So I have been practicing some dry fire drills on my new 308 RPR in my basement. When shooting prone I find that I really can't get much of a load into my bipod due to it sliding on the carpet. The rubber feet do not provide good friction on any surface I've tried. Is this normal? I've noticed some people use spiked feet on their bipod to really dig in. According to some people, the amount of bipod loading needed is roughly equal to the weight of the gun. So for my 10 pound gun, I should apply about 10 pounds of forward pressure. I don't think I'm able to achieve that with my bipod.
The bipod I'm using is this one from CanadaAmmo.com:
https://www.canadaammo.com/product/detail/tip-top-series-9-tactical-ez-level-pan-rifle-bipod-with-quicklock-system/
Before you tell me it's a junky no name brand - it is actually quite solid. Reviews on Amazon.com indicate very high rating and some say it is better than Harris. Anyway, I'm no sniper, and funds were drying up for this thing after buying the gun, optic, ammo, and accessories. I'll have to make it work for the foreseeable future.
What can be done? I was thinking of modifying the rubber feet somehow.
The bipod I'm using is this one from CanadaAmmo.com:
https://www.canadaammo.com/product/detail/tip-top-series-9-tactical-ez-level-pan-rifle-bipod-with-quicklock-system/
Before you tell me it's a junky no name brand - it is actually quite solid. Reviews on Amazon.com indicate very high rating and some say it is better than Harris. Anyway, I'm no sniper, and funds were drying up for this thing after buying the gun, optic, ammo, and accessories. I'll have to make it work for the foreseeable future.
What can be done? I was thinking of modifying the rubber feet somehow.