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Old 02-01-2007 | 09:22 PM
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Does anyone know if a bi-pod is available which utiizes the wedge pin slot to attach to a hawken or mountain rifle style MZ?
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Old 02-01-2007 | 09:55 PM
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none thatI ever heard. I would look into a shooting stick instead.
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Old 02-02-2007 | 05:18 AM
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Just get or make some shooting sticks. I have a set I made a while back out of 5/8" wooden dowel rods, bolt, washer, and lock nuts. I have a camo handkerchief that I wrap around the cross point to avoid damaging wood finishes. I wrap it in kind of a double figure 8 after folding it several times like you would do for a bandanna. I get it wrapped on one stick then go to the other one and then back till I have no handkerchief left, then tie it off. It keeps the sticks open and ready for use.
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Old 02-02-2007 | 07:29 AM
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The closest you can get to that is puting on a sling mount and getting the bipod that mounts to it.
They are normally mounted to the ramrod ferrel.Lee
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Old 02-02-2007 | 07:52 AM
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Thanks guys. I do have a homemade pair of shooting sticks. I had just been looking through the latest Midway catalogue at bi-pods etc. and wondered if there was anythning out there like I picture.
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Old 02-02-2007 | 08:33 AM
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I have a bipod that will fit on my Omega and have never used it as it makes the rifle a lot more cumbersome which I have not cared for. Where I hunt there are a lot of old tree falls and I can usually find a "natural" rest that works almost as well as a bipod. I tend to hunt from makeshift ground blinds and the bipod would be just more hardware that would serve little purpose. If I hunted open ground I might reconsider.
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Old 02-02-2007 | 09:01 AM
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My fear of a bi-pod with the Hawkins would be unnecessary stress on the wood stock. If the application of the bi-pod caused the stock to crack, T/C would not be responsible for replacement of it. Getting a new one could be costly. Also, I never liked the looks of a bi-pod on a stock. Not that they do not work good and are an easy way to carry. I just use a walking/shooting stick.
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Old 02-02-2007 | 09:39 AM
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"Have you used a bi-pod?" Was the first question CVA customer service asked me in the replacement of my stock with them. They said if I had used a bi-pod they would not replace the stock. A little off topic, but I just wanted to add my experience to back up what cayugad said.
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Old 02-02-2007 | 11:17 AM
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I have two home made bi pods. One is the bifur pod, plans found with a goggle search bi pod. The other one is a set of golf club shafts. both are easy to carry and use. I tend to use the bifur pod more when deer hunting as my ameristep blinds don't have shooting rails.

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Old 02-02-2007 | 04:45 PM
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Bi pods are a hassle!! Espesially on an Omega. It really upsets the balance of the Omega. WhereI hunt shooting sticks maybe but Bipod never. I like the hom made shooting sticks because they are $40 cheaper than the commericial ones.
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