How to Use bipod in a Sentence

bipod

noun
  • Outside, two machine guns were propped, on bipods, in front of small holes in a waist-high wall.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
  • Gualtieri said Tuesday that Cruz had brought a bipod with him.
    David Smiley, miamiherald, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Video shot outside the broken door of the room show an assault-style rifle with a scope on a bipod.
    Bloomberg.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • The footage shows one of the guns in shooter Stephen Paddock's cache propped up on a bipod and resting on the floor next to a yellow sign with the number 19.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The adjustable stock has dual swivel studs on the fore-end for a bipod and sling, and it is also equipped with a number of QD cups.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Start by shooting the dots in the first row from a prone position using a bipod or other rest.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2020
  • It is fitted with a scope to aid long-distance shooting and a bipod for steadying the shooter's aim.
    latimes.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The javelin bipod is relatively new, but has taken the hunting crowd by storm.
    Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Update: This post has been corrected to reflect that the gun was fitted with a bipod, not a tripod.
    latimes.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The images seem to show part of his weapons cache, including two assault-style rifles — one with a bipod attached.
    Jen Kirby, Daily Intelligencer, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The grip is vertical, and the broad fore-end is shaped to snugly accommodate a Harris bipod.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Stephen Paddock, the suspect in the shooting, is said to have mounted his numerous rifles with a collection of scopes, bipods and bump stocks.
    Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Locked in place, these adapters create a solid connection between the rifle and the tripod or bipod.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Security alerted police and found six handguns and the rifle that had a scope, bump stock and bipod, the report said.
    Fox News, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The West is filled with boulders, conveniently placed for riflemen, to spare them from lugging a bipod around.
    David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Siatta pressed himself chest down behind a mound of dirt, extended the bipods on his rifle, looked over the top and fired about 10 shots, roughly toward where the gunfire was coming from.
    C. J. Chivers, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2016
  • The bipod legs at the front of the weapon would have been used to steady the rifle on a hard surfaces, such as a table, a move that could have provided distance from the window that would help conceal smoke and gunfire flashes.
    Author: Devlin Barrett, Alex Horton, Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Some guns have lights, lasers, rifle scopes, bipods, and other accessories to identify a target or aid in marksmanship.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Integral sling attachment points as well as a concealed pre-drilled and tapped swivel stud attachment point for a bipod.
    Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The rifle features a nice spider grey Monte Carlo stock with aluminum pillar bedding and a flat-bottom benchrest-type forend with dual swivel studs: one for your carrying sling and another to attach your bipod to.
    Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Typically, such a rifle would be equipped with a long range telescopic sight bipod, and ideally have some work done by military armorers to increase accuracy.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Also important are accessory-mounting options for bipods and other gadgetry.
    Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2020

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