Opinions on Bipod Foregrips?

[Holly Wallace]

Hi all,

 

As in the title, Wondering what you all think about those foregrips with bipods spring loaded into them. 

I've always been running one on my SR47, Since I'm either all in on static position support type of play style, Or running around. It's a stable enough solid bipod, And deploys and retracts quick. The grip itself is pretty monolithic however, And it does occasionally get bumped on trees, Or gets in the way of the whole rock-in mag thing.

 

Haven't seen any one else using something like this, It's either just a foregrip, Or foregrip and bipod seperate on DMRs. 

[Lyndication]

I feel like it's the usual thing of trying to do two jobs and not quite doing either of them well. 

[Colin Allen]

4 minutes ago, Holly Wallace said:

Hi all,

 

As in the title, Wondering what you all think about those foregrips with bipods spring loaded into them. 

I've always been running one on my SR47, Since I'm either all in on static position support type of play style, Or running around. It's a stable enough solid bipod, And deploys and retracts quick. The grip itself is pretty monolithic however, And it does occasionally get bumped on trees, Or gets in the way of the whole rock-in mag thing.

 

Haven't seen any one else using something like this, It's either just a foregrip, Or foregrip and bipod seperate on DMRs. 

I ran one of these for a while several years ago; I found that it got in the way.

[Holly Wallace]

Yeah. I'm considering getting a smaller bipod, Problem is just getting one large enough when extended. The 7.62x39 style mags are a little long, And the current grip bipod lets me rest the rifle down upright.

[Mtemprell]

39 minutes ago, Holly Wallace said:

Hi all,

 

As in the title, Wondering what you all think about those foregrips with bipods spring loaded into them. 

I've always been running one on my SR47, Since I'm either all in on static position support type of play style, Or running around. It's a stable enough solid bipod, And deploys and retracts quick. The grip itself is pretty monolithic however, And it does occasionally get bumped on trees, Or gets in the way of the whole rock-in mag thing.

 

Haven't seen any one else using something like this, It's either just a foregrip, Or foregrip and bipod seperate on DMRs. 

They are very flimsy and prone to snapping. At least the 2 I've tried have done that. Not really useful and barely used the bipod function. 

[BigStew]

The one i have it's 20/80 whether the legs will lock up and it make the gun sit high on the deck. 

[Cannonfodder]

I find bipods to be unnecessary extra weight most of the time. When running support guns or a bolt action I found they got in the way more than I used them.

[Jefferson2000]

Getting hold of a real one will make a huge difference. 

 

The airsoft versions feel nothing like as solid as a real one.

 

That said, I'm still not a fan for most builds, just a little bit bulky for me. 

[Jacob Wright]

Used one on my Mk48 once, one of the legs snapped within an hour. Never looked at one again. 

[The_Lord_Poncho]

These used to be issued with the SA80. Mostly always sacked off to the locker to save weight.....

[Matt.2504]

Used to use one on my LMG - dual capability is useful but the anirsoft version isn’t that durable, I think I went through about 4 of them in a couple of years

[ButcherBill]

I run a couple on my L85's but mainly for the looks, never got in the way or used as an actual bipod but I'm a slowpoke so not likely to get a lot of harsh use. I had one delivered broken so I fully expect them to be weak & prone to damage.

[TheFull9]

10 hours ago, The_Lord_Poncho said:

These used to be issued with the SA80. Mostly always sacked off to the locker to save weight.....

 

Tons still in armouries, still used, but fallen out of favour I'd say for sure. I had a search out of my own curiosity, and most pics of A3s don't have them, especially with infantry blokes - who are amongst the small portion of the forces using the L85 but also given some element of leeway in configuring it. In the pics where the grip-pods are mounted, I personally reckon it's mostly because the person was told they had to have it - which I'd say is most UK service people when using TES A2s.

 

Foregrips in general don't always get along with AKs, which is why there's a few funky ones from ruskie brands that stick out at weird angles, so that's a specific issue in the OP's case and it's exacerbated because foregrips with integrated bi-pods are always the longest/tallest of all types of foregrip.

 

While the real grip-pods (the GPS design that the US and UK have issued) are 'ok', they're still not the most durable thing which is unavoidable due to the design, so then when you make a replica with typical airsoft materials you usually end up with something very flimsy. I'd wager most people who've ever attached a bi-pod of any kind for a functional purpose vs emulating something real, have ended up taking it off again not long later, since they're usually in the worst place to add weight (near the muzzle) and are no assistance in terms of accuracy with guns that shoot minute-of-barn at their maximum effective range. They have niche uses of course, good if you're going to stay in a spot you can rest the gun for 20+ minutes and just cover one narrow alley, but not a ton else.