I needed a picatinny rail bipod for airgun / rimfire use so I purchased some different models from ebay a while a go. My favorite is V9 Accutac clone as the legs lock in properly which the V8 clone doesn't do. For airgun use I often need a bipod where legs can lock in 45 degree position so my usual Harris was out of question and I had anyway modded it for Arca mount. The only problem with V9 is that it doesn't have the tilt adjustment handle which I've grown used to in my PRS rifle. There's no way I'm going to pay closer to 400 eur for Accutac bipod to get that lever functionality so I decided to see what can be done to the V9. After some disassembly and thinking I ordered a 60mm long M6 clamping handle from aliexpress for around 3 eur and went on improving the V9. I took away the internal bushing with threads and made a bushing for the bipod body (it looks like it would work without by just using M6 washer to block the hole in the bipod body). Some wavy spring washers and normal washer and bolt it together, total cost under 4 eur + bipod that was less that 30 eur. I'm now thinking if I should get another V9 and convert it to Arca mounting. As and afterthought it might have been easier to use a handle with M5 bolt as that would screw in to the original bushing, although that would make it harder to use those spring washers in between the body parts and may have needed a bushing at the other end of the body.
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