Originally Posted by
UncleNorby
Nope, no bipods. I'm not opposed to them either. I never shoot game at ranges where a bipod would be a benefit. 100 yds is a long shot where I hunt. I also do a lot of still-hunting, at least as much as I hunt from stands. If I hunted where a bipod would be an advantage, I'd use one.
So that makes sense, you just don't have a use for bipods. In general, I either shoot EVERYTHING (shot a doe LITERALLY within 30ft this season) off of some type of support, whether it's a mounted bipod, shooting sticks, or a telescoping monopod, especially when shooting from a seated position, like a coyote set, turkey blind, deer stand, etc. I don't mind shooting off handed, but when I can, I afford myself every advantage I can get.
I actually had a brain-fart about this topic a few days ago which made me realize why bipods really don't work on most shotguns. The benelli supernovas I run have the sling mount "stud" positioned on the bottom of the barrel band, so it's easy to cut an adapter and mount a bipod straight away. A buddy wanted me to make a similar adapter for his 870 this weekend, but when he brought it by, it hit me like a truck... Duh, the mount is out the end of the mag tube. His will require a different type of bipod, and frankly he's just no interested in buying another one, so he's just going to do without. I LOVE mine, just kinda curious why more guys don't use them (the mounting options is a pretty big kicker that I had overlooked).