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I picked up a Harris swivel bipod yesterday and the swivel is really loose, which you can obviously adjust, but there seems to be no turning this nut! Am I being a girl and should I just crank the fucker with vise grips or is there some ninja technique that I don't know? Attachment 21326
You're turning the round knurled one, not the hex nut, right?
Yep, trying to. It's so tight it feels like it's meant to stay that tight.
Put some pliers on it:)
They've probably put 'loctite' on it. Used locking vice grips, even some leather to minimize damage, and it might pay to reloctite it urself once sorted.
FWIW mine's the same and has always been shite - any magic tricks would be appreciated here too
I had the same problem, in the end it was sorted by my "friend" I was teaching to hunt stealing it as thanks for helping him get his first fallow buck. I now have no issues with freely swivelling bipods!
Buy a podlock. Place called T Nuts in the states sells them for about $US8. You can get them in NZ for $40-60.
Sweet I will try with tools then! I'm hoping to sort it out a bit differently BH haha.
Looked at the pod loc things, they seem popular so they must be good. Just wanna see how I go without it to start with, I've spent way too much on gear lately as is.
Buy a pod lock, reloaders have them, you'll never look back...
Is the hex nut a lock nut or is it fixed? if its not fixed undo it, then turn the knurled knob in to tighten.
I just had a look at a video on YouTube of how to fit one and my socket piece doesn't even fit. I wonder if Reloaders have one onsite that might do the job.Quote:
Originally Posted by ebf
Send it to me, I'll fix it!:thumbsup:
Your turning it the right way a?
t-nuts.com
I ordered 3 Pod-locks From T-nuts.com for me and some mates, cost us $18 NZD inc postage each
and only took 10 days to arrive
the good thing about these is once tightened you can re-position them hard against the stock and out of the way.
these are the only way to reliably tighten the swivel pod-locs as they tend to go loose after firing a couple shots, and I dont carry vise grips in the bush
easy to set up an account with them and their international postage is fair.
Just got some pliers on it, snapped the bolt and everything fell to bits. I think the little internal nut was too tight but I couldn't loosen it off, I sure hope there's a replacement bolt available.
Told ya you didn't listen !:thumbsup:
Failing all else, an engineer can drill out for you. All is not lost!
Buy a Harris they said, never regret buying quality they said. :P :D :D
Hindsight is 20/20 eh! It's really annoying, I don't get to shoot often and have organised one for tomorrow and was hoping to get everything set up before my trip in a couple weeks. Bad luck me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Got a welder :omg:
I might look out for a podlock but that's me done with bipods from here on in - lucky it's only on the .22 and the damn thing can stay there
It's an insult to the functionality of a machine when you have to buy the aftermarket fix-up as well just to make it perform the way it is meant to.
I certainly won't be touching another Harris again
With hindsight....it might have been better to return it to ur supplier, pulled the warranty and or fit for purpose clause. Unless u bought it second hand, then its caveat emptor. A friendly engineer could surely sort it before ur trip unless u want only original parts. ......
Might send it down to you then!
I have to agree with that, why they aren't OEM issue is beyond me. I'm sure I'm not the first person to wreck one, I am definitely disappointed with how t started though. I will update with how getting it fixed up goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by 308
You're right SiB. Unfortunately their hours aren't exactly convenient for me. Definitely my fault it's in pieces and I don't expect to be looked after warranty wise, but the fact it didn't work like it said on the packet has left me with a sour taste.
Cable ties have held bits of my cars together for years and held it together for a few hours today which was mint! Attachment 21408
If ya can't fix to me, I'll fix it for you, no charge
If it looks stupid but it works, it ain't stupid
All sorted! New bolt was $4 from the shop, happy days.
Like the bits available for a Ruger 10/22.Quote:
Originally Posted by 308
