Gear Review: Tac Shield rail-mounted bipod for AR rifles

By Eve Flanigan

Legs folded up for offhand shooting and transport. (Photo: Eve Flanigan)
The AR platform carbine is a handy thing. Portable, customizable, and capable of delivering results in short to mid-length engagements.  Tac Shield makes mid- and even long-range accuracy easier to achieve with their rail-mounted bipod.
Tac Shield sent the shorter of their two models, the six-to-nine-inch leg model, for testing.  That was nearly a year ago, and I’ve had many chances to use the bipod on my AR15, the Cutlass by Battle Rifle Company.  Conveniently, it has Picatinny rail surrounding the barrel at the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock positions.
Detail showing rail attachment and notched legs. (Photo: Eve Flanigan)
Made of steel and finished in black, the bipod has notched, spring-loaded legs that offer six height choices.  A rotating lever on the left side loosens the mount for installation, removal, or adjustment up or down the rails.  A larger, similar lever on the operator-facing side can be loosened to allow the rifle to cant on the port/starboard axis if desired.  The same lever tightens to prohibit such rotation.
In other words, it’s as customizable as a bipod can be.  The spring-loaded legs are held firmly in line with the barrel until deployed.

Source: Guns.com