The grasses have been really high the past two coues wt seasons. First year we struggled with bipods lying prone. ( due to getting older I struggled with difficulty moving my neck for that position. ) The joke was one of your friends was along to lie down on the grass in front of your rifle so you could see to make the shot.
This summer I began trying sitting shots. The first approach worked quite well. I used the 25S Harris bipod with legs fully extended. I placed a Slick tripod with a small ball head under the rear of the rifle. I used the flat part of the arca base as the platform tilted to match the angle of the stock. To protect the stock and add some friction, used anti slip tape that has abrasive in it.
This allowed me to shoot my muzzleloader out to 400 yds to hit a 10" gong. I later used it effectively on a coues wt buck at 200 yds.
It IS crude but it worked. The beauty of this system is I could glass with the tripod the detach the binoculars with its arca base and move it under the rifle.
My friend used a tripod with a larger ball head with an Outdoorsman's panning head with an arca top. He would use the setup for glassing then attach the Outdoorsman's folding rifle saddle. He made a 417 yd shot on a cow elk with his muzzleloader and just the saddle.
https://outdoorsmans.com/collections/tripod-accessories/products/outdoorsmans-rifle-rest
I am trying other setups. One ditches the bipod. Will use my glassing tripod setup with a single V attached to an arca base for the ballhead and the bog bipod in rear. It is an older discontinued model. It is lightweight, has telescopic legs which are hinged at the top so you can widen or narrow the bipod's stance. It can quickly be adjusted wide or narrow to get the rifle lined up. Very stable. The bog switcheroo bipod is similar.
https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/bog-adrenaline-switcheroo-bipod
I can machine things to I am making a twin V top for the tripod which will use an arca base to attach to the ballhead. I have a discontinued bog pod with many telescopic pieces and several clamps. I opened up the diameter of one clamp and took the shorter bog pod leg with a swivel at the bottom and am in the process of making a rear support leg that clamps to the front tripod leg. Sorry no pics yet.
I intend to try all of these setups. Some of these setups will also work standing.
FYI I used that discontinued bog bipod to make a very fast shot on my cow elk with the muzzleloader at 217 yards. No time for any type of setup, just quickly put rifle on the bipod and shoot!
I think the best thing a shooter can do is try a variety of setups to see what works best. Also practice as much as you can.
