Excellent bipod but not for competion - Leapers UTG UTG Recon 360 TL Bipod

I bought this bipod for my Bergara B14r. It is a very well made product with no flex in the legs. The tilt and pan functions work great. For general use, this is a great budget bipod. The best I have under $100.

There are two negatives. The first is that the release levers on the legs at the pivot points and extension points are small and stiff to use. These would take far to long to manipulate in a timed competition event.

The second is how much force it took to pivot the legs from parallel to the barrel to the 45-degree or 90-degree configuration. The culprit was that the pivot screws were over tightened at the factory. The fix was to use a 3mm hex wrench to loosen the screw very slightly. It took a relatively high torque to break the screw loose so I recommend using a 3mm hex wrench that you don't mind if it bends. I just bought one for under $2 from my local hardware store and it worked fine. Once loosened, the screw setting is quite sensitive. It took a couple of tries to get it to the "Goldilocks" position so the legs were loose enough to adjust easily but not so loose that they flop down and produce play at the pivot point. A drop of oil on the pivot point helped some too.

I would buy this again because I do not shoot competitively. If you want a general use bipod, this is a strong option.