Longrange blog 319: Shooting with bipod

[@stuartmills9524]

Thank you for taking the time to produce such educational videos. Helps greatly in developing shooting skills and understanding fault conditions. Nice to see somewhere colder than the north of Scotland!

[@THLR]

It's my way (I'm a southerner) of moaning about the weather, the wife's (she's a northerner) not having it any more. I need an outlet.

[@obsessionfocusseeker5334]

Thanks for a great video, it takes me out of the house to a relaxed place!!

[@THLR]

Glad you enjoyed it: Will try to keep this series going.

[@cratxn1]

Back to Basics but with intense focus on minute technique variance and consistency...video coaching yourself has been very effective Thomas! Christi and I will be filming our range sessions for sure.

[@THLR]

Thanks CR, more on that next episode.

[@jamesmoon6042]

These new versions of your videos are very good information and I like the part that points out if you move a small amount how much it's off at the target. That you show the correct way also that correct and incorrect are not to far apart lol

[@THLR]

Thanks for that Jim, next episode I'll show a little more on how to identify & remove errors.

[@nzbediler1062]

Another nice shooting session Thomas 👍, thanks for the video

[@THLR]

Thanks for your time. Now go out and hunt something... :D

[@matejbraz2649]

Loving this videos Thomas. Good work

[@THLR]

Thanks, glad you like it! Yeah, with travel restrictions in effect, not much else to do :D

[@ExON00]

Great video, and perfect timing as I'm about to start knocking some rust of my skills. Thanks!

[@THLR]

No problem, glad you enjoyed it!

[@predatortt7694]

Thank U Thomas, i really love ur fundametal skill vid´s :-)

[@THLR]

Thanks, will hopefully keep going through the summer.

[@ctcollinthib]

Glad to see you're back at it after the thaw!

[@THLR]

Glad to hear from you again. Looks like it will be a fair amount of shooting this summer.

[@andersnilsson7666]

Excellent and important video! Not alot of endless unnecessary bla bla bla and only that it self should be worth a Nobel prize or something I think. You convey much with few words. Making it short fun simple and reasonable. Exactly what I like about your videos. Hope you made it to the ferry. Stay safe mate!

[@THLR]

I usually arrive with

[@Vebjorn1995]

Soon about to pass the 20,000 sub milestone 👍 Well earned, considering the quality of the content lately.

[@THLR]

Thanks! Didn't really notice until you said so. I'm mostly concerned about the comments and seeing if content needs a certain direction or if some subjects needs better explaining. Yes, should break that barriere shortly. Or just start using the "subscriber techniques" that is recommended to grow channels. As it is, not concerned about that. It is what it is.

[@oldsmobiler]

Great video Thomas!

[@THLR]

Thanks, glad you liked it. Enjoyed making this film.

[@alexanderwinchester9923]

Nice shooting, nice video! Like!

[@THLR]

Glad you liked it!

[@milancetkovic6433]

Excelent,you are my teacher!!!

[@THLR]

Thanks, glad it's useful.

[@Josefselvadek]

Good shooting ! Quite disappointed you did not give any tips on the coffee making procedure and gear.....

[@THLR]

Wasn't that self explanatory? Throw it in a cup, hot water on top... :D

[@petercampbell3828]

You are very lucky to have those great places to shoot. Things are getting very repressive for us Canadian shooters.

[@THLR]

I've noticed, it wasn't a very democratic process either - more a bureaucratic decision.

[@KSM22LR]

Добрый день все как всегда на высоте 🤝😊👍👍👍

[@THLR]

Thank you!

[@thibautsalle5827]

Hello Mr.Haugland, I saw that you opted for a semi/light weight profil for your barrel. Have you observed any decrease in accuracy or any shifting after 10-15 shots ? I’m sorry if this question have already been asked, thanks !

[@THLR]

No problem. No I haven't. Mirage from the silencer stops my shooting before anything happens.

[@torbjrnsj9222]

Very useful as usual :) Do you apply any degree of pressure ("loading") against the bipod? Or do you just bring it back in the shoulder pocket with your support hand with minimum to none forward pressure at all?

[@THLR]

The "loading" is no more than metal stopping againt metal and enough surface friction between shoulder/buttpad that the rifle doesn't fall down. The amount of pressure demonstrated in one of the 2020 episodes (this series) but I cannot find which one just now.

[@paoemantega8793]

Excellent memory jogger, thank you Thomas. Do you prefer the ear defenders over in-ear ones ?

[@THLR]

Absolutely! I get sweaty and sore with in-ear ones. Add a silicone cushion replacement/hygiene kit and the over-ear ones will protect better. On a public range, I add in-ear foam.

[@stefankristersson3726]

Undrar om appen är värd att köpa Applied Ballistics som du har ?

[@THLR]

Applied Ballistics, fungerer helt ok. De fleste ballistiske apps fungerer ok, det viktigste er i grunnen å bli kjent med din egen app.

[@sigmundsakoman7448]

Thanks Thomas, great content. Do you know if RPS bipods are still available? Their site always states out of stock and I'm getting nowhere it making contact with them....

[@THLR]

Soryy, I do not know. I have not been able to get a reply from RPS myself.

[@sRagnar]

What are these bipods?

