Tricer RP Bipod Review

[Justin Crossley]

Their tripod is not the best for spotters either

What does that even mean? They make more than one tripod, and "not the best" could mean a lot of things.

 

[Danieltremblay]

What does that even mean? They make more than one tripod, and "not the best" could mean a lot of things.

The pan head has slack after being locked down it still moves a bit and balancing with the zeiss 95 on uneven ground isn’t the easiest when rushing to get the glass up.

 

[badlybent]

The pan is stupid for sure. It also has limited tilt which is a bummer.

I don't know yet if I'll use it in a match or not. I need to test it out to see if it's fast enough. It's definitely slower than the Ckye pod.

The price of the Tricer is really good and it comes with a lot of extras which is nice.

The weight is good too considering how tall it is.

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The pan is stupid for sure. It also has limited tilt which is a bummer.

I don't know yet if I'll use it in a match or not. I need to test it out to see if it's fast enough. It's definitely slower than the Ckye pod.

The price of the Tricer is really good and it comes with a lot of extras which is nice.

The weight is good too considering how tall it is.

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is it wobbly?

wobbly?

 

[Justin Crossley]

is it

is it wobbly?

wobbly?

Not bad at all depending obviously on how much it's extended.

 

[Jbriley56]

I haven’t had a chance to take it on a hunt yet, but seems to be good for the money.

 

[DylanC]

for those who’ve shot with this tripod extensively, how does it respond to loading? Assuming you shoot like that.

 

[Justin Crossley]

for those who’ve shot with this tripod extensively, how does it respond to loading? Assuming you shoot like that.

That will depend on the surface you're shooting from and the stock or chassis you're using.

 

[DylanC]

That will depend on the surface you're shooting from and the stock or chassis you're using.

Of course, I’m just asking for general thoughts on how the bipod acts/feels when loaded.

 

[Chad miller]

I bought the RP bipod in early December for Coyote hunting, I mounted it with the Swivel stud to picatinny adapter it mounts up very nice. I put the long legs on to help with shooting coyotes out of a sitting position. I haven't owned other bipods in the same price range to compare just cheaper ones sub $100. The Tricer RP is very solid to shoot off as long as I do my part with good shooting form. It also allows you to make small adjustments and maintain a solid place to shoot off, This is very handy with coyotes. I am very impressed and will keep using it for coyote hunting. the only complaints so far is I lost a clawed foot on my first or second trip out with it, I didnt check to see if the feet were tight at first. Second the Picatinny clamp loosens up over time, whether i have it mounted on the gun or removed in my pack, so every now and then i have to tighten up the little adjustment screw.

 

[BigIron250]

Was able to make a new interface to run ARMS-17 mounts. More cant, zero panning, slightly adjusted leg angles and down to 3 positions.

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This is awesome. Is this something you would consider making more of and selling?

 

[Cold_Canadian]

This is awesome. Is this something you would consider making more of and selling?

It would likely be to expensive to be worth it. Quotes I was getting the kit would have to sell for $100+

 

[movett]

Adding my two cents jut got one of the Tricer bipods and using it with arca rail head. So far easy to use and and enjoying it. Big plus for me is that I can make the bipod work to hold binos when glassing.

 

[theguyfrommontana]

Agree - not a fan of the pan feature. Didn’t care for it while shooting this weekend.

I had a similar experience when I tried. I struggled to get rock solid steady with it unless it was a direct mount to the stock meaning no arca to pic rail, sling swivel to pic, or whatever other connection points you can think of. I sold mine and replaced with an Atlas

 

[IdahoYeti]

There has been some wiggle with mine as well. Also the rubber grips have loosened and I've lost one of the feet as it loosened on a hunt. But it's so much lighter than an mdt and beats the others I've tried on adjustability it's been on every hunt I've had for the past year.

 

[Danieltremblay]

I agree! It still stop me from going with their new bipod for my custom rifle build

 

[Okie_Poke]

As I posted earlier, I bought one this year with the pan lock-out feature. I've now used it to shoot two NRL Hunter matches, and I have some thoughts. Note I'm not a super user and only have a couple hundred rounds on it in match settings. I haven't used it hunting and don't' really plan to. I'm also not a very competitive competitor, so understand where this is coming from.

