harris bipods

[rangerruck]

on a whim at a gunshow, isn't it allways) i bought a harris bipod for a little trickout job i'm currently doing. any pages of a harris bipod manual to download out there? what are some tricks of the trade to get the most out of your mounting and usage of the bipod? what is that miniature looking keyring thing hanging off the front of it, and what does it do? there are also 2 half inch by half inch cylinder shaped clips, that are on the top of both legs, that with pressure, appear to just clip on and off the legs. What the heck do they do?

 

[SF340Driver]

any pages of a Harris bipod manual to download out there? what are some tricks of the trade to get the most out of your mounting and usage of the bipod? what is that miniature looking keyring thing hanging off the front of it, and what does it do?

There is not much of a manual but if you have the model,typed into the mount by the sling stud) one of us can let you know what they send out.
The copper slip-ring on the front is used to keep the mount and tension wheel in place. Harris has different mounting systems that can be exchanged depending on your rifle -- it usually comes with the mount for a sling stud. If so, just back the tension wheel off so that you can fit the pins on the mount into the holes in the sling stud and tighten the tension wheel. Hand tight works for me but some folks use an allen wrench to tighten it up a bit more.
Make sure that you mount it with the legs folding forward toward the muzzle. This allows you to "preload" the bipod when you shoot-- no free recoil stuff. You want to lean into the bipod to keep it from bouncing under recoil. With practice you can shoot sub MOA easily with the bipod.
I use BRM-S model bipods,BR=Length / M=notched legs rather than slip nut adjustment for length / S=swivel to help correct for cant) so I'm not sure on the half by half pins. If you have a pic I might be able to help.

Greg

 

[mikeinct]

I bought the 30 inch swivel model a year ago & only used it a few times in the field...It is just ok for shooting in the sitting position..The lower u use it the steadier it will be...I'm always fighting to see over hay..It is only really useful with my sporter weight guns..The win model 70 heavy varmint + scope is 13 lbs..I think that really puts some strain on that unit at full extension...With a 270 win on a sako sporter I can out shoot the 22-250 from the bi-pod..Odd but true..The 222 sporter does well also on the bi-pod..& testing at the range is your best bet..to really get a feel for one of those things..mike in ct