Why are you guys not buying bipods?

[Jason Vincent]

Our Spartan Precision bipods are slow movers in the store. I want feedback from The Society so I can figure out why. The quality is there. The practicality is there (I’ve killed out to 1276yds off the Spartan Javelin). They’re orange so they’re visible in the field if you drop them. They’re light enough that it’s not even a decision as to whether I’m going to pack it for my trip.

So what is it? Is the bipod market just small because most US big game hunters are hunting from elevated stands? Is it the price? Are you guys buying a competing product? Anything else?

Sound off below!

 

[jaycobkelsey]

It's been on my list for a while now - my reason for not buying it yet is I'm currently saving up for my move back to the southeast. Once we get settled, I am definitely snagging one.

 

[badgererickson]

Have an old Harris that still works, but rarely use that anyways. Laid out prone I just use my elbows, elevated stands there's other support. I'd say the primary reason(s) are the weight/snag issues; most of my day hunts are walks away fr the truck or cabin into the woods, eventually into the thick of stuff where packs and extras on the rifle are a no-go. Never got into the shooting sticks either, but sell me on it; Does that extra bolt on screw with barrel harmonics, via the fore mounting? How much does it weigh?

 

[marcrohrenbacher]

I do like the design and look of it. My main hunting rig is a Q Fix in 6.5 or 8.6. Already have the kickstand bipod on each. I do like the qd option of the spartan to take weight off the front of the gun unless needed, but it has not been a priority.

 

[Mike Z]

I bought one for the Steyr youth model as I expect to make shooting easier on my kids at the range. It looks cool and is well designed. For most of my hunting scenarios in the northeast, however, it’s not useful. None of my hunting buddies even own bipods. One laughed at me when I asked him for a recommendation — and he was a gun guy (rip). That said, people laugh at me all the time, so…

 

[grahamloff]

I already have one with adapters on my Fix and CZ600. I took mine to Africa and use it on the Fix when I shoot at my 600 yard range.

Suffice to say I am a fan, I do like the orange legs but don't have a need to get a new one yet. Like Mike I live in the Northeast and not many prone shots.

I do plan to get a net of the new Quad sticks and probably a Spartan Tripod. New collab opportunity?!?

 

[mrblonde]

I’ve been eyeing it. Everything about it checks out. The current tripod I have isn’t too heavy for the select few hunts when I get out of the blind and hike around.

 

[bgrolmus]

Most of my gun hunting is done from a treestand or the box blind with my kids. My coyote rifle is the main exception to that, but I’ve already got a bipod mounted to that one.

 

[scottstepanian]

I was going to get one for the long range shooting school but now that you’re yelling at me ….

 

[etwr2]

I already have:
Javelin lite long
Prohunt
Prohunt tac
Springbok
Springbok quad
Sentinel

I simply don’t need another right now.
It’s the best deigned bipod I’ve ever used. I think the tripods aren’t as solid as an arca plate but they’re still very functional.
For reference I hunt in the central Appalachians from stands and Still hunting and rarely use a bipod, but having it on my belt is nice when I do need it versus hanging off the rifle all the time.

 

[okizilta]

I purchased one and am very happy with it.

 

[jwade5891]

Just haven’t needed one since release. The few I would use it on currently have Harris bipods that have worked well enough.

 

[wburns]

For the areas I hunt out west they are relatively flat but with tall sage so a short bipod just isn’t useful. I need something with enough height I can take sitting shots.

 

[jkrispies]

In my personal experience, bipods bounce too much for seeing the hit and/or racking off a fast second shot. If my position allows me to shoot off a bipod, then I'll figure out a way to shoot off a bag, instead. I don't even own one, anymore. A bag gives me a nice, straight back push that is more likely to keep the target in my optic. A good tripod has been on my list for the past few years, but I always end up spending the money elsewhere...

 

[deadeyejunior]

I never use a bipod hunting, vegetarian is normally to tall. Most my rifles have an arca rail so I can just clip into my tripod ball head if I need support. I do use an Atlas bipod on the range but thats really it.

 

[jwade5891]

Our Spartan Precision bipods are slow movers in the store. I want feedback from The Society so I can figure out why. The quality is there. The practicality is there (I’ve killed out to 1276yds off the Spartan Javelin). They’re orange so they’re visible in the field if you drop them. They’re light enough that it’s not even a decision as to whether I’m going to pack it for my trip.

So what is it? Is the bipod market just small because most US big game hunters are hunting from elevated stands? Is it the price? Are you guys buying a competing product? Anything else?

Sound off below!

Question since I haven’t looked into bipods in a while: what makes this bipod the move over a similar type Harris for maybe half the price?

 

[lmetesh]

Just can't bring myself to spend that kind of money on a bipod.

 

[niacrtwi]

Midwest blinds with window frames, ladder stands with shooting bars and African shooting sticks....

 

[etwr2]

Question since I haven’t looked into bipods in a while: what makes this bipod the move over a similar type Harris for maybe half the price?

I had Harris bipods all my life. They were always mounted on the rifle. Most Harris. Bipods weigh around 1# or more.
I hunt in the mountains. Still hunting into an area or stand and back out. I didn’t make sense to me to have something on the rifle all the time. The only time I was using the bipod was when I would occasionally catch a deer in an ag field on the way to my stand. The advantage of the spartan system is it’s light weight, it is carried in a holster off the rifle and is very quick to attach and adjust.

 

[Jason Vincent]

I’m going to answer you guys asking questions in the next 24hrs. On a flight back from TX. Things died.