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I have had the fortune of being able to review the newest bipod by Spartan Precision, the Valhalla bipod that has not yet been released. The bipod can be seen here https://javelinbipod.com/products/valhalla-bipod. I have had the bipod for a few weeks now and have managed some limited range time with the system. I am going to post some initial thoughts and comments and would like to hear your questions on the bipod.
***Update 1/13/21*** Spartan Valhalla Bipod Review
The bipod is very light (13 oz), it is surprisingly strong for the low weight. The mount that I received is for an Mlok system, it is also available for Picatinny. The mount secures to the rifle and then the bipod attaches to the spigot of the mount. This system provides for a very easy and fast on/off of the bipod and would allow a user to purchase one bipod and multiple mounts, both Mlok and Picatinny and move the bipod from rifle to rifle with a simple on/off.
I first put the bipod on an 18" barrel 308 AR, this is not a heavy system, but it is not light either. The bipod does not seem to be affected by any weight that is placed on it, it provides a very nice controlled cant to position the rifle in the desired position. The lock up of the mount to the spigot is extremely tight, there is no play and no rattle. We ran the bipod through a series of tactical rifle drills and applied pressure into the bipod as one would do with a heavy automatic firing system. The bipod did not budge, we braced it against obstacles and barriers and found it to be stable in all of them.
I later placed the mount on an SBR and ran tactical drills with it in this system. While it is certainly not designed with an SBR in mind I found that this could be a great addition for an SBR patrol rifle or truck gun and have the ability to easily take the bipod on and off. I found that my groupings improved dramatically when on the bipod and were also better than if I tried to prop on my plate carrier or the hood of the truck.
The pros that I have found to this bipod are:
Please ask any questions or give feedback of things that you would like to see. I will reply back as soon as possible. I will be updating this thread with pictures and more detailed information as I spend more time with it.
**Video added**
***Update 1/13/21*** Spartan Valhalla Bipod Review
The bipod is very light (13 oz), it is surprisingly strong for the low weight. The mount that I received is for an Mlok system, it is also available for Picatinny. The mount secures to the rifle and then the bipod attaches to the spigot of the mount. This system provides for a very easy and fast on/off of the bipod and would allow a user to purchase one bipod and multiple mounts, both Mlok and Picatinny and move the bipod from rifle to rifle with a simple on/off.
I first put the bipod on an 18" barrel 308 AR, this is not a heavy system, but it is not light either. The bipod does not seem to be affected by any weight that is placed on it, it provides a very nice controlled cant to position the rifle in the desired position. The lock up of the mount to the spigot is extremely tight, there is no play and no rattle. We ran the bipod through a series of tactical rifle drills and applied pressure into the bipod as one would do with a heavy automatic firing system. The bipod did not budge, we braced it against obstacles and barriers and found it to be stable in all of them.
I later placed the mount on an SBR and ran tactical drills with it in this system. While it is certainly not designed with an SBR in mind I found that this could be a great addition for an SBR patrol rifle or truck gun and have the ability to easily take the bipod on and off. I found that my groupings improved dramatically when on the bipod and were also better than if I tried to prop on my plate carrier or the hood of the truck.
The pros that I have found to this bipod are:
- lightweight.
- easy on/off system.
- Ability to use one bipod across various mounts
- Ability to handle heavy weighted rifles
- No rattle/movement
- Very nice solid cant
- The adjustment of the legs must be done at the knuckle or else the legs will extend, making a lot of noise and causing you to have to readjust. I really feel like this is user unfamiliarity as the more I used it the less I did this. (I will post a video of this tommorow to illustrate)
- The mount did not work on the Oryx chassis that we attempted to mount to, the reason for this is that the bipod has a curved mounting system to allow it to mount as flushed as possible with the rifle, this chassis is a squared off style. Many of the newer chassis are like this so it is unknown which chassis it may affect. I am told that the company is looking into this issue to determine a remedy.
Please ask any questions or give feedback of things that you would like to see. I will reply back as soon as possible. I will be updating this thread with pictures and more detailed information as I spend more time with it.
**Video added**
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