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Homemade Bipods?

  • 03-04-2013 12:16am
    #1
    benjii187
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭


    well lads, just wondering has anybody made or have plans for a homemade bipod? Theyre very expensive for what they are. Im not talking about a stupid ''youtube'' one though, a decent mounting and hinge mechanism is hard to come up with :)


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  • #2
    Cass
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 28,697 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cass


    Harris run anywhere up to €130.
    Deben up to €90.

    You can buy a cheap one from flea-bay for €12-€15. I bought one a while ago. It's mounting system was it screwed into the hole for the QD stud, but other than that was fairly robust, and almost the exact same in weight, etc. So i took the screw out of it, welded on an adaptor (Harris No.6 for €6), and it now attaches to a European rail.

    For a total cost of €20 you can't go wrong. I can see the point if you want a Harris/Deben duplicate, but cheaper. Just a matter of your skill level, determination, and mostly is the work worth the saving.
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  • #3
    lb1981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭lb1981


    They often come up for sale on here for 50-60 quid for a good branded one..remember buy cheap buy twice


  • #4
    vapour_trail
    Closed Accounts Posts: 161 ✭✭vapour_trail


    I'd imagine it would be incredibly difficult to make a proper functioning bipod. I bought a cheap one off ebay for €28, its spring loaded and everything..... but its a chinese knock off and very cheaply made. The only thing it doesnt do is pivot which I didnt know at time of purchase. I spent €130 on a great one from Shooters Ridge a few years back. It was worth every single penny. Although a lot of money its very well worth it. A good bipod is nearly as important as a good scope IMO


  • #5
    silverfox1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭silverfox1


    lb1981 wrote: »
    They often come up for sale on here for 50-60 quid for a good branded one..remember buy cheap buy twice

    couldn't have said it better myself


  • #6
    German pointer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,719 ✭✭✭German pointer


    Very true


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  • #7
    silverfox1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭silverfox1


    Id much rather have a good scope. I can live without a bipod.


  • #8
    German pointer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,719 ✭✭✭German pointer


    silverfox1 wrote: »

    Id much rather have a good scope. I can live without a bipod.

    He did "nearly as important"


  • #9
    silverfox1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭silverfox1


    Fair enough i stand corrected.:)


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