Bipod recommendations high end

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Originally Posted by 308mate

@MTNGear so does the sale to MDT essentially mean you can't develop any further hunting lightweight bipods yourself?

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For 2 years from near the end of December, which we are getting close to 1/4 the way through....

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Originally Posted by STC

@MTNGear

does this mean the original Mountain Bipod will become unavailable, and we will be stuck with whatever MDT settle to (which as it sounds will be a version with reduced functionality)?

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Correct. I believe this will just be the pan that is removed. They didn't want to increase the price and I do think for the complexity it is under priced(comparing parts and complexity of say Spartan and price of their product vs ours). This makes it near impossible to have wholesalers. This I guess is their way of building in some margin without increasing price.

Also to be fair the demand for pan in the American market is much lower than here and when I was at shows with them there were talks of them removing pan on their Ckyepod too.

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Originally Posted by MTNGear

Hi team

Matt here. Appreciate the input and support.

A couple of points that might be of interest are:
1 - We have sold the designs to MDT so at any point when they are ready it they will change to a Canadian made MDT version that I don't believe will have pan either. Also still no idea how that will affect price.
2 - We have had a number of revisions over the years so comments made about the products aren't always relevant to the current versions. I.e. about the small front bolt being tightened and the bolt snapping. While "if the instructions are followed" this isn't an issue but in reality the product could have been more user friendly so that bolt is now gone and as it just held the parts together it is done so with a different method so this is just a non issue now. Other minor items like this we have improved over the years and just generally bulked the product up a bit.
3 - Backcountry bipod being a bit awkwardly high on flat ground. The legs are reasonably long to get over grass and vegetation etc but it doesn't mean you can get as low for rear support in certain situations. This is one of the main reasons my recommendation is generally the Mountain Bipod but it is personal preference.

Even with the MDT design purchase any products with MTNGear branding will still be warranted by us so no dealing with an overseas company.

Any questions always feel free to reach out to us at info@mtngear.nz we want to hear from you.

And keep an eye out we have a bunch new products we are at various stages of working on. Non hunting bipods, hunting and non hunting tripods, 625ish grams (as things stand finished weight without any additional parts required) full feature folding buttstock chassis and more rail options.

We are slowly bring more of the processing in house with the next lot of rails we are working on being fully machined, surface prep and laser engraved in house. They should go to the anodizers this week and hopefully by the time we are back we have figured out the laser engraver.

Cheers Matt

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Thanks Matt for the feedback

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Originally Posted by hotsoup

MTN bipod, mountain version. You won’t regret it!

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Is that the taller one ?

MTN Mountain and MTN Backcountry both just used in Fiordland - light and effective. The good thing is you get another Pic rail for your other gun and you can swap them over so the price per gun comes down.

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Originally Posted by Forestry

MTN Mountain and MTN Backcountry both just used in Fiordland - light and effective. The good thing is you get another Pic rail for your other gun and you can swap them over so the price per gun comes down.

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Nice photo ! What one do you like best ?

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Originally Posted by 7mmhunter

Nice photo ! What one do you like best ?

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I’m a simple and cheap fella so got the Backcountry. My mate has the mountain, which has way more adjustment and is bugger all extra weight, but I don’t really range shoot so don’t need it to go low. Matt from MTN is excellent and could provide better advice. If your not a cheapskate like me the Mountain is probably best…..but in the field I have been happy with the Backcountry. I was a shoot off the pack person before but this is so light now the pack is a rear rest and more stable for longer shots. I remove it completely when bush hunting or traversing steep county as my rifle is also a walking stick.

I went hunting with a guy who had a spartan, when he missed a deer and had to run to change position it seemed awkward flopping around as they don’t push up. Stick with the NZ design and support Kiwi.

and the back country lite? Trying to sort these out.
Also I have heard that someone else is developing a nz product, but he wouldn't tell me who...

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Originally Posted by floatingkiwi

and the back country lite? Trying to sort these out.
Also I have heard that someone else is developing a nz product, but he wouldn't tell me who...

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In tussock and scrub country it looked a bit low to get over and have a clear sight line in my opinion

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Ive got a backlanz. Its great and wont be replaced, but doesn't tilt which can be annoying having to adjust the legs to compensate.

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This is interesting - his website says it "pivots", but I can't see if that is a tilt and how this would be done.

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Originally Posted by floatingkiwi

This is interesting - his website says it "pivots", but I can't see if that is a tilt and how this would be done.

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The Mountain version pivots (some would call this panning) and it tilts. Both are useful. If the bipod is on uneven ground the tilt allows you to level the rifle without shagging around with the legs, for memory the tilt angle is around 45 degrees in either direction. The pivot means that if you are not set up with the rifle directly facing the target you can then turn the rifle without moving the legs. Both these features can be adjusted to alter the friction and therefor the amount of pressure required to move the rifle.

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Originally Posted by zeropak

The Mountain version pivots (some would call this panning) and it tilts. Both are useful. If the bipod is on uneven ground the tilt allows you to level the rifle without shagging around with the legs, for memory the tilt angle is around 45 degrees in either direction. The pivot means that if you are not set up with the rifle directly facing the target you can then turn the rifle without moving the legs. Both these features can be adjusted to alter the friction and therefor the amount of pressure required to move the rifle.

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Backlanz have no "mountain version". They do have an "alpine version" which does not pan. What exactly are you meaning?

Hi Ethan here from Backlanz, just a quick post to clear up a few things about our bipods!

We have 2 ranges of bipods - our Hunting Range and Precision Range

The Hunting Range installs directly to most rifles without modifications. These bipod pan and have the ability to follow targets. Cant/pivot is limited but and you will need to set your leg length on uneven ground which is really simple with our spring loaded notched legs. These are great, simple and extremely lightweight bipods.

The Precision Range mounts to picatinny and arca rails. These are very sturdy and have minimal movement in comparison to other lightweight bipods. These models have lockable cant and we have purposely left out panning to maximise stability. These are designed with long range shooting in mind and have a ton of adjustability to help you get comfortable in behind the rifle.

Any questions let me know [emoji106]


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I have the latest generation carbon Backlanz bipod, i think they updated the spring to a heavier version a couple of years ago? Anyway it's been great and I really rate them!