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They are pretty flimsy in my opinion. I played with the one Paul has and god help you if you step on it by accident.
They are better than a Harris for F-Class, but having seen them in the flesh, my vote goes for the Sinclair bipod. It looks like it was used on the old "Space 1999" series, but it dows work very well and is considerably cheaper. There is a photo in the PR forum that was just posted and he is using a Sinclair
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4449880&postcount=14
They are better than a Harris for F-Class, but having seen them in the flesh, my vote goes for the Sinclair bipod. It looks like it was used on the old "Space 1999" series, but it dows work very well and is considerably cheaper. There is a photo in the PR forum that was just posted and he is using a Sinclair
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4449880&postcount=14
I'll post a review after this weekend. I've run both generations of the Sinclair F pod fort he last couple of years, but I'm going to try the Weil pod this weekend. My initial reaction is the same as Ian's, but I'm going to give it a try.
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Curious, why not use a Remple original and have a superbly machined product that works?
Jerry
Jerry
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Weight is a critical part of any rifles setup but where should weight be put?
18lbs is still very generous and there are alot of options of ways to put that mass to work.
Although I don't shoot on a Remple, I have seen them and have been very impressed with its design and more importantly, its function.
If the bipod used has any level of flex, it will not give the shooter all the consistency they would want.
Personally, I think some of the biggest places to loose weight is in the stock, base, trigger guard and rings. I can't see why you couldn't free up 2 to 3 lbs with careful parts selection.
I am in the midst of designing a F TR rifle and have my thoughts on a better mousetrap.
One of my design parameters is keeping the mass as low as possible. A light and potentially flexy bipod to allow the use of an overly heavy scope could make the rifle very top heavy and increase the effects of recoil torque.
As always, YMMV....
Jerry
18lbs is still very generous and there are alot of options of ways to put that mass to work.
Although I don't shoot on a Remple, I have seen them and have been very impressed with its design and more importantly, its function.
If the bipod used has any level of flex, it will not give the shooter all the consistency they would want.
Personally, I think some of the biggest places to loose weight is in the stock, base, trigger guard and rings. I can't see why you couldn't free up 2 to 3 lbs with careful parts selection.
I am in the midst of designing a F TR rifle and have my thoughts on a better mousetrap.
One of my design parameters is keeping the mass as low as possible. A light and potentially flexy bipod to allow the use of an overly heavy scope could make the rifle very top heavy and increase the effects of recoil torque.
As always, YMMV....
Jerry
Mystic Precision
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Talk to Ian about a light fill. There are a variety of foams that can used to save some weight.
Worth a chat.
Jerry
Worth a chat.
Jerry
I had a chance to shoot the Centershot/ Weil against my Gen II Sinclair f-pod this weekend, and so far I'm very happy with it. My biggest complaint w/ the Sinclair is the height adjustment. I find myself making do with an OK position, because it's a pain in the a$$ to change the height. The Centershot height adjustment is so convinient that it's very easy to get the perfect position, which leads consistency and better tracking, which helps a shooter perform better. It's only one match, but so far I like the Centershot much better than I thought I would when I first got it.
that was my initial reaction, but it didn't feel that way while shooting it. I do think that the rail adaptor is too high above the pivot point, so I'm going to make a new piece to work better in my application, but otherwise it feels very nice when shooting.
It has been done by a shooter from the coast (not holes drilled but much material removed) and if memory serves me correctly, he dropped a little under or over a pound off it.
Henry also sells a skeletonized version but I don't don't know what it weighs in at.
Richard;
When I spoke to Frank a few weeks ago at Vokes, I had a look at his modified Remple - a significant number of bits were replaced with titanium equivalents and I believe he got his ski-pod down to around 2 lbs or so.
When I ordered my ski-pod from Henry, I had an accurate weight of my rifle and asked him to trim it down to a weight just under 3 lbs, 5 oz to keep my total weight just a tad under 18 lbs. I like to keeping as much weight as low as possible to the ground.
Brian
When I spoke to Frank a few weeks ago at Vokes, I had a look at his modified Remple - a significant number of bits were replaced with titanium equivalents and I believe he got his ski-pod down to around 2 lbs or so.
When I ordered my ski-pod from Henry, I had an accurate weight of my rifle and asked him to trim it down to a weight just under 3 lbs, 5 oz to keep my total weight just a tad under 18 lbs. I like to keeping as much weight as low as possible to the ground.
Brian
