Shooting with a Bipod (advanced)

[@jeffshermer9361]

I can not express how much your videos have helped me learn precision shooting. Good advice usually needs to be collected from all over the place over different people. But you give so much in one place. And that helps a lot. People like you is the reason why i can do what i can do. As soon as i can afford your bipod, I will be all over it.

[@markandsamafterwork]

Thanks Jeff. glad you like our stuff and great to have helped, cheers and all the best.

[@joe74ta1]

I will have to watch the video over a couple of times to take it all in fantastic information is usual mark thank you

[@markandsamafterwork]

Thanks Joe, Cheers

[@oddursigurdsson3046]

Thank you greatly for you explanations :) How lucky we are out here having you sharing this and all your experience - priceless :)

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers

[@fredfleming2455]

Morning Mark, once again absolute gold... much to think about & practice.... THANKS.....

[@markandsamafterwork]

Thanks Fred, Cheers

[@josephhomen]

This is a great follow up to your first bipod video. I was always taught, for ultimate Percision to be as gentle with the rifle as possible. To use only just enough pressure and not anymore. It’s easier to maintain very light pressure then it is to maintain and be consistent with medium pressure. Thanks again😃

[@josephhomen]

It’s very hard to explain how something “feels“ but you do it very well in this video. I think most instructors accidentally convey to students to put way too much pressure on the back of the rifle.

[@markandsamafterwork]

Thanks Joseph, Cheers

[@stevetravis3400]

Excellent video, you explain things so well and are a mentor to many. I thank you for your time and your willingness to share the knowledge that has taken so many hours and shells to attain. I dub you the Ausie Rifle Whisperer. Thank you for another great video.

[@markandsamafterwork]

🤠👍👍

[@andrewlongfield3102]

Hi Mark, once again a clear thorough and complete explanation of everything that is going on in terms of movement and forces going through the system as it shoots. I do already have a good handle on accurate shooting, but your content just keeps on taking me to the next level. Now I have the knowledge to work on the correct method, or process to pre load for consistency from shot to shot. Thank you for continuing to explore the outer reaches of accuracy. Apart from improving my shooting, I find it fascinating. cheers.

[@markandsamafterwork]

thanks Andrew, glad you like the videos, Cheers

[@andrewwoolley5758]

Once again great stuff Mark. Really informative and well presented

[@markandsamafterwork]

Thanks Man, Cheers

[@johnnymissfire8464]

The more different ways you explain it the clearer it becomes. The rifle is like the car. it should be like Leroy and ruby and be able to drive a 1000 miles in a week and still be able to lay down an 8.5 second pass every day.

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers

[@majormitchell01]

Thanks Mark and Sam. I learn so much every watch.

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers

[@Boon202]

Awesome video as always. Wealth of info.

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers Man, Thanks

[@jeffguy3868]

Great content thanks Mark

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers

[@gilream]

thanks for this video, very informative.

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers

[@tcswag801]

Great build . like the videos .

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers TC, thanks

[@bullthrush]

So pre-load is like a laxative, don't use more than you need. :)) Very clear explanation.

[@markandsamafterwork]

Lol, Cheers

[@blaketoner1126]

First off I absolutely love the videos your putting out. Yall are one hell of a team! My question is. Do you have any videos of shooting and stretching out a 17hmr? I would be interested in seeing how far you can get it on target. And thanks again!

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers Man, sorry we dont have one, Cheers

[@jadu79]

One thought I have is if you have tried or intended to try as it will still be portable, what I was thinking was if you put two bipods together on a tube and then put ball bearings so it goes against your front stock so it can slide freely and prestress the bipods towards or from the product so they seem more like a unit.
It was a thought as you probably have some bipods considering that you are selling them, it is just a piece of pipe you need to make and so it slides well on the pipe you have in front.
(google translation does not do as I always want but hope you understood what I mean as I prefer this so I do not spell well in English)

[@markandsamafterwork]

Thanks Man, what we have, works well, so not something of interest to us, thanks for the thought, Cheers

[@scottbutler2761]

.... Mark have you thought about at pivot point ( Top of Legs ) on Bipod having type of Cam / elliptic pivot point so as the rifle moves back the rifle stays level . Just a thought

[@markandsamafterwork]

Thanks Scott, could be an idea, Cheers

[@dinoc.5537]

Nice talk Mark. Have you ever considered one of those through the scope video cameras to illustrate your points? The new ones are much lighter and cheaper than they ever were before. Just food for thought, it might make some great video content for you.

