Patent ID: 8104213

Claim:
A method for adjusting the tilt, pan and cant of a firearm, comprising the method steps of: (a) providing a bipod mounting frame carrying first and second extendable legs, said bipod mounting frame being adapted for attachment to a mounting post affixed to said firearm; said bipod mounting frame including a tilt/pan control comprising first and second opposed clamping jaws movably opposed to clamp down on a ball connector hingedly connected to said first and second extendable legs; said tilt/pan control including a threaded shaft carrying a first control knob; said threaded shaft being configured to force said first and second opposed clamping jaws to loosen or tighten against and clamp down on said ball connector; said bipod mounting frame further including a cant control comprising a wedge shaped clamping member adapted to releaseably clamp against said mounting post and controlled using a second control knob; (b) grasping said firearm and placing said first and second bipod legs against a selected supporting surface; (c) aiming firearm to orient said bipod mount at a selected azimuth or panning direction; (d) aiming said firearm to orient said bipod mount at a selected tilt or direction relative to a horizontal line; and (e) clamping said first and second opposed clamping jaws down on said ball connector using said first control knob to releaseably lock in the selected tilt and pan orientation of said firearm.