[@THLR]

RPS Titanium. Rifle Precision System, norwegian company

[@sniperhunt4450]

Material suppressor?

[@THLR]

Aluminium

[@josephmandragoran4262]

May I ask what bipod you are using? I have looked for a long time but can't find that one here in United States. Thank you.

[@THLR]

Rps titanium, rifle precision system. Both Atlas and Tier One has something similar as well as Elite Iron.

[@josephmandragoran4262]

@@THLR Thank you for the reply.

[@35029966]

Another excellent tutorial 👌. Any thoughts on the benefit of ski feet on the bipod to enable the rifle to recoil backwards in a straight line and not move backwards and perhaps vertically with other feet? Also, do you have any experience of using a stock monopod rather than a bag to reduce some of the variables? Just curious before spending money on both myself ☺️. Thanks Dylan.

[@THLR]

Not really, never experimented with bipod feet. I tried mono-pods when they were new and I was not able to get much use of them. Since then I have never paid attention to what's on the market. I have registered new monopods (AI & Sako) that at least look a lot better.

[@MasonStormSunny]

Hi Thomas. I wonder if you determined the precision of your rifle in the ideal conditions with human factor minimized. If not then how do you know that the group size is due to your error? Maybe it is due to the rifle inconsistency - e.g. barrel, bullet, etc. Moreover, the state of the barrel bore changes after each shot because of the deposit left by bullet and burned powder - I call it a volatile bore state. The conclusion is that you cannot be more consistent than your rifle and determination of the shooting rig consistency is crucial if you want to reduce the number of WTFs. Thanks.

[@THLR]

More on that episode. I understand what you're saying, but short answer is no. I am more oriented against accuracy than precision as this is a "killing rifle". The question for me is always "is this a safe shot or not". So I have never bothered to whittle it down to the rifles' inherent precision potential as one would for competition such as benchrest or F-class. I am interested in what accuracy I can consistently deliver (all "normal" errors added to the rifle precision) and only treat shots outside this expectation as shooter error, be that perception or technique. More on that in next episode where I show the numbers, draw the vectors, identify the errors and remove them.

[@MasonStormSunny]

@@THLR thank you for your clear explanation. Great series. I am looking forward to next episodes. Have fun!

[@THLR]

Thanks, will try!

[@JimmyGunXD556]

Love the new format. Reminds me of your old vids. The sounds effects are a riot! What happened to the THLR retical use? Just messing with a new scope?

[@THLR]

Yeah, will be revisiting a lot of the basic themes from the old vids too. Got tired of lugging an extra pound for hunting, so will try this for the hunting. I also have a smaller, lighter Leupold 5 HD that may or may not receive higher status in my wardrobe. I rarely seems to need the twilight performance for red deer.

[@cratxn1]

Looks like the melting ice gave you a lot of mirage...tends to raise the POI doesn't it? @1:29 I heard a dog in the background ...did you get a puppy? If so, what breed and sex? Can we expect a co-star in your videos?

[@THLR]

No the whimpering dog is just soundeffects to underline how poorly I'm doing.

[@gerbrandgrobler]

Hello Thomas. Thx again for the great info. What rear bag are you using?

[@THLR]

No problem, thanks for taking the time. Home made.

[@cratxn1]

@@THLR It isn't the bag...it is how it is utilized. Sock full of sand...

[@THLR]

Or cat litter sand. Preferably before it has been used.

[@TH1NOR]

Er planen å holde eller klikke for vind? hvorfor linje på gongen i stedet for feks dot?

[@THLR]

Med denne kikkerten holder jeg. Pga CCW ratt på Minox (som jeg ALDRI blir fortrolig med) så ble det enklest å holde. Med CW ratter du kula som bilen, høyre for høyre. Linje fordi det vises bedre på film, også etter treff. En ø 2cm prikk forsvinner.

[@TH1NOR]

@@THLR holder ca cm for vind da? Har jo ikke noe referanser i retikkel på blaseren.

[@THLR]

Åpningen rundt lysdotten er 2,5 klikk hver vei eller 5 total. Jeg bruker det som referanse og måler opp hvor mye jeg må holde av. Det er soleklart en dårligere løsning enn et retikkel med referansemerker/ mrad streker, men det burde dekke jakten helt fint. Hold "ende strek" senter eller kant av vitalt område er teknikken jeg skal teste på stålplatene over sommeren. Det er jo en veldig forenklet/ grov metode, men jaktskudda mine er heller ikke lange.

[@blaserlongrange7616]

👍..good grouping with factory ammo

[@THLR]

Yes it workd ok

[@onemanriflemaker3873]

The sun is up over northern Norway. My skunk is well and truly drunk. But lockdown still in effect. Sucks!

[@THLR]

Your excellence the leadership will soon have it all fixed...

[@onemanriflemaker3873]

THLR.NO my drunk skunk will be thrilled😂🇳🇴🇬🇧

[@wolverinekut]

👏👏👏👏👏👏💯👍

[@THLR]

Thanks you!

[@massimocaschera4682]

I think you shoot alot better with the minox scope

[@THLR]

The Minox is indeed easier to use for this kind of shooting.

[@henningsand6171]

👍🇳🇴

[@THLR]

Takker!