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So I've searched for quite a while however I can't come up with any suggestions. My previous stable sticks held my rifle considerably better than the viperflex's do. I find the front of the viper flex allow the rifle to 'roll' and subsequently, they aren't as stable. Is anyone aware of a v section that can take place of the large rest? Or are there any suggestions on how to modify my existing ones?

This issue is considerably more noticeable with my 243 than my 6.5, presumably due to the forend of the 243 being rounder than the relatively flat forend on the 6.5.

Suggestions?
 
Corinium Rifle Range were doing a tighter drop-in replacement for the rear fork on the Vipers. I bought one for my spare set and they seem to hold the rifle much better and may prevent the roll you are experiencing. I’ll try to find the link but you could contact Paul/Sally-Ann @HME to see if they are still doing them.

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hendrix's rifle said:
So I've searched for quite a while however I can't come up with any suggestions. My previous stable sticks held my rifle considerably better than the viperflex's do. I find the front of the viper flex allow the rifle to 'roll' and subsequently, they aren't as stable. Is anyone aware of a v section that can take place of the large rest? Or are there any suggestions on how to modify my existing ones?

This issue is considerably more noticeable with my 243 than my 6.5, presumably due to the forend of the 243 being rounder than the relatively flat forend on the 6.5.

Suggestions?
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Surely if you replace the flat front of the vipers with a V, then you take away one of the most important parts of it, and you now can't "track" the animal?
 
Take both ends off and swap them around. Now you have a V at the front, to hold the rifle more securely, and the flat area to the rear to allow you adjust the horizontal without moving the sticks.

I did it with mine, and I haven’t looked back.
 
homer said:
Surely if you replace the flat front of the vipers with a V, then you take away one of the most important parts of it, and you now can't "track" the animal?
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I don't have an issue with that, I'd rather take an extra second to line up and ensure the rifle isn't rolling around on the flat. It's not just keeping it straight for the shot, it's then the recoil and follow through and spotting the impact. If the rifle isn't balanced cock on, it moves it off. Makes spotting impacts difficult
 
Utectok said:
So I just can’t understand why it’s so difficult to hold a rifle vertical I’ve never had any difficulty at all?
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I wouldn't say it's difficult to hold it straight but there's no reason for me not to have it held straight by a mechanical lock. If you get it right, it's like shooting off a bipod. It's definitely more of an issue with my 243 due to the rounded forend than the PRC with it's flat forend. Even more a pain if the animal is a ways out and I can't use a bipod for whatever reason. As above, it's also the rest of the shot that it caused issues with.
 
3OH8 said:
Take both ends off and swap them around. Now you have a V at the front, to hold the rifle more securely, and the flat area to the rear to allow you adjust the horizontal without moving the sticks.

I did it with mine, and I haven’t looked back.
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I have seen them used in reverse, with the stock on the flat surface, possibly an option. Although find them perfectly suitable as they were intended.
 
I bought the Viperfix mentioned above and am thinking about using the original rear rest on the front to replace the flatter cradle. I also have some slim, rounded fore ends on a few of my rifles. Will have to check and see if all of the rifles fit before changing.
 
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For Sale: Thread 'Viper-Flex Rear Yoke Upgrade......................'

Following on from a previous post, where I showed the first version of the improved rear yoke for the Viper-Flex, I now have yokes for both the early, and later "geared" versions.

Really easy to fit, just two screws, and swap the yokes over.

1) EARLY VERSION: NO LUG on the yoke body, it comes fitted to one of the rear legs from the factory. Is reversable, for right, or left handed.

Viperflex Mod.webpViperFlex 2.webp


2) Later "GEARED" version, with the LUG attached to the yoke. Needs to be ordered for right, or left handed.
ViperFlex GEARED A.webpViperFlex GEARED B.webpViperFlex GEARED C.webp

Either one £27.00 posted RM...
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Wrap electrical tape around each side of the rear v ... keep going until your butt stock is a tigjtish fit, then the rifle won't have as much roll.
 
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