What is the best position to shoot from?

[HookUp]

Seeing the Spartan Bi-pod discount thread and all the people looking for different lengths of bi pods I started to think about the most accurate position a hunter with a regular rifle should shoot from. We have a private farm out in open sage brush and farm land and we always use shooting sticks from a sitting position. I take the same shooting sticks with me on out of state hunts and have never considered anything else. Looking at the length of the spartan bi-pods I would assume most are shooting prone, which to me seems problematic depending on angle and any brush. Any Rokslide experts that can lay out the most accurate and versatile shooting position?

 

[dotman]

Just depends, like you said if there is brush a 9” bipod won’t work. That’s why it’s nice if they have an option for longer legs.

 

[twall13]

Most accurate is going to be prone. As you mentioned that's not always a realistic option when hunting. Bipods, packs, shooting sticks, trees, etc. can all help as rests depending on the situation. It's always good to practice from a variety of positions, but if I have the opportunity to shoot prone at an animal that will always be my preference. Adding 6 oz. for a quickly deployed bipod makes sense to me from that standpoint.

Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

 

[FlyGuy]

Prone is best, but obviously only if the terrain allows. If you have to deal with brush, then sitting or kneeling with support is the next choice. I've been using my trekking poles in the past, but I ordered the Javelin during the discount and will be ordering the leg extension kit to go with it soon for situations with high brush.

The poles work fine as long as I have time to get them set up, but looking forward to trying the new bipod out soon.

Sent from my SM-G610F using Tapatalk

 

[V65Magna]

I just started shooting prone and got a 9" Harris Bi-Pod with the swivel feature to deal with uneven terrain. I swap it around on and off my .204, 25-06 and 6.5 X 47. I think prone is definitely the best position if conditions allow. I learned real quick that it pays to have a some decent flexibility (started this endeavor at 51) as I'm about as flexible as a damn titanium rod and get charlie horses getting in and out of position sometimes. Anyway, I've read up on it a bit, learning to center myself on my natural point of aim and front-loading the bipod, I can hold sub-minute at 400+. Nothing to write home about but good enough for city slickers from the east coast, shooting swamp donkeys and ground hogs at what some of us consider "long range".

If I can't watch the corn/soybean fields from a prone position, I opt for my Dead-Shot Tripod, but that's not quite as accurate.

 

[elkduds]

I practice a lot from sitting position, sling tight around left elbow, elbows rested on kneecaps rather than on top of knees. Shooting well prone takes less practice than sitting IMO, so I practice it less. In a hunting scenario I choose the most stable position that gives me a clear sight picture, and prone is rarely it. Sitting often is.

 

[Where's Bruce?]

The only correct answer is the position of confidence at the time.