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Offline Plinkomatic

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Best Bipod for Choate Varmint Forend with Bipod "T"
« on: February 21, 2006, 12:41:25 PM »
So I have the Choate Varmint Forend with Bipod "T" rail on my Survivor .308.
I went and got a cheepie Bipod- a Shooters Ridge.  
Thing was total garbage.  Never was able to get it to lock down tight and it kept loosening.
It seems like someone must make a Bipod that slides directly into the T-Rail on the forend, right? Isn't that what it's designed for?  Or do all Bipods require the stud on the rail.  
I just want something really solid.  Don't much care about weight and don't want a swivel as it is only for bench use- I'm offhand when not on the bench.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Oh and as a note- my Survivor loves the South African .308 milsurp; almost as much as far more expensive ammo (Federal Match).   A little sticky on the extract sometimes, but suprisingly consistent ammo for .18 a round, about 1/5th the cost of stuff I use in matches.

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Best Bipod for Choate Varmint Forend with B
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2006, 12:52:06 PM »
I have the $60 Harris 9"-13" Bipod and a $40 Outers/Shooters Ridge clone of it, they both fit great on my .22-250 Fluted Ultra. The Shooter's Ridge is maybe a tad lighter constructed, but for all intents and purposes, works just as good as the Harris.

http://eabco.com/Outersbipod.htm?PHPSESSID=395d91d8655179d29554a3c6306b9288
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Best Bipod for Choate Varmint Forend with B
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2006, 12:57:47 PM »
Hm...
Maybe I was using it wrong.
I tried and tried and the thing never tightened down properly.
Tomorrow I'm gonna call Harris (270.334.3633) and see what they say.

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Best Bipod for Choate Varmint Forend with B
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2006, 10:10:38 PM »
Same problem.
With the T adaptor, the mount didn't touch the forend.

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