Why are you guys not buying bipods?

[nickmuckerman]

I've only heard and experienced great thing with Spartan Precision bipods. My best buddy uses one and loves it. I love his too. I shot a Montana antelope off of his while my daughter was using my rifle, and I had to shoot a Nevada desert bighorn ewe off of his rifle/bipod when the bolt on my rifle froze up after a cold night in the tent. I have a plain jane Harris that works fine but weighs about a million pounds compared to a Spartan. After shooting enough off of a bipod, I rarely hunt without one. They really help when the angle works to use one, and every western hunter could benefit from one.

Your price is reasonable for what you're getting, but I just haven't gotten one. So, to answer your question, I don't know why I haven't gotten one yet.

By the way, making it orange was genius. I have orange flagging tied to and tapped to a lot of my hunting items, and when something is offered in orange I usually get that option so it's tougher to leave on the mountain. It is a joke among my friends, but is functional.

 

[fuchsmatt]

I already own one, and enough adapters to put it on just about everything I own, and future stuff I don’t own yet. Also have the Spartan Hoplite tripod and their Vidar Bipod and multiplier adapter. Don’t really need another at this point.

 

[seanwilliams93]

Love the bipod. Ordered it the day it came out. I lost mine to my son after he shot a caribou off it prone at 685 yards last September. My wife shot a mule deer off it the first weekend after it came in. Short ride on the short bus!

….for those wondering….Kota Precision built rifle in 22 Creedmoor with 80 gr Hornady ELD-X’s traveling at 3349 fps. Deer piled up in 20 yards.

 

[typarker]

I wanted a bipod that was super light weight. Put a Kickstand on my Q Fix and loved it. May need to snag one of these to compare.

 

[snow_knight]

Hunting western SD and eastern wy mainly. We need bipod for sitting or kneeling shots. Harris is most popular.. I prefer the hatch.. have not tried the Spartan though

 

[wyattcm95]

I’ve already got one or would buy it. I carry it under a bino harness or on my belt, and the spartan springbok on my pack. That covers me for anything from prone to kneeling. Love that I don’t have any unnecessary crap hanging off my rifle. If you guys don’t have one, they’re worth every dollar.

 

[joc.morton94]

How many do i have to buy for Rob to show us his tripod?

 

[rtraendly]

Speaking for myself - the product itself is high quality/ great and lightweight. No doubt to me that it is definitely worth the money from a value perspective. The design and custom touches are nice as well. It is a good product! My guess, the timing may be off. Maybe people don't have a gun to toss it on.

 

[davidharmony]

I’m just not in the right area to utilize one hunting the lowlands of MD. I had an Atlas and a Harris at one point but sold them. No doubt this is a solid BP, I’d just rather use a sandbag and spend the rest on ammo or other FE shit I don’t need. Also not a fan of additional gear on the rifle or in my pack. I do appreciate the safety orange though!

 

[pattesonfamily]

I was going to but my son bought me a Q Kickstand for Christmas

 

[Andrew Wilson]

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!

I've never been a fan of bipods. Most of the hunting I do is fairly close, reactive-style shooting. Someday, I look forward to shooting something over 200 yards. Some kind of big western hunt.
I don't think I'd put an orange bipod on my rifle.

 

[Jason Vincent]

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?

It weighs 7.6 oz and if it messed with harmonics, I'd never use it. The included adapter replaces the front sling stud and there's no stock penetration to make contact with the barrel.

 

[Jason Vincent]

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?!?

We probably won't do a tripod collaboration.

 

[Jason Vincent]

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...

Bags take up too much space and they're much heavier. Front load the bipod and it'll bounce less...but it'll still bounce. That's mostly from the height of the rifle axis in relation to your shooting position.

 

[Jason Vincent]

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?

So much lighter and it doesn't live on the rifle. I keep mine in a bino harness and clip it on when I need it for a shot so it doesn't snag and it just stays out of the way.

 

[Jason Vincent]

I wanted a bipod that was super light weight. Put a Kickstand on my Q Fix and loved it. May need to snag one of these to compare.

I love the Q bipod but I also like the quick detach option.

 

[Jason Vincent]

Hunting western SD and eastern wy mainly. We need bipod for sitting or kneeling shots. Harris is most popular.. I prefer the hatch.. have not tried the Spartan though

Harris is an an anchor on your rifle but it works great.

 

[PNWTO]

I think the Spartan products are the way to go for those of us who aren’t lugging around full-shit PRS builds.

Hell, just toss one in the day bag.

That said, I’ve been tempted but I have the OG and 3 adapters…. Probably need a back up…

 

[hbibicoffvii]

I already have the Javelin, Vidarr, and Springbok, on top of my previous tall and short Harris Bipods.

 

[SEJohnson73]

I've got Harris bipods that I've had as long as I've been shooting... I use them at the range from time to time, but when hunting, I typically use my pack for a front rest and a small bag in the rear when prone OR shooting sticks. When in grass on the plains, bipods are typically not tall enough to get over it...and if they are, they're so ungainly that they aren't worth the weight so shooting sticks it is.