what's under your bi pod?

[rmist]

What's under your F TR bi pod ? Can you post pics of what you're running. Why did you pick what that particular item. ??

Thanks
Rmist

 

[Berger.Fan222]

Just an 8x12" or so think flat piece of wood from shelving or something.

 

[Dgd6mm]

my cheap harbor freight cargo mat.

 

[kybountyhunter]

12x24 1/2 thick flexible rubber mat or the same size in carpet. You want it to be flexible to sit on uneven firing points so it doesn't rock on you. At least that's what I do for my F/TR bipod.

 

[Rpbump]

A large folded bath towel. I use a Sinclair Gen 3 bipod

Rpbump

 

[Sniper338]

Carpet

 

[6BRinNZ]

SEB Mat - I believe that along with a couple of other changes my vertical has improved some.

 

[rmist]

Thanks for the replies. I was curious to see what folks are using. Besides the range I shoot.

 

[rmist]

The main reason for asking is I'm currently using a low profile rubber backed doormat.When shooting my 223 with a Duplin bipod I have little movement if any, but when using the 308 it moves significant amount to the left on every shot. Would carpet help with this?

 

[kybountyhunter]

I use a rubber mat with slick material on side my bipod sits on and I'll use a tight weaved thin carpet, both 1/2 thick. But what discovered is if I was jumping more than 1 to 2 targets off, it was not aligning up properly behind the rifle and not aligning up my front shooting mat and my prone mat I lay on. Hope this helps

 

[MNFinn]

The main reason for asking is I'm currently using a low profile rubber backed doormat.When shooting my 223 with a Duplin bipod I have little movement if any, but when using the 308 it moves significant amount to the left on every shot. Would carpet help with this?

carpet might help. However, I just use a pretty flat welcome mat that's been folded. I've found that the left movement I've had was due to body position, not what's under my bipod. If I was angled, I had a bounce to the left, when I moved my position to more straight behind the rifle, the left bounce went away

 

[seb]

The main reason for asking is I'm currently using a low profile rubber backed doormat.When shooting my 223 with a Duplin bipod I have little movement if any, but when using the 308 it moves significant amount to the left on every shot. Would carpet help with this?

Would carpet or different material help?
Sorry I don't know the answer.....but from my little experience shooting two different F-TR rifles (both use 200gr hybrids) with several different materials under the bipod (i.e. rubber mat, thick carpet cut-pile, heavy steel plate w/ loop-pile carpet glued on the top, podpad filled with heavy sand or just 'play-sand' in different fills/hardness)... it's hard to tell the differences in term of the lateral / side-shift on each material. What I know/found is, you CAN minimize the side shift/movement by 1) using an extra heavy rear bag and be sure it is stable, not move/rocking etc. 2) Also be sure that your rifle & rear bag are inline/parallel in relation with the target. 3) Be sure your shoulder squares the rifle/buttstock (not angled), and be consistent with it shot after shot. 4) To adjust/experiment with your body position i.e. to allow your most comfort prone position and so that your shoulder squares with the buttstock shot after shot.
I found that once (or if, because it's not always 100% works) my setup is "optimal", the rifle will track straight beautifully, almost no hop, almost no need to re-adjust the bipod or the rear bag etc, I could also see my score/result through the scope after the shot without moving the rifle forward or to the right. (I'm right handed). Sorry I forgot to mention that I use Joypod.
It is important to adapt with the rifle, how it behaves, the torque etc, and be consistent as possible shot after shot.

seb.

 

[6BRinNZ]

The main reason for asking is I'm currently using a low profile rubber backed doormat.When shooting my 223 with a Duplin bipod I have little movement if any, but when using the 308 it moves significant amount to the left on every shot. Would carpet help with this?

Sebs reply is a good one. Most of the tracking is controlled (IMO) by the rear bag and body position. If you are jumping a couple of targets across (as an example) the first thing I would do is check the alignment of the rear bag to the target and then if it is still occurring move your body posture right or left.
Forget about your scores, change just one thing (bag alignment) shoot, reassess, change the next thing (body alignment) to figure it out.
IMO the rear bag/body alignment is the foundation for recoil management and the front mat then assists by helping with tracking and vertical control. My experience has been that changing from carpet to a Seb front mat has played a part in improving both.

 

[Pappy42]

I'm using the SEB joy pod with the SEB Pod Pad underneath. In the Pod Pad, I load the center partitions with heavy sand as much as I can pack in them. The partition on each end are loaded with playground sand to about 1/2 capacity.

Works for me, but I agree that alignment and body position are most important in solving the side hop.

 

[C Valentine]

Joy Pod and Pod Pad. Love them both. Before I got those and was using the Sinclair, I used a carpeted board. The key for me to shooting off a bi-pod was to fiddle with the attachment point of the bi-pod to the rifle. I notice a lot of folks have their bi-pod all the way to the front, but my rifle (30", heavy contour) tracks better with it set back about 4". Guess maybe it depends on the balance point of your rifle and your body setup. I seemed to get hop and it didn't track nearly as well with it placed all the way forward.