" Artificial" Rests
07-08-2003, 08:19 AM
#12
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: meridian idaho USA
Posts: 429
RE: " Artificial" Rests
I have a snipe pod and it is the only bipod I would carry in the mountains.
Lightweight and very adjustable for uneven terrain.
Having said that I normally do not carry a bipod.
On close shots I do not need one and on long shots I either use my day pack or find a natural object, branch, small tree, etc. If I can not get a solid rest I try to get closer.
Sitting and resting on your knees works pretty good but I would not shoot at an animal over 200 yards away like that, it is just not rock steady enough. Just speaking from my own experiences on that one. I can hit a paper plate consistently that way at 300 yards on the range, but in the field it is much more difficult to stay steady.
Lightweight and very adjustable for uneven terrain.
Having said that I normally do not carry a bipod.
On close shots I do not need one and on long shots I either use my day pack or find a natural object, branch, small tree, etc. If I can not get a solid rest I try to get closer.
Sitting and resting on your knees works pretty good but I would not shoot at an animal over 200 yards away like that, it is just not rock steady enough. Just speaking from my own experiences on that one. I can hit a paper plate consistently that way at 300 yards on the range, but in the field it is much more difficult to stay steady.
