Bipod upgrade

Over the years the MPOD has been in production, the vast majority have gone to shooters outside the F class sport. In fact, most shoot them in the field.

Way back, I had a rancher pickup a couple... then ordered a dozen more. I queried him on why so many? He offers PD hunting and he found the MPOD super easy to work for his clients. Off a shooting mat, portable table, truck hard bed cover, the MPOD was easy to use, intuitive to operate and durable. Except for the occasional knob that got lost, the MPODs didn't have any breakage or failures. Clients liked that the MPODs didn't bounce around under recoil, was so easy to use and they could the see hits easily in the scope.

Ko2M competitor moved to the MPOD because it was the most stable bipod he had used... and he was running a 408CT. Unfortunately, the recent rule change forced him to change to another foldy bipod. The MPOD was prototyped under 338LM and 50BMGs because I was into ELR shooting at that time and boomers where the norm. But I didn't want the excessive weight. Harris was the goto at that time and I desiged the MPOD to weigh the same as a 6-9 BRS

Had some ELR hunters pick up a couple and when queried, they suggested with their horse or quad access, they didn't have any issues with transport. What they wanted was consistent, dead stable rests under their boomers to ensure 1st rd hits at distance.

The most surprising was a sheep hunter. We chatted about the solid nature of the MPOD and wouldn't that pose a packing problem? He indicated he just strapped it to the outside of his pack like his water bottle and its very flat profile actually was less of an pain vs the thickness of many bipods. One of his biggest loves was that the MPOD didn't rattle and make any noise when moving around.

But what about the rocky uneven terrain? His response was if the ground was that hard to shoot from... Just MOVE. We did eventually make a set of legs with rubber feet similar to any other bipod.

I use a pair of these today for the times I need to be field shooting and the terrain is too rough for skis.... which is not very often.

Jerry
 
I own an F-class bipod (LRA F-class), and there's situations where that bipod excels. Field work is not one of them.

You can make anything work if you have to, but use the right tool for the job. You shouldn't have to work around your bipod - there's enough to shooting as is, no need to handicap yourself.
 
None of these shooters have to use the MPOD... they choose to.

And they see the benefits in their many varied styles of shooting across a wide range of terrain/surfaces and positions... in the field.

Not everyone needs to complete their shooting from multiple positions in under 2mins... on odd ball props/positions that no one would deliberately choose to shoot from if given the option.

Many just want the best stability they can get while in the field... but YMMV so use whatever floats you boat.

Jerry
 
Mystic Precision said:
None of these shooters have to use the MPOD... they choose to.

And they see the benefits in their many varied styles of shooting across a wide range of terrain/surfaces and positions... in the field.

Not everyone needs to complete their shooting from multiple positions in under 2mins... on odd ball props/positions that no one would deliberately choose to shoot from if given the option.

Many just want the best stability they can get while in the field... but YMMV so use whatever floats you boat.

Jerry
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If you want ultimate stability and can deal with all the compromises - then sure. Or better yet, get something like a SEB Neo.

Everything has its pros and cons. Even if not shooting off of contrived props (which I don't do in the field), I would not use an F-class bipod. Many others wouldn't either. But of course there will be some that do.

There are features that make bipods work great on a concrete pad and there are features that make a bipod work great in the field, and it has nothing to do with the ability to shoot off of contrived props.

Use the right tool for the job.
 
Using the right tool for the job can involve having a few different bipods on hand, for example an MDT on an Arca rail for PRS, a Harris to throw under a rifle that only offers a sling stud, and an MPOD when stability is the priority. I can strongly recommend having an MPOD among your options.
 
I am using a Harris on my savage Evo 308win and a Ruger precision 338 Lapua with an atlas psr cal bipod. Will be upgrading now to a SEB Max or Neo front rest.
 
I recently got a Rempel bipod from Henry Rempel. It's impressive and super stable. Might be a tad heavy for F TR but not sure you are missing much from a rest for F Open.
 
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For the type of BR & F Class shooting we do
I have to go with Jerrys MPOD , I have two of them.
... skwerl
 

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Accu Tac is my choice in both ARCA and Picatinny for my centerfire rifles.
I use Harris BRM-S with a pod loc on my rimfires.
I prefer them over the Atlas or MDT.

I have several Accu-Tac and the only negative comment I have about them is that the cant feature has an on/off feel to it.
You can't adjust it to move but with some effort like a Harris with Pod Loc can.
 
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