TR or F-Class bipods???

Brutus

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So I have a full bore target and rifle and what looks like a "standard" rail underneath the forestock, for the adjustable handstop(?)....
Been to TR shoots and everyone has those nifty little "bipods" purely for resting thier rifle on the berm when not shooting, so the rifle does not have to lay in the dirt.

Anyone suggest where I can purchase these? What brand is recommended too please?
I have got plastic money, burning a hole in my pocket to purchase on the net!

Question #2, And for you F-class shooters I need advice please....to go with this present set-up...the long rail what do you guys recommend as an adapter set-up to mesh this standard target rifle stock to a good quality bipod?

PS: Are bipods for actual firing, (harris etc) allowed in F-class????
Do some only use a rest in f-class,such as sandbags or are the sinclair?wichita rests allowed?
My ignorance is obvious....

Cheers
 
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Brutus,
Do a search for the Rempel "ski" pod. Best pod I have ever used.
Beats the Harris bi-pods every day of the week.
I think that Cyanide has pictures on his 6BR build.
 
There are a number of TR rest bipods available. Contact Paul Reibin at Range Sports Unlimited in BC.
Harris bipods can be used for F Class shooting, as is or modified. There are others. Sinclair International sells one. Some F shooters don't use bipods, preferring to use a benchrest style pedestal rest.
 
For F class and a bipod, the Remple ski pod or similar are the only options. The harris and similar wobbly designs will put you at a disadvantage.

Personally, I would recommend a BR style pedestal front rest. Less money and a better set up. Also, does not affect your rifle weight so you can make it nice and heavy.

We are not forced to use a bipod in any of our classes as the US does for their F(TR).

Jerry
 
For F class and a bipod, the Remple ski pod or similar are the only options. The harris and similar wobbly designs will put you at a disadvantage.
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Jerry, don't discourage the newbie from using a Harris bipod. I use one and definitely do not feel disadvantaged. Perfect practice makes for excellent results.:evil:
 
Terry,

Big reason why I recommend the pedestal front rest over any bipod. No brainer, shorter learning curve and stable. Also, a lot cheaper and more readily available then these super pods.

I am in the midsts of learning how to shoot off a Harris and I stink!!!!

It is a viable option and I know many who can shoot superbly off one. However, very difficult for a new shooter to have that level of skill AND then start doping conditions.

With the right rests and rifle set up, the learrning curve to F class is pleasantly low. They may not win but nailing a bunch of X's is going to keep them coming back.

If my learning curve off the Harris is typical (hopefully, it's not), I go from competitive to hoping for a hole in the 8 ring in. That's frustrating. I stop being able to dope because I really don't know where the bullet is going to land. As I said, I shoot horribly off a bipod.

I appreciate what you are saying and why spending time to learn. It is a very useful platform and a new skill set to figure out. However, it does create an enormous variable that could lead to more frustration then necessary.

For a newbie, I stick to my present thoughts on the Harris. Better to have them holding the 10 ring as quickly as possible.

The Weather will cause them enough grief.

Jerry
 
Why I mentioned what I did is because I started with a bipod, and then switched to a front rest. With the rest I had some fantastic scores, and other days were quite disappointing. I could not seem to find the consistency I was looking for. So after 18 months I went back to the bipod, and haven't looked back. It appears we are similar, but suffer from different equipment problems.

I'm thinking Brutus should try both, and pick the most comfortable and consistent front supprt for LR shooting.
 
Terry Perkins said:
I'm thinking Brutus should try both, and pick the most comfortable and consistent front supprt for LR shooting.
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AMEN!!! There are no wrong answers. Just use what gives you the best performance.

I really hope to have a break through this spring because it is really frustrating to shoot so poorly off a Harris.

As for your front rest woes, maybe you are in need of a new front bag or filler. They do wear...

Jerry
 
I am going to chime in here...............:rolleyes:

I have shot F-Class with a Harris Bipod, and currently use an Accuracy International Bipod.

I did very well with the Harris Bipod and in no means did I feel handicapped by it.

Personally, I won't bother with using the Pedestal type rest in F-Class even though they are allowed.IMHO, if you go the pedestal type rest you might as well sit and shoot off on nice concrete bench..........;).............or look at taking up benchrest shooting........:D

I am more of a "field" shooter and compete with what I would use/pack in the field.

SKBY.:)
 
I personally prefer a bipod as well. You cannot lean-into either the ski-pod or a rest, and with a harris-type, you can. Dennis Lapier turned me on to that little factoid and I have not looked back since.
 
Skullboy and Obtunded, I know both of you prefer the bipod, and probably use a 308win in conjunction with this. This is great! I know there are many LR shooters out west (and east) that specialize in 308win because of its military application. Have you or any of the other long range shooters that use 308win/bipod or 223rem/bipod considered going to Bisley in 2009 for the F Class World Championship? The powers that be have created an international class that mirrors F/TR in the US. You know...308/223 off a bipod. Simply awesome to watch a 308 precision rifle hit the bull every time at 1K. I went to one US national championship and was partnered with a good ol boy from Georgia. He was smacking the bull with 168smk's! He later confessed they were going a touch faster than usual.

The other countries usually show up with strong and talented contingents. Without a doubt the Americans are the frontrunners. They put forth a strong team each and every time. I have seen them shoot many times, but I believe that they can be overcome. I don't happen to think that all the best shooters in Canada are stepping forward. It would be good to see this happen once.

Sorry to hijack this thread,but since I have thrown off my initial reluctance I will be ragging about this from time to time.
 
Terry, I like what I am hearing here.
I have spent a lifetime hunting, mostly in the west. Although I do miss the open spaces and excellent deer hunting, since I have moved east, this has encouraged me to take up target shooting or f-class in a big way.
With help form fellow CGN's I have recently collected most of the tools neccessary to compete.

This is one board member, new to this discipline, who plans on shooting a few matches. Strangely enough Terry, by accident or design, it seems I am destined to utilizing a 308 rifle off a bipod of some sort.....
And I am very comfortable with this concept.
TR shooters, my rifle will not be a stranger to iron, as well, but my eyes are older!

Cheers....
 
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Terry Perkins said:
Jerry, don't discourage the newbie from using a Harris bipod. I use one and definitely do not feel disadvantaged. Perfect practice makes for excellent results.:evil:
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I like bipods, I wish all my competitors used one ;), except for Perkins. I sold him my front rest. I guess he hasn't found the loose screw on it yet :p.

He can stop using that Tuba gun any time now as well.

NormB
 
Norm

TUBA guns (tube guns) just seem to work especially well off of pods as Terry has shown (even though his was backwards with the bolt on the wrong side of the gun.)
Expect to see a few more on the line this summer.

Bipods,tripods,sandbags,pedestal rests,2x4's backpacks or whatever bring
out your rifles and have some fun shooting at some distance.Learn to read conditions and learn on what you own,then you can always change as needed.
Get a chance to shoot alongside Norm in the Honeyhole!!!:)
FM,FTR,FO ,,,all Fn shooters do it from their bellies ,
 
If what I am hearing is true, the US F(TR) is quickly diverging from F(F) up here.

Although using the same cartridges, 308/223, how they perform is quite different. That means new pipes for 223 users and possibly 308 users as well.

I think the bipod rule is wide open so super pods are also allowed. I see quite a number of shooters using the Sinclair or similar version. With the press for the Remple pod, Henry might be able to give us a view on how much interest there is in super pods.

A trip to Bisley would be a hoot. For those planning on going, new tech, new barrels, new loads.

I hear that the 90gr Bergers at 2950fps flies pretty well beyond 1km.

Sounds like fun...

Jerry
 
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