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Before commencing this Leapers UTG Goliath bipod review, it’s worth mentioning that this is the latest and greatest model in the company’s bipod range. It was launched at the 2025 SHOT Show.
Leapers UTG Bipod Range
As more and more airgunners shoot their powerful PCPs at long ranges, the greater is the demand for high quality bipods. Leapers has long experience in designing and manufacturing bipods at various different price ranges. The Goliath is their answer to this on-going demand.
Below we see a selection (by no means all) of the company’s bipod designs.
1 – UTG Goliath 6 – 8 Inch center height
2 – UTG Goliath 8-12 Inch center height
3 – UTG Overbore bipod
4 – UTG Rubber Armored bipod
5 – UTG Pro TBNR bipod
You can see more details of the Overbore bipod and the TBNR model by following these links to previous Hard Air Magazine articles. However – at a Street Price of $329.99 – the Goliath pushes Leapers into a higher price range where there is some fierce competition from established, up-market vendors.
How does it fare? We’ll find out…
UTG Goliath Details
The aim of this UTG Goliath bipod review is to take a close look at the details of these bipods and discuss how they actually operates in practical use.
In fact – as we saw above – there’s two Goliath models. They are differentiated only by center height and weight. The low model weighs 24.5 Oz, the tall one 27.0 Oz. The price is the same for both.
In our heading photograph above, we see the high (8 – 12 Inch center height) Goliath with legs at full extension and 45 degree angle supporting a KalibrGun Snipe 2, Sightron SIII 10-50 x 60 Field Target scope and UTG Pro rings. Total weight 13 Lbs 10 Oz.
No leg flex and no problem. That’s impressive!
Starting at the top, the pivot points for the two legs are located below the level of the Picatinny mount. The legs themselves are mounted at a 60 degree angle.
If we were to project the angle of the legs to reach an imaginary point above the bipod, that would be about 5.5 Inches above the actual pivot points. That “dropped” design -rather than having the Picatinny mount at the top of the legs, as for example the Rubber Armored bipod shown above – provides substantially greater stability in use.
The pivot points themselves are actually about 4.5 Inches apart. (Note, all measurements are approximate).
Anodized 6061-T6 Aluminum forms the primary material used in construction. This provides strength and durability, combined with relatively light weight. The Goliath’s weight is about par for the course for high-end bipods.
Quick detach connection to the gun is provided by a Picatinny interface. This has two slots and three square-edged recoil lugs to ensure really solid mounting. There are few other bipods with so many lugs…
The Picatinny interface itself is opened and closed by means of the Quick Release lever, as we see below. There’s a catch built-in to the QR lever to prevent unintentional opening once the bipod is installed. Good!
I found the latch a little fiddly to use at first, but soon got used to it and had no further problems.
“First time” setting of the Picatinny interface tension is easily and definitively set by using the supplied Allen wrench in the spring-loaded adjustment gear. This allows for the correct fit to Picatinny rails that may not correspond exactly to the official specs.
It’s a refinement that I’ve not seen implemented on other manufacturers’ bipods – even at the high end.
Once this is done, the bipod can be mounted and dismounted rapidly just by using the Quick Release lever shown above.
A major feature of the Goliath is the inclusion of both pan and tilt capability. This combination is normally found only on bipods with a rather higher price.
There’s a maximum of 28 degrees of pan left-to-right, as is shown below. This eliminates the need to move the whole bipod to make small horizontal corrections. The lever below rotates to allow movement, or lock the selected pan position.
The tilt – or cant – capability allows the gun to be set at up to a 40 degree tilt, again without having the move the bipod legs. There’s a separate locking lever to allow movement or set the chosen angle.
Both pan and tilt functions worked smoothly, without being too loose.
In this UTG Goliath bipod review, we found that both pan and tilt locking levers are easily accessed from the shooting position, as can be seen from the photograph below. They can be set to “unlocked”, “locked”, or to provide increased levels of drag on movement, as required.
The legs themselves can be set in any of three positions. There’s straight down, 45 degree angle and folded back horizontally. Selection is made and locked using the large push-in button shown in the photograph below.
True, there are other bipods offering more leg positions. However, the ones I found were (considerably) more expensive. My guess is that most shooters will be satisfied by the Goliath’s choice of leg positions.
This leg positioning system includes four robust steel locking pins. This is unusual – most other bipods have just one locking pin.
In fact, this leg positioning/locking system is very similar to that used by the UTG Overbore bipod. Like the Overbore model, Goliath bipods are rated by Leapers to withstand recoil from .50 caliber BMG firearms. So PCP weight and recoil is not going to be a problem!
The photograph below shows appropriate views of the Overbore bipod (left) and Goliath (right). The locking pins are arrowed. As you can see, they’re very similar. If it ain’t broke…
Moving downwards, the legs are – of course – extendable. There’s a spring catch and locking knob to control that.
The short model has 7 detent positions for the extending legs. The long model has 14. Either way, there’s plenty of choice of leg length available. The locking knob system was simple and worked faultlessly.
As we can see, the leg length extends by up to approximately 5 Inches in the tall model.
At the foot of the leg extensions there are oversize rubber feet. These large feet hold the bipod in place well when shooting from a bench. They’re nice and “grippy”, as you can see.
Should you require it, these feet can simply be removed from the Goliath’s legs. They can then be replaced with alternative aftermarket industry-standard spikes or other feet of your choice.
When not in use, the Goliath bipod can be set with the legs horizontal and forward.
This is fine, however it reveals one of the very few weaknesses of this product As you can see, the pan and tilt locking levers project prominently and could easily be caught in clothing or undergrowth.
However I’m not sure that I can see a good alternative to this design. Hey, nothing’s perfect (including me, particularly if you talk to my wife!).
But the snagging can be reduced or eliminated, as we show in this follow-up story.
Below we see the low Goliath with legs at full extension and 90 degree (straight down) angle…
The packaging is both stylish and protective.
Leapers UTG Goliath Bipod Review Summary
True, for many people $330 may seem like a lot of money to pay for a bipod. And it is – at least until you need positive, reliable support for shooting accurately at long ranges: benchrest competition, for example.
Clearly the Goliath offers the features, robustness and manufacturing quality to compete strongly with other up-market bipods. Once you add price into the mix, making a value-based buying decision, it’s clear that Leapers traditional benefits of high quality at an attractive price give the Goliath a major advantage in this market segment.
If we made HAM Gold Awards for accessories, the Goliath would definitely receive one!
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