does anybody have any recommendations on a bipod grip? A quick search shows a Mako T-Pod; Grip-Pod; Versa-Pod; and several cheapies. Any advice or recommendations? Thank you!

Get a "honest to GOD" grip pod and never look back.. JMO.. Ron

Agreed....Get a REAL Grip Pod.

I use a Grip-Pod on my Colt 6450 and it's great. Makes it a lot easier to sit around the house and works great as a bipod at the range. The 6450 is my coyote gun and I like to have it handy when I'm home.. Ron

Looks like the Cat likes it handy also....
On the prowl for those damn dogs?

hahahahahaha... That's Freddie on Coyote watch.. Cheers.. Ron

I'm going to pick up the true Grip Pod gpsle or gps02. LE has polymer legs and states in description it's for light guns. The 02 military model has steel legs at about $60 more. Anyone have either of these models with reviews? I more want to know if the LE model will be fine on the 223&22

If you're really careful, you can easily get one either off eBay or a few other online sources that has the metal legs for considerably less than a new one. I believe they were issued to soldiers in recent years and many were brought back in surplus, hardly used. I had one with metal inserts in the legs, and like the others have said,it was well made. I'd definitely recommend it, but not for the $100+ that the new ones sell for.

Ok. I tried searching, but guess I'm not looking in the right places. How do you tell the genuine ones from the knock-offs?

There is no "absolute" way to be certain. For me, I looked for metal inserts in the legs, and decided not to buy the cheapest one there. I have little to no doubt that the one I had was authentic. When I sold it, I took pics with magnets stuck to the legs to show that there was metal in there. If you buy one for $20, you're probably getting a foreign knockoff. If you're getting it for $40 - $50, you're (hopefully) getting one that's real. Look at the feedback of the seller for others who may have already received theirs. In the end, having a stable bipod is surely important, but you're not firing a shotgun. There is a point of overkill when dealing with a .22 caliber lightweight rifle.

thanks for the advice, everybody. i ended up ordering a REAL grip-pod for $99 on amazon. beware though - there is one for $99 that is real and one for $99 that is a chinese copy - you can tell which is which by the product reviews.

Obviously late to this party but a bit of usefull info...
I've found the wingnut on the cheap-o ones strip out easliy.
The shank of the bolt is also smaller than the real version causing more issues for heavier use.
Hope this helps...

First post...anyway I used a cheap grip pod, I think airsoft brand for 2 years in Afghan and it worked awesome. Being a dog handler it was a must for one handed shooting.

I was surprised to meet the owner/inventor of the GripPod at my local FOP range. He was shooting on the bench next to mine and offered to let me try out some of his guns. Really nice guy.

I already had one prior to meeting him though. It's a high quality piece if you get the authentic one.

So I'm looking at buying a Grip-Pod from Primary Arms and they have two options

https://www.primaryarms.com/Grip_Pod...02_p/gps02.htm
Military Style

https://www.primaryarms.com/GripPod_...LE_p/gpsle.htm
Law Enforcement Style


Can anyone tell the difference between these two? I dont want to buy a cheap plastic one and have it break on me

looks like the military has steel legs and the le is all polymer, just my guess.

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Thats what i was thinking too but I figured it would say that

Edit: Yes that is the difference, it says it under the part title. Definitely going to get the steel version and spend the extra money