Bi-pods for Tactical & Field use By Richard Utting
Bi-pods for Tactical & Field use
by Richard Utting
We’ve covered bi-pods for F Class on a number of occasions in the past but some surprising developments are taking place with tactical/ field bi-pods. If you think your Harris is the ‘ultimate’, read on.
We’re comparing the solid Harris, the adjustable-tension, panning Versa-pod, the Atlas and a Finnish version from the military arm of SAK which also pans.
How do we choose our bi-pod? It’s all about how you want recoil to come back at you. It’s very personal - some like to really load-up the bipod and use the preloaded legs to ‘manage’ the recoil whilst others prefer a much softer approach. These bipods offer various takes on this.
The Harris is obviously very well known and the market-leader, I’m sure. When I first bought a Harris I had no idea there were even other choices. The Harris is a firm bi-pod. There is no adjustable leg tension; you simply fold them down and that’s your lot. The legs are stiff and they hold the rifle steady.
The way the legs extend down is important to me: with the cheaper Harris models you have to lean forward from your firing position, unscrew the thumb screw, extend the leg to where you want it and then do-up the lock screw - for both legs.
The legs are sprung UP into the shorter position. Now, on the more expensive models, they have notches and are sprung DOWN, longer – a great improvement – this is the model I will concentrate on – S BRM 6-9” (Typical retail price £93).
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