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13 years 5 months ago #21559 by Moreau
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I've been looking at bipods and was just wondering if the Harris bipod is that much better than, say, a Blackhawk bipod. The Harris is substantially more expensive and I was just wondering if it was really worth the difference.

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Joe

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13 years 5 months ago #21561 by 13fcolt
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I don't know anything about the black hawk bi-pod so I can't say anything about it. I have been using Harris for over 20 years and while I can't complain about the quality, they have gotten rather outdated. If I were buying a bi-pod right now, I would be saving my caps for an Atlas bi-pod. Pricey, but I only used one for 15 minutes on a buddies rifle, and I was sold.
If you are wanting to get a low cost bipod to get you by while saving up for a better one, the blackhawk might work for that. I just don't have the first hand experience to make that recommendation in good faith, and I don't want to steer you toward junk.
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13 years 5 months ago #21573 by Siscowet
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I have a UTG budget bipod, just don't expect them to last or take the beating a more expensive one will. You get what you pay for.

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13 years 5 months ago #21574 by Moreau
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Harris Engineering 1A2-BR Hinged Base 6 - 9-Inch BiPod $67.30 with amazon prime free shipping.

BLACKHAWK! Sportster Adjustable Bi-Pod, 6" - 9" $38.47 with amazon prime free shipping.

Most of the Harris bipods I've seen were much more than this one. Is this one the poopoo? Ideally I'd like to be able to swivel and rock, not sure if those are the correct terms. I thought I would have to drop around $100 for a Harris but $67.30 isn't that bad I guess. Any thoughts?

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13 years 5 months ago #21575 by Moreau
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13fcolt wrote: I don't know anything about the black hawk bi-pod so I can't say anything about it. I have been using Harris for over 20 years and while I can't complain about the quality, they have gotten rather outdated. If I were buying a bi-pod right now, I would be saving my caps for an Atlas bi-pod. Pricey, but I only used one for 15 minutes on a buddies rifle, and I was sold.
If you are wanting to get a low cost bipod to get you by while saving up for a better one, the blackhawk might work for that. I just don't have the first hand experience to make that recommendation in good faith, and I don't want to steer you toward junk.


WOW! That's an expensive bipod, but it does look like it's built like a tank!

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13 years 5 months ago #21581 by Sharkey
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Moreau wrote: Harris Engineering 1A2-BR Hinged Base 6 - 9-Inch BiPod $67.30 with amazon prime free shipping.

BLACKHAWK! Sportster Adjustable Bi-Pod, 6" - 9" $38.47 with amazon prime free shipping.

Most of the Harris bipods I've seen were much more than this one. Is this one the poopoo? Ideally I'd like to be able to swivel and rock, not sure if those are the correct terms. I thought I would have to drop around $100 for a Harris but $67.30 isn't that bad I guess. Any thoughts?


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13 years 5 months ago #21598 by LebbenB
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I use Harris bipods and I've also seen the Blackhawk version. I don't think the Blackhawk version is exactly garbage, but you have to realize that Blackhawk sells everything from bipods to boots. A la Wal-Mart, they buy everything in bulk and that allows them to sell products at a lower price versus Harris, a much smaller specialized company that probably has to deal with a lot more overhead, which is reflected in the mark-up of their bipods.

Also key in the price comparison is the fact that Harris' are 100% US made. The Blackhawk bipod is probably made overseas, given the price difference.

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13 years 5 months ago #21600 by faawrenchbndr
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I use a Harris 6-9" bipod on my AR10. My FN SPR has a TangoDown model

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13 years 5 months ago #21602 by LebbenB
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I've heard good things about the TangoDown. How's it working out for you?

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13 years 5 months ago - 13 years 5 months ago #21608 by faawrenchbndr
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Works very well........Iam using a MasterClass pillar bedded McMillan A2 stock. Since the stock had a Freeland rail, the TangoDown AC model was a good choice for me.

**I had actually bought the TD bipod for a M1A I had in a Sage chassis. Got tired of messing with it, back to an AR10 for me!
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