BLUF: I think it's a good value for what it is. I like the thing for NRL Hunter and have no plans to change it or upgrade my bipod for next year (and any additional matches I shoot this year, though unlikely). But, it is a price-point piece of gear. For me, that's fine.

Note: I run it with the long legs for NRL Hunter matches. The inclusion of the shorter legs, for me, is a non-factor. I may get double-duty out of it on my NRL22 rifle with the short legs, but I don't really care. I bought it for the longer legs.

The good

• It's lightweight.
• It's has a lot of adjustability and one can genuinely go from prone to kneeling.
• It's priced pretty well for what you get, IMO.
• It's fairly intuitive to adjust once you get used to the legs unlocking "backwards" to my mind.
• It's generally steady enough for the field-style shooting I've done with it. Obviously from sitting or kneeling, one needs to have rear support, especially for longer shots.
• I don't have any trouble with the pan locking out. It locks out fine for me and I just leave it locked out.
• The lever for adjusting tension on the tilt works just like it should.
• It comes with clamps for both picatinny or Arca. Those clamps are adjustable to lockup tight and have quick release in case you need to get the bipod off the rifle quickly during a stage.
  • Having both clamps is handy for me as I'm in the process of upgrading my rifle and will put an Arca rail on it whereas my old rifle had a picatinny rail only. Not having to buy a new clamp now is nice.
  • I've not had a quick-release clamp before, and boy was that handy at my last match where I needed to remove the bipod after one position in order to get my rifle flat on a bag in the next position. I know lots of other bipods and clamps do this, but I don't have any of those.

Observations/Nits

• My biggest criticism is that the fasteners holding it together can work loose. It's not a deal breaker, but you need to make sure you check the fasteners and keep them tight or you could have a bad day.
  • At both matches, the bolts that attach the leg brackets to the frame under the head worked loose. This results in the legs getting easier to widen or narrow, but it also introduces more play. I tightened them up after the first match and then had to re-tighten in between Day 1 and Day 2 for the second. Be careful not to over-tighten them, however, or you won't be able to splay or narrow the legs quickly.
  • At my second match, the bolt/screw holding the clamp down to the frame loosened up. This introduced quite a bit of play into the bipod when loading it. I tightened it down in between Day 1 and Day 2, and that solved the problem, but it still worked itself loose. That screw now has blue Loctite on it.
    • Another guy in my squad at the second match had the same problem and had to tighten it up between Day 1 and Day 2.
  • At the first match, I had a leg that kept twisting off when I was trying to adjust the length of that leg. That ended up being user error: I didn't have the hex set screws tightened all the way down. After the match, I added blue Loctite and tightened down the hex set screws and the problem went away. But it was still annoying.
  • I haven't' lost a foot yet, though I have been checking them periodically. The claw feet on mine have an o-ring that's not on my rubber feet, and the o-ring seems to give it some more "grab" when threaded in than the rubber feet, which definitely seem more prone to backing out. Not sure if that's new or if I'm just checking it enough the claw feet backing out hasn't become a problem for me yet.
• I haven't run an MDT double- or triple-pull. However, my impression is that this is not as quick to adjust or as solid as those. It's also way less expensive and not as heavy, so pick your trade-offs.
• I do wish the design of the longer legs incorporated a spring-loaded lower leg section instead of two sets of twist-locks. Coming from my Harris, when getting prone on uneven terrain it's handy to be able to push a button and have the leg shoot out to get level, rather than having to work a twist-lock. I'm sure there are trade-offs in doing this (the Gunwerkz, for example, isn't as tall as the Tricer, and I do like the height of the Tricer). But it's something I've noticed. As I get better with the twist-locks, it may become less of a thing I notice.
• This is probably obvious, but with the long legs on, you have to splay pretty wide to get down prone. Than can limit the terrain/obstacles on which you can use this bipod. That's true of any wide bipod vs. something like a Harris (or even this bipod with the shorter legs), but it's something to consider when looking at your own use case.

 

[Danieltremblay]

I agree! It still stop me from going with their new bipod for my custom rifle build

Did not! I did buy the tricer bipod for my rifle