Harris bipod question??

[tempehunter]

I just picked up a harris bipod and am going to mount it on a 257wby mag. I purchaced the one that extends from 13 1/2" to 27". The dealer said it was the smartest one to get because you can still use it in tall grass. Is there any other reasons or personal accounts of why I shoud get a shorter one; Or did I make the right choice? It just seems taller than I expected. This is my first time mounting a bi-pod on my gun.

Thanks

[statjunk]

I have the shorter one and it is basically good for the range and not much else. Maybe if I were shooting prone on the side of a hill it would be nice but otherwise pretty useless.

I think you made the right choice but I would have purchased a set of shooting sticks before a bipod for hunting.

Tom

[Paul L Mohr]

I think that is the one I have and the only down side is that I can not use laying down or off from a bench, it is just too tall. I have do all my shooting with it either kneeling or sitting.

Also the longer you make it the more flexible the legs are, which means less stable.

I love the bibod, very well built but I sort of wish I would have gone with a smaller one. I actually think I wanted a smaller one but they didn't have them and I got this one instead. It has been a while though so I could be wrong about that. Memory ain't what it used to be.

Paul

[nchawkeye]

temp...I bought the same one a few years back and really like it...The reason I bought the taller one is two fold, I'm 6' 5", so I felt that I needed the extra height and I have some peanut and cut corn fields that I just don't have a decent tree to climb, so I use a low beach chair and sit by the side of the field, if sitting on your butt, you probably don't need the longer version, but the beach chair I have puts your butt 3-4 inches off the ground, it works well in this application...I'm able to shoot laying down with it in the shorters position by raising my torso off the ground a bit...I also have a Outers Shooting Rest that I use when I'm benching a rifle, so I don't need a bipod for that use...

[tempehunter]

Thx. I am 6'2" and as long as I raise my torso I too am also able to use it in the prone position. It is fine as long as I don't have to shoot down a hill or a decline then the angle is just too much. I have yet to try it out sitting, but will do so before the season opens.

[mauser06]

if you wanna shoot prone youd most likely need something smaller than 13" i have the 13-23" model on my groundhog gun. certain situations i can shoot prone. but i do most my shooting from the sitting position..thats why i bought it. when i shoot prone i usually fold it up if its too high and support it with a coat or something i have handy...usually shoot prone passed 300yds...just more steadier...the bipod is very steady...but passed 300yds i rather be prone...but i have killed a few chucks at 300-350 sitting...and countless closer in from the bipod

[BTM]

No bipod wll be perfect for every condition, but for the type of hunting I do, the 13-27" model has served me better for big game hunting that the shorter version.

For varmint hunting with my 22-250, the shorter version works fine.