Accu-Shot Bipod
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Waiting for when the new generation comes out.
They seem to labeled as about the best, from what I have read......
They seem to labeled as about the best, from what I have read......
They are very nice and solid!!! The only drawback for me is, that they do not deploy as fast as a Harris?
They're nice but the little rubber o-ring and the tiny ball bearings inside the couplers are a weak point and don't like to get the least bit dusty. It's a solid unit outside of that, at least in my experience, but I won't be buying another anytime soon.
The o-rings never give me any troubles, although I wish they were a big larger (to make the legs less likely to spin). I'm assuming you're referring to the bearings in the leg extension unlock thingy? I've shot both of mine in very dusty environments and had no issues. Here's a picture of one time I was out a couple years ago. This is after a quick wipe-down. 25-30 mph winds kicking up fine West Desert sand. Still works nice and smooth. I suppose I could see it getting clogged if you somehow got sand in there, but I've never had problems with mine in dusty environments.
To the OP, for a rifle that I am planning to use on a dedicated precision rifle, I wouldn't consider any other bipod. I love the Harris's, but the only real advantage they have is speed of deployment (which, admittedly, can be very useful in some situations). A quick search for Atlas bipods will reveal a similar opinion from many shooters here.
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It's very likely that mine could have been an outlier but I went through several of the o-rings. And the ball bearings would jam up with dust and such and wouldn't allow the coupler to disengage and then re-engage properly. Outside of that, it was great. I now use the VLTOR modpod on my AR. It's plastic, but it doesn't have finicky parts to deal with. I like to keep my mechanical parts simple to operate. And the fewer small, internal parts, the better.The o-rings never give me any troubles, although I wish they were a big larger (to make the legs less likely to spin). I'm assuming you're referring to the bearings in the leg extension unlock thingy? I've shot both of mine in very dusty environments and had no issues. Here's a picture of one time I was out a couple years ago. This is after a quick wipe-down. 25-30 mph winds kicking up fine West Desert sand. Still works nice and smooth. I suppose I could see it getting clogged if you somehow got sand in there, but I've never had problems with mine in dusty environments.
To the OP, for a rifle that I am planning to use on a dedicated precision rifle, I wouldn't consider any other bipod. I love the Harris's, but the only real advantage they have is speed of deployment (which, admittedly, can be very useful in some situations). A quick search for Atlas bipods will reveal a similar opinion from many shooters here.
I hesitated at buying one. I thought how could a $280 Atlas be THAT much better than a $70 Harris. With my recent GAP10, i figured why cut any corners, and bought one, had it cerakoted to boot. Well, yeah - the thing is a tank! It's smooth, robust, the panning feature is nice. I like the various angle in which the legs can be deployed, the means of adjusting leg length, the compact construction for having a nut to tighten/loosen the pivot feature. I also splurged on a monopod for the stock and it really makes a nice handle to "steer" the rifle. I see what others mean about "fast to deploy", but I'm not on some super secret squirrel mission with mine, so I don't mind, and honestly - it's *NOT* that slow.
Is it 4x the bipod as Harris? maaaaaaaybe not. Is it a great product? I would most definitely say yes.
-G45
Is it 4x the bipod as Harris? maaaaaaaybe not. Is it a great product? I would most definitely say yes.
-G45
I love mine. I use it on my LWRC REPR, I dont have a ton of time on it in the field but so far I like it. I do agree that it isnt the quickest bi pod to deploy.
I sell these coated - so I am biased 
. I like that there are not a lot of external edges to catch on things like the Harris springs do. The Harris is a solid bipod, but I believe its design is fairly old. The Atlas was designed to do things better and I believe with Tactical shooters in mind, and that design work shows. B&T are also continuing to improve on the design - hence the new PSR, and 5H (heavy).
I just opened a group buy on the PSR coated in Teflon-S which improves the looks and function of the Atlas PSR bipod.
http://www.snipershide.com/shooting...p-buys/243220-psr-atlas-coated-group-buy.html
. I like that there are not a lot of external edges to catch on things like the Harris springs do. The Harris is a solid bipod, but I believe its design is fairly old. The Atlas was designed to do things better and I believe with Tactical shooters in mind, and that design work shows. B&T are also continuing to improve on the design - hence the new PSR, and 5H (heavy).I just opened a group buy on the PSR coated in Teflon-S which improves the looks and function of the Atlas PSR bipod.
http://www.snipershide.com/shooting...p-buys/243220-psr-atlas-coated-group-buy.html
