of it on a rifle... #### this thing is a ###y piece of machine work.
And a fun size comparison...
From referrals of other .50BMG shooters on CGN that I have met with, after a bit of searching around for where to buy them, I purchased 2 LRA bipods. LRA stands for Long Range Accuracy, and after getting the product in my hands, I can see that they are an aptly named company. These are the best built, most precisely machined, heaviest duty full adjustable bipods I have ever seen. It weighs about a pound and a half, so it is no lightweight, but then again, this is not really intended for anything under a .338LM sized rifle... it is intended for HEAVY rifles. They retail at $450.00, so they have a price to match their weight, but from everything I have seen, they are 100% worth the cost.
Here is a photo of various styles of bipods I use for size comparison. (I'm missing my Atlas, which is at the gunsmith with the rifle right now, I will update this later to include it.
From left to right: LRA bipod, Steyr HS-50 factory bipod, Serbu BFG-50A factory bipod, Harris bipod, Caldwell bipod.
As you can see, the thing is built like a brick sharthouse, it is seriously heavy duty. It seems to have design cues from every good design on the market today. The opening system is similar to an Atlas bipod in that you can lock it at different angles. The height adjustment is similar to a beefed up Harris design, making it quick to adjust height. It also has a pod-loc style system to lock in your level for precision shooting.
I decided to stick to comparison photos between it and the Harris, as the Harris is the most common on the market, so most people can relate to it.
Tons of choice for height of the bipod, plus the locking system.
Tilt adjustment locked.
Unlocked.
And some shots of it on a rifle... #### this thing is a ###y piece of machine work.
And a fun size comparison...
