Ebay has bipods for $18 on up to $$$. Even the inexpensive ones from China have all worked well for my purposes (hunting). I'll never understand paying close to $400 for a bipod but, "to each his own".
The only advantage I could see is the weight savings, some of those high end tripods are sub 2 pounds.
BIPODS, not tripods! Totally get the weight difference on the tripods but my narrow budget makes for most of my buying decisions.
Gotcha same here lol plus I'm just a cheap bastard to begin with, I always use the knock off atlas bipods which if you add an o-ring or 2 to work great.
I use these 2 the first one is great as is the second one needs an o-ring added to tighten it up so the swivel works correctly and the feet on that second one kinda suck they are super hard rubber/plastic but you can get rubber covers for them.
As I stated it is a solid tripod that was over $100 last year, but to each is his own I guess not everyone can afford ones that cost much more.
I didn't mean it as a negative towards anyone's buying ability. I apologize if it came across that way. I'm just stating that sometimes you get what you pay for. Sometimes you get more than you pay for as in this case.
I mostly agree HOWEVER sometimes you get less than you pay for & sometimes more! I figured $16 wouldn't break me if it's not good enough to SAFELY hold my beloved guns. I've "cheaped out" many times in the past & been pleasantly surprised with equipment I still use years down the road.
Let us know how it works out please
So far just my Bullshark, it's definitely not in the same league as some of the purpose built rifle tripods but for the money you would be hard pressed to get a sub $100 one that's any better.
I feel the same but like I said, I'll pay $16 to see what it's like. I'm not expecting a Bogpod death grip or that sort, just HOPING for a pleasant surprise. I'll keep you all posted how it works out.
Do be careful. Tripods have weight limits. At that price point it's likely in the 4 lb range. Okay as temporary rest, but I wouldn't trust it to hold the guns full weight.
