Sandbags vs bipods, Which Is Your general use choice?
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Bipod for the portability and practical use. I use sandbags too, but not as often as my bipods. I don’t use sandbags afield, but might on occasion use them off a table or bench.
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I use both when needed. Shooting targets off of my hood, I use bags as they don't slip like the bipod does. Seems to make a difference. Protektor bags are the bomb IMO.
mike
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Bipod up front, bag in the rear. Just for testing and tuning, though. Almost never use a bipod while hunting. Certainly do not use a bag.
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All human support here. No sand bags, no bi / tri / quad legged support pods. No benches for support.
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Mike
Everyone knows...todays guns shoot well, but how well does the...shooter shoot ?
Mike
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Bipod for sighting in. Sitting in the woods on a cushion or turkey chair I use a mono Triggerstick or my knee. Walking through woods would be offhand or one hand on a tree to rest rifle.
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ThomasT
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For my benchrest shooting, I use a Lyman Bag mounted on a Lyman Bag Jack up front and in the rear, I use two Caldwell Bags. I adjust the Lyman Bag to fit the forearm of the rifle where the rifle is snug and no movement. This set up is rock solid for me.
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How do you test different pellets or any changes you might make that change how your guns shoot? Sight in scopes offhand?
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Sand bags here for 99% of the time. I shoot off of a deck rail and the bag really stabalizes the rifle. Protektor is made in USA and they have great sand. They are the best that I can find and they rock.
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Sandbags suck, clumsy and take up too much room, get the Saber worm screw adjuster in the rear and a bipod in the front like this...
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The majority of my rifles are springers, so I don't use a bipod with the exception of my sidelever Diana 48 in certain situations. I use sandbags with an artillery hold for zeroing, but the majority of my shooting is done standing offhand, or kneeling.
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Bags,,,,
when I am on my 40-50 yd range,,,
I have 2 bipods, don't use them
it is what you like, that matters,,,
the majority of my shooting is out a window, free hand, rested on a ledge, pesting crap birds,25-30 yds, no bipod or bags
for my 10 yd indoor range I use a rest like this , for testing and zeroing scopes and lots of cold winter nights just wasting lead
if I am playing with my springers, it is a front bag only
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I have 2 bipods, don't use them
it is what you like, that matters,,,
the majority of my shooting is out a window, free hand, rested on a ledge, pesting crap birds,25-30 yds, no bipod or bags
for my 10 yd indoor range I use a rest like this , for testing and zeroing scopes and lots of cold winter nights just wasting lead
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I like a clamp on the front like a Bog Pod but sitting on a heavy three legged bench type rest. With this setup, I prefer to have the elevation adjustment on the front rest, but my Caldwell does not work that way as it uses an elevation adjustment that is under the grip of the stock which is not as steady as the clamp grip and a rear bag. When not using the pistol grip elevation adjustment of the Caldwell, I use an eared bag on the rear that fits the contour of the stock, adjusting windage by moving the rear bag side to side.
I am looking at adapting a clamp grip to my very heavy Caldwell Benchrest type front rest.
In the field when standing for near bench rest stability, I use two tripods. The front with a clamp on an M-Lok rail on the gun or a Bog Pod type clamp on the tripod clamping on the front of the gun and a geared tripod head on another fairly heavy tripod in the rear that is used for elevation and windage via a geared head. I will post some photos later perhaps. I can often hold 1/2 MOA or better, standing in tall sagebrush with this setup.
I am looking at adapting a clamp grip to my very heavy Caldwell Benchrest type front rest.
In the field when standing for near bench rest stability, I use two tripods. The front with a clamp on an M-Lok rail on the gun or a Bog Pod type clamp on the tripod clamping on the front of the gun and a geared tripod head on another fairly heavy tripod in the rear that is used for elevation and windage via a geared head. I will post some photos later perhaps. I can often hold 1/2 MOA or better, standing in tall sagebrush with this setup.
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I shot a lot of 30 yard challenge targets this year and managed to shoot 3 199s and one 200. I shot one of the 199s with a bipod and a monopod. The monopod is my own design. I shot one of the 199s with a Caldwell Rock BR front rest and a Protector sandbag at the rear. I shot one of the 199s with a bipod and a home made windage and elevation adjustable monopod in the rear. This is also the setup I used for the one 200. I attached a picture. I like the Caldwell Rock BR or the windage monopod for benchrest targets because I can more easily adjust for the next shot. But I don't think one setup gives me better results than the others. I'm also confident I could get as good results from ThomasT's setup but I would have difficulty taking the time to setup each shot. I am not naturally very patient.
It's squirrel season now so I am practicing shooting sitting with sticks and standing with sticks or braced to a porch column. I am not normally shooting targets this way although I have. Mostly I shoot my "know your limits" targets and trying for consistent hits to the one inch at 25 yards. Sitting it's pretty easy. Standing I am getting a little better but it isn't easy.
It's squirrel season now so I am practicing shooting sitting with sticks and standing with sticks or braced to a porch column. I am not normally shooting targets this way although I have. Mostly I shoot my "know your limits" targets and trying for consistent hits to the one inch at 25 yards. Sitting it's pretty easy. Standing I am getting a little better but it isn't easy.
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