Quote from: Tripodmvr on May 22, 2024, 08:12 PMI would have thought that the new hunting sticks/tripods would make the bipods redundant when hunting?

Not a chance, where I hunt and the way I hunt.

Most of what we do is the voorsit type of hunting, where you lie flat on the ground (hiding behind a bush with a tripod is not a very effective way to hide). There a bipod is the only way to do it.

Also the effective accurate range is quite different. Off sticks, I might shoot out to a max of 250m, but a bipod gives that same stability you can get at the range. Shoot out to 400m if you are in a position to work out the bullet drop and range. Also, off a bipod, headshots up to 150m are quite doable. I'm not confident enough to take them off sticks.

A bit of a Treeman mixed up post     

Quote from: Newton on May 22, 2024, 07:10 PM

Quote from: Treeman on May 19, 2024, 09:34 PMbulls only - this has created a problem - seldom see a bull that's more than 2 years old, 3 at the outside. The culture of bulls only can deplete the bull population.

One would think that farmers would manage their wild stock like their domestic stock
NOT going to send ALL your prime pedigree breeding bulls to market.
SO
Have to keep a few of the big Kudu bulls back for breeding
Take out the old bulls and the not so promising youngsters as well as cows beyond the normal breeding ratios = intelligent and selective breeding.

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Many farmers do, many farmers do not. Many of our Afrikaans farmers in particular see land and animals as money generation, grab it first. (the afrikaans statement is not to argue insult, just an observation).
A lot of farmers rely on other farmers conserving so they can clean up each year.
Many farmers will not allow hunting during drought, but sadly so many are just so "over" that free cash walking through their lands during hunting season.
Our find our best conservation farmers to be English and Afrikaans old farm family's, the middle ground farmers are generally afrikaans and the worst conservation types are always afrikaans.
I am half English/Afrikaans, any insult to any language is as much to myself, so its no language knocking from me, just what I have noted over many years.
Single male farmers are always Afrikaans and you seldom seem to find the same marriage/farming status among english farmers. Almost like English farmers leave the farms till married, Afrikaans farmers farm while waiting for a wife.

Oh, and then there is the the farmer thats selling the land and just doesn't give a shit because its no longer going to be his. I think these are the worst farmer type scenario's. I know of so many farms, times that when farm is sold, a last rape takes place for a year, a last R200 000 grab takes place, bulls cows and normally too small animals all = KG converted to cash.
I must add though, I hear a lot of prospective farm buyers are demanding a no hunting clause from date of negotiations.

So I suppose the looking after game is just like everything else in life, there are the grabbers and the save some for later types.

Ag no man !

War -not your business, that's all.
Young men dying for old mens ideals.

Quote from: Tripodmvr on May 22, 2024, 08:12 PMI would have thought that the new hunting sticks/tripods would make the bipods redundant when hunting?

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precisely!

Mick and Paddy had promised their Uncle Seamus, who had been a seafaring gent all his life, to bury him at sea when he died.

 Of course, in due time, he did pass away and the boys honoured his wish. They set off with Uncle Seamus all stitched up in a burial bag and loaded onto their rowboat.
After a while Mick says, 'Do yer tink dis is fer enuff out, Paddy?'

Without a word Paddy slips over the side only to find himself standing in water up to his knees.

'Dis'll never do, Mick. Let's row some more.'

After a bit more rowing Paddy slips over the side again but the water is only up to his belly, so they row on.

Again, Mick asks Paddy, 'Do yer tink dis is fer enuff out Paddy?'

Once again Paddy slips over the side and almost immediately says,

'No dis'll neva do.' The water was only up to his chest. So on they row and row and row and finally Paddy slips over the side and disappears.

Quite a bit of time goes by, and poor Mick is really getting himself into a state when suddenly Paddy breaks the surface gasping for breath.

'Well, is it deep enuff yet, Paddy?'

WAIT FOR IT



'Aye 'tis,

NOW hand me dat shovel.'

At the risk of again ... upsetting ...


Part THREE of a three part series
I feel that this is worth watching - it is real ; and so are the after effects .. the making of "war-lovers"

See particularly the comment by @rhunter762i

QuoteI AM a former Active Duty (4)  C/A Marine, with another 14+ years as an Army Reservist.
There IS a thrill, like NO OTHER, of DEALING death, while MISSING the Reaper's sickle, by inches.  In one's 20's one feels invulnerable.  Someone ELSE'S misfortune isn't MY problem; sucks to be THEM.  Better them than me.

Then they look at their OWN sons, as they hear the steady propaganda of those beating the war-drums, and they begin to realize they were USED, like a tooth of a gear, in a giant machine [a meat-grinder] that has no REAL care or concern WHATSOEVER, except to justify YET ANOTHER war somewhere, for the benefit of a comparative handful, who will NEVER allow THEIR sons to "join-up"; because they all KNOW it's a BUSINESS; nothing more; and nobody cares.

Maybe THEN it will stop....

I would have thought that the new hunting sticks/tripods would make the bipods redundant when hunting?

Quote from: Againstthegrains on May 21, 2024, 12:48 PM

Quote from: 223 on May 16, 2024, 08:37 PMAlso look at a quick-detachable bi-pod type. 
The Harris screw was not designed for quick mounting and dismounting.

Do you have examples of the quick detach type that are sold locally.

The shops in my area of the woods don't have a lot of choice available.

I always thought that that was the role of - arca / picatiny rails ?
Have a rail affixed to your rifle stock fore-end then just use the correct quick release mountings