Bipod placement - does it affect potential accuracy?

[GSoD]

Hey all,

So I finally got a chance to get my Sinclair Fclass bipod into the grass this week.

I'm pleased with it overall. However, I do have an initial displeasure with it.

It was a total pain to elevate to align to target.

I had it at the very end of my stock, and couldn't look through the scope and adjust it. Look through scope, move to front of gun, adjust, move to rear of gun, look through scope, swear and repeat.

It made the Remple sitting beside me look all the better.

However, once I got it home, I realized I could relieve most of the problem by simply sliding the bipod to the rear (I have a Bell and Carlson stock with rail on bottom).

Now everything is in arms reach while at the controls.

Thus begs my question (wow did that take a long time to get to), does having the bipod located closer to the middle of the rifle have any affect on potential accuracy as opposed to having it located near the end of the rifle?

 

[mpwolf]

I havn't experimented w/ bipod placement, but I think the longer your wheelbase, the better off you are. Haing said that, give it a whirl! One thing I did to help w/ quicker, more even leg adjustment, was add evenly spaced lines on the back face (toward shooter) of each leg. This makes it much quicker to make even adjustment to each leg.

 

[Obtunded]

MPW is right in that longer wheelbases are better. The Sinclair is a nice rig, but its movements are a bit less user friendly that an HR pod. Using an anschutz rail for your mounting stud will allow the pod to be mounted as far forward as you can comfortably andjust; it is a nice trade-off.