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Posted: 3/18/2005 7:12:47 PM EDT
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i bought an $800 scope, but am making pathetic 6 inch patterns at 100 yards with medium grade ammo. how much of this innacuracy might be due to the stiffness of the harris bipod on a wood bench? (i need to test it without the bipod, obviously, but what are yourthoughts on this?) |
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Bipods only hurt accurcy if they come in contact with the barrel. When a gun is fired and the bullet travels down the barrel it vibrates ALOT. By free floating the barrel the vibratins can be consistent. Things don't change between shots. A bipod between a hard barrel and a hard surface Changes the vibrations significantly. It also induces inconsistency into the accuracy formula. There is a reason ALL good precision rifles are freefloated. Look at guns like the mini-14 and druganov(sp?) they suffer from barrel whip. Where the barrel vibrates too much. Basically a barrel that is too long for it's diameter. Barrel vibration is extremely important in accuracy. |
| If your barrel is free-floated, you should not have any accuracy degredation. I would suggest using Premium Federal Match 168 gr ammo. That is the agreed upon most consistantly accurate factory ammo available. Springfield optics are also known to take a dump so ck that as well. |
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Yes bipods can hurt accuracy. You should never rest the rifle directly on a hard surface because it will bounce during recoil and throw the shots off. Resting a bipod on a hard sruface does the same thing. If you're on a hard surface you need to use a softer rest such as a sandbag or a backpack. ETA that you can try putting a piece of foam rubber such as a square cut from a sleeping pad under the bipod to absorb the bounce. |
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