Magpul Bipod for Hunting and Shooting

If you read any of the reviews, and there are many, you see many repetitive complaints; it wobbles, it's plastic, it's just wrong, so on and so forth. I liken it back to when auto makers stopped making metal dashboards and started using plastic. People whined back then, also. Didn't matter that the new dashboard was safer, didn't matter that the new dashboard was better, all that mattered was it was different. It wasn't the way it always was.Fast forward to now. Bipods used to heavy. Bipods used to be all metal. Exposed springs like some steampunk contraption at a festival. Close a metal bipod the wrong way, you got blood on your hands. Literally. Enter Magpul. Magpul reinvented the bipod. Lightweight polymers (not plastic), no exposed springs. Streamline. More features are standard that cost extra on other metal bipods. More advanced then the 1930's style metal bipods so common, even today.Let's look at the "faults" that those who hate to evolve and accept technological advances have repeated over and over; 1. "It's wobbly.". No it's not. If you know how to USE a bipod properly, it's not wobbly. Load the bipod correctly (and if you don't know what that means, don't buy a bipod) and it's rock steady. The "wobble", per se, was purposely built into the bipod so you CAN load it properly. 2. "Too much plastic". First off, it's Magpul's proprietary polymer that they invented, it's NOT plastic. Same polymer that their stocks, mags, grips are made of. No one finds faults with them, only the "bipod people" find faults with using their polymer. Metal is used where it needs to be, but because it's different, it's too modern, purists refuse to adapt. They want the bipod they started using in the 70's. Those days are gone.Those that hate this product probably still whine about the good ol' days and still miss their pagers and flip phone that only made phone calls. Now to those that think I'm a young'n whining about the old folks, I'm 60 years old. I ain't young. But I'm not afraid of technology. The "good ol' days" weren't all that great. THESE are the good ol' days.To those reading the negative comments, disregard them. They know not of what they speak. This is an excellent MODERN bipod made in the USA by a reputable company.

I'm a Magpul fan and supporter, but I can't get behind this offering. At least not for a precision application. Was to be mounted on a Magpul Hunter 700 stock with Remington 700 .308. The two major issues are:1) Too much slop in the legs. When locked in the down position there is a lot of back-n-forth play. I expect some play, but this is a downright wobble and requires too much forward tension to stabilize.2) The locking knob will not fully lock off the tilt. No matter how tight, the rifle can still be tilted with ease.The overall workmanship of the bi-pod is good, and what I expect from Magpul, but these two design flaws are not going to hold up in the field with real world shooting. And certainly not at this price point.

I mounted this to my Ruger Precision 338 and it wasn't the right bipod to handle this heavy of a rifle. The tension knob just would never tighten enough to where I couldn't roll the rifle left and right. This bipod would work better for smaller assault rifles like the AR15 just fine. When the legs are fully extended there is also too much flex, and I just cant have that when shooting 1000 yards.

I just purchased a Ruger Precision .300 Win Mag and I was shocked to see that Ruger's idea of a solid mounting stud for a Harris style bipod was limited to the threads of the stud itself (but that's another story, for another review). Given the weight of the rifle and the recoil it will generate, I knew I needed to get a sturdier bipod. I was looking specifically at ones with direct M-Lok mounts or Picatinny mount with a nice QD lever. While exploring my options, I looked at dozens. It seemed that they were mostly either under $30 or over $200, with most of the low end ones having a bunch of negative reviews. Weiging all of the option, I decided to give the Magpul bipod a try, even though there were several negative reviews. It appeared to have what I wanted and not what I didn't want (no need to swivel or cant when shooting target from a bench).It arrived two days later and I was very excited to get it installed, which was a snap, like most M-Lok accessories. Unfortunately, I was really surprised by two things right away. The first was how much play there is when the legs are snapped in to any position. It will very literally rock forward and back more than an inch. The second thing that surprised me was how much the legs flexed outwards when it had the full weight of this heavy bench rifle resting on it. The main frame of the bipod is polymer and it flexes quite a bit. I understand that polymers can flex, but this is to the point where it seems obvious that it will fail in the not too distant future. I do not want a bipod snapping from the recoil of a shot, and dropping my rifle to the bench. I am sure everyone shares this feeling.The worst thing about this is that both of these issues are just due to poor design and/or being cheap. Magpul had to know realize when they were prototyping that the legs had too much play in them, not providing the stable base shooters want. They should have had that bug worked out before they went to full production. That would not have fixed the other issue with my heavy gun, but the product might have been great for lighter ARs and even lighter precision rifles. I think the biggest fix would be to make the center frame from aluminum or even steel. Sure, aluminum would have added a very small amount of weight, and would have cut in to their profit margin on the product, but they would have had a great product and would get much better reviews. At the bare minimum, Magpul should put a weight limit in the description or specs of the product. This could be dangerous if it breaks.I hope this review is helpful to some of you. I will be returning this product.

Habe das Zweibein für 169,00 € gekauft. Eigentlich sollte man erwarten das bei so einem Preis einem ein solides Zweibein geliefert wird. Der Preis ist total überzogen. Andere Händler bieten das Zweibein für 120,00 € an. Das Zweibein „Magpul Bipod for 1913 Picatinny Rail“ wurde wie gewohnt nach zwei Tagen geliefert. Das Zweibein ausgepackt und an mein Sportgerät „MSR 15 Recon 2.0“ drangeschnallt und mit dem Sportgerät in Stellung gegangen. Also was soll ich sagen das Zweibein hat gewackelt wie ein Kuhschwanz. Absolut nicht zu gebrauchen. Die Beine lassen sich nur in zwei Positionen klappen was bei einem so hohen Preis unzumutbar ist. Die Rändelschraube unten kann man von Hand ganz schlecht anziehen so dass man das nie richtig fixieren kann. Also ich habe das Zweibein sofort wieder eingepackt und zurückgeschickt. Habe mir jetzt von UTG das „UTG Recon 360 8,15-12,4" TL-BP03-A „ für 134,00 € gekauft was ich absolut nur weiter empfehlen kann total stabil und sein Geld wert.

...aber es fällt schwer, das seitliche Verdrehen nach der Montage durch die untere Feststellschraube gänzlich zu unterbinden, zudem haben die Beine "in Klapprichtung" etwas Spiel, auch ausgeklappt, was mich etwas stört.Jammern auf hohem Niveau aber für das Geld hätte ich es besser erwartet. Würde es nicht noch mal kaufen.

Have several Harris and Caldwell bipods all more stable, sturdy and heavier. Won’t buy another one for my rim fires off the bench but appears well made just too light and sloppy. Might try an Atlas as price is coming down

Stabil, super verarbeitet und sieht auch gut aus. Bedienung klappt mit Übung auch mit einer Hand. Auf 300 Meter durchaus zu gebrauchen. Würde es wieder kaufen. Stehe aber auch grundstäzlich auf Magpul.

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