First Precision Rifle, Bipod / Monopod and Scope Help

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I just bought my first precision rifle. I am looking to shoot 500m and In. I got a Ruger Precision Rifle in .308.

I have a few questions. What kind of bipod and monopod do you guys recommend? I was looking Atlas BT10-LW17. Is this a good bipod for the RPR?

What kind of monopod do you guys recommend?

And what kind of scope would do you recommend that will be easy for a newbie to learn on. I don't need anything fancy. I would like to keep the scope budget under 1k, just something simple and easy to learn on.
 
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Atlas, Harris, CAA... They are all good bipods. Personally, I use a bipod/ monopod as little as possible. I prefer to use a good set of bags. They (at least for me) steady the rifle better and null my heartbeat. It's hard to shoot 5oom when the crosshairs are bouncing all over the place.
For the rear, a sandsock or a squeeze bag works very well to make minute elevation corrections.
Bipods are great for propping up the rifle for cleaning though, or when your course of fire makes you change positions frequently. Even when doing that, I find that positioning my fist under the heel of the stock works faster than a monopod. You just squeeze your hand more to make elevation changes.
What's the old saying? KISS- Keep It Simple ...
 
The Atlas would be a decent choice for the RPR. As for the rear, I use a bag. As for glass...don't cheap out. Go good and you won't regret it. But, $$$$ can be largeer as quality goes up.
 
For glass watch the EE to save some money and try to get best you can as others have said, bipod I run the Atlas and have a mono pod too, but last time out I was using a small bag under the back, they work really good.
 
I think the Harris HBRM-S is the best value for bipods. It's hard to justify another $250 for the Atlas when it doesn't offer up much more than clean looks and locking legs.

Monopods are a neat idea but they typically induce some bounce to the recoil. Took mine off and I'm much happier running TAB and JSA rear bags.

Quite a few options for scopes, depending on what you want for features. I would look into Bushnell Elite Tac, Vortex PST or Sightron. Something around 10 power is lots out to 800m. I even shoot my 5.5-22 on 10x until I get past 1000
 
I have never used a mono pod for the rear. But I feel a rear bag would be much more solid. Now as far as the ATLAS goes; I am preferring the HARRIS. I have shot off a ATLAS for a number of years and just recently bought a HARRIS. For me there is no comparison for consistency. The HARRIS is much more consistent. The ATLAS is a very well built, machined work of art. But the way that it is made allows for a lot of movement back and forth with the way the legs are made. The HARRIS which I call the ugly sister with the springs; is however rock solid with no movement back and forth. For me this has made all the difference as my groups have really tightened up at 100 yds all the way out to 900 yds. With the ATLAS I always had to fight vertical no matter what the range. Personally I would go with the HARRIS and save some money.
 
Only one I'd add to this convo is the LRA. It competes with the atlas in looks, function, and price.

I have some BT monopods. I really like them, but if your at the range off a bench, a rear bag is better, but for hunting, or if you were a real sniper, the monopod would be good. They're finicky in terms of height relative to the bipod. However, even if the monopod isn't the right height for your target it's a good hold for your non-trigger hand.

The RPR sure is a nice gun for starting LR. Agree fully on the glass. Sightron or vortex at minimum.
 
Dependent on budget I run an LRA bipod and use a rear bag and as far as scope go as far as the budget will allow that is not the area to hold back on
 
Harris is the standard for a reason. I am about to test the Tip Top variant and so far looks promising.

But any folding, bending bipod is going to be less stable then a solid set of bags or pedestal rest. For me, I had to learn how to use a Harris... it is not a straight forward rest. It can cause ALOT of accuracy problems if not used properly.

But then, all of these bendy/folding bipods can. Please avoid the cheap Asian harris clones... many are poorly manf and have very weak materials. They may look ok but don't stand up to use.

If you want a stable bipod that is equal to a pedestal rest/proper sand bags, look at the bipods used in FTR. Most are very rigid... the MPOD I offer is as stable as any pedestal rest, easy to learn to use and rifle weight has little issue to useage. LR range accuracy in the sub 1/2 min range is entirely up to you, the rifle and ammo.

http://mysticprecision.com/mpod/

Rear bags are definitely more stable and consistent then a monopod... the rifle needs to slide during recoil. If you lock it up, it will bounce and hop and that is rarely ever good for LR success.

http://mysticprecision.com/2016/04/...and-3-16x42-performancevalue-out-of-the-park/

Best deal going for a LR capable scope on a budget - very good optics and a solid history of accurate tracking. The SIII family are also superb and doing very well at high level LR competitions.

http://mysticprecision.com/2016/02/burris-xtr-signature-rings-w-inserts-long-range-goodness/

Really enjoying these rings and will make scope set up so easy....

Enjoy the journey... reloading is going to be important too.

Jerry
 
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