Tricer RP review

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Its been a bit of time coming and I know there are a couple of reviews out there, so here is my experience

My experience with bipods: MDT, Atlas, Harris, and some other Atlas knock off, now Tricer.

Shooting type I do: PRS, NRL, casual target, hunting.

This past weekend I shot a NRL match with my tricer. I had my hesitations of this being useful for a shooting comp because of the flex that comes from CF legs AND as stated in other threads the bipod has cant and pan. I've never had panning in my bipods and based on the amount of pressure I put on a bipod, I didn't think I'd like it. Well i don't like it at all. While you do have the ability to crank the lock lever, you'll still get movement out of the bipod head. Several times during the match when I'd loosen the lever a little bit to level the bipod, the whole damn thing would shift and turn on me because i would have pressure into the bipod and I'd have to reposition myself all over again, which equated to a fair bit of lost time. This was frustrating enough that i swapped out the Tricer for my Atlas

I fully plan to drill and drift pin/thru bolt the bipod. Until I've eliminated the panning, this will not be used for a match. IF the cant and pan could be controlled independently, I would probably have a different experience. How am I drawing this conclusion? I've shot off a tripod A LOT. I use a fluid ballhead so I can crank the ball lock or rotation of the head with an easy twist of the fingers, while maintaining gun pressure and not worry about the whole unit twisting out from under me. I will be using the bipod one evening this weekend when I do some deer damage control killing. Before this match I felt that this would probably be a great hunting bipod due to the amount leg angle and height versatility. This bipod is definitely a no-go for shooting match if you do not eliminate the panning feature. I'll re-assess its use in competition once i've thru bolted the ball.
 
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