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers

[@ynotjf]

Well I’m struggling to get my groups from 3/4 moa to 1/2 moa at 600 yards consistently. I just ordered your Adj. Bag Base as an improvement to my home made base. I’ve stayed with Harris bipods because of their rigidity over the Atlas which has the rearward flex you described in this video. I shoot on a rubber mat I made to provide consistency in preloading and I’ve tried light, medium & heavy preload with no real difference in accuracy but feel best when using a light preload. I will say I’ve got a muzzle jump issue I can’t resolve (jumps left about 5 moa) making it difficult to see impacts unless I hold the rifle just right. When I digiscope, I don’t hold the rifle at all, just pull the trigger like benchrest shooters do and my groups are almost as good as my best preload groups. This whole bipod & preload issue is very confusing.. I sure hope your Bag Base provides the improvement I’m looking for!

[@markandsamafterwork]

Great, the bases sure make for ease in shooting form, but lots more to finding accuracy, we have lots of videos on many of those topics, FYI as said in this video, that slight forward and back movement is a good thing, rigid is not so much, Cheers

[@JacopoSkydweller]

I know this is an old comment, but I have been having the same issue. The problem is I was not straight in line with the rifle, I was angled, causing the rifle to bounce sideways. Two Minutes channel, "The Science of Recoil" was EXTREMELY helpful, he explains it much better than I can. Give it a watch.

[@Rico11b]

You're far beyond F-Class. Far beyond.
Besides most F-Class shooters use a detached front rest. It usually weighs a ridiculous amount of weight. Not only that, those F-Class rifles usually take a bit of time to setup and shoot, whereas your rifles with attached bipods can be plopped down and make a very accurate shot super fast. That sort of thing is much more transferable to hunting situations than most anything from F-Class.
Like I said, you're WAY beyond F-Class at this point. You're more like Z-Class, cause you're at the end of the alphabet with the distances you're shooting. :)

[@markandsamafterwork]

Lol, Cheers Rico, glad you like.

[@douglasschreiber1239]

That scope appears to have a lot of cant. Is that a 30 moa rail?

[@markandsamafterwork]

Lol, so much more than that, ELR rifle, all explained in the 300prc build, Cheers

[@tcswag801]

I've been hunting since a kid but over the past few years have been slowly getting into distance shooting . im a single father of a kid in private school and multi sports so a lot of the required equipment to hit theses crazy distances isn't cheap my any means $ . But I do have several decent rifles and prefer the 300wm cartridge . I'm newer to the channel and apologize if I missed but what brand weather detector and range finder do you use for your environment info or calculations ? Thanks

[@markandsamafterwork]

Kestrel 4500 and SIG kilo 2400, cheers

[@Happy-Trails-To-You]

Great explanation. I was over preloading and getting a large arc. One observation. Your rear bag is level and rifle butt slides nicely thru it. I have to squeeze the rear bag to tweak my elevation, which changes from shot to shot. I am only shooting 600 yards, but setting up my rifle on a bench requires me to fine tune the elevation by squeezing the rear bag. I do have one of your adjustment bases but it seems overkill for 600 yards, but I have used it a few times. Any suggestions?

[@markandsamafterwork]

Well, the adjustable base is designed to help, by removing the need to squeeze the bag at any distance, if after best accuracy....... Cheers

[@oddursigurdsson3046]

Based on how I understand this/you then the amount (force) of preloading would be different for different calibers, i.e. it needs to be very small for say 6.5 CM compared to your 50 BMG. The amount of preload (forward movement) should be as close to the amount of the "kick-back" when shooting so that the arc travel is the same in both directions from vertical?

[@markandsamafterwork]

No, just the amount to get that rock over the top (as shown), bullet is only in barrel for the first bit of recoil movement, the rest of the recoil action happens after the bullet leaves, also bigger cals tend to be heavier and fitted with bigger brakes to help with amount of initial movement, Cheers

[@oddursigurdsson3046]

@@markandsamafterwork Gotcha - thx :)

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers

[@user-wg4tn2nj8o]

With your gauge for the bipod preload are you thinking along the lines of some sort of torque wrench "measurement" for the bipod legs? a click gauge would be settable but maybe the click would cause problems so maybe a dial torque wrench incorporated into one of the legs?

[@markandsamafterwork]

Hi M, you will have wait and see, lol, Cheers

[@user-wg4tn2nj8o]

@@markandsamafterwork Top secret then, thinking about it a very small pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder with a pressure gauge might also work for the sliding system you use on the really big units.

[@markandsamafterwork]

I use the kiss process, but work to do before i have stuff to share, lol, Cheers

[@user-wg4tn2nj8o]

@@markandsamafterwork Simple man myself. At least you don't have to worry about adding extra weight.

[@markandsamafterwork]

Cheers

[@TubeDobs]

How about the Sliding bipod?

[@markandsamafterwork]

Same