Precision Rifle Gear Accutac WB-4 vs Atlas bt10 for prone shooting

[sheepdog697]

Europtic has a really nice sale on accutac bipods.

I currently have an atlas and a harris. I'm wondering if its worth it to grab the WB-4 with the much wider and lower stance for strictly prone shooting.

Id say 80% of my long-distance shooting is prone and I'm wondering if you all think I would see a noticeable increase in stability with the wb-4 vs the atlas in this specific scenario.

Thanks!

 

[sheepdog697]

I guess i should add this will mostly be going on a .308 sp10 and a 6.5tikka in a krg whiskey 3.

 

[Nik H]

I've heard great things about it, but I've never tried it.

Let us know how it is if you go through with it.

 

[stanley_white]

I have owned Harris and Accutac.

I chose Accutac based on the YouTube review of @The4GunGuy.

To be able to use the Accutac Sled Feet, I just switched from the SR5 to the WB5.

For me, not only is the WB5 sturdier, especially with the Sled Feet, but it seems to fit a great middle ground height-wise being nearly as tall as my SR5 fully extended but also nearly as short as my BR4 fully collapsed.

If I could only have one bipod forever, it would be the WB5 with Sled Feet.

I hope that helps.

-Stan

 

[sheepdog697]

I have owned Harris and Accutac.

I chose Accutac based on the YouTube review of @The4GunGuy.

To be able to use the Accutac Sled Feet, I just switched from the SR5 to the WB5.

For me, not only is the WB5 sturdier, especially with the Sled Feet, but it seems to fit a great middle ground height-wise being nearly as tall as my SR5 fully extended but also nearly as short as my BR4 fully collapsed.

If I could only have one bipod forever, it would be the WB5 with Sled Feet.

I hope that helps.

-Stan

ill check it out. just subscribed to his channel too. Im assuming the video youre talking about is the one where he compares accutac, mdt, and atlas?

 

[stanley_white]

ill check it out. just subscribed to his channel too. Im assuming the video youre talking about is the one where he compares accutac, mdt, and atlas?

Yes.

-Stan

 

[sheepdog697]

Snagged the wb-4 appreciate the responses. Ill update once I get it.

 

[TheOE800]

If I didn’t have a SCAL I’d have a WB-5. Maybe I’ll sell the SCAL anyway, but Accutac’s clamp system/ecosystem peeves me.

 

[Basic user]

I've had or have pretty much every bipod except the 5000 dollar sky/skcye/cyscke/ckyscke pod, and in my opinion there's no comparison; the accutacs are just a super solid pod in every respect. Both the legs and cant lock up super tight, but are very quick and easy to adjust. I love my atlas but it just doesnt lock up like an accutac. Except for the old rifles or clones where they're wearing the old harrises, I'm currently fitting an accutac to everything I own now. One thing I did to make them a little faster is to relieve some of the leg spring tension by backing the set screw out a tad and re-threadlocking them so it's easy to pull the legs out. They still lock up just as solid too.

 

[sheepdog697]

I've had or have pretty much every bipod except the 5000 dollar sky/skcye/cyscke/ckyscke pod, and in my opinion there's no comparison; the accutacs are just a super solid pod in every respect. Both the legs and cant lock up super tight, but are very quick and easy to adjust. I love my atlas but it just doesnt lock up like an accutac. Except for the old rifles or clones where they're wearing the old harrises, I'm currently fitting an accutac to everything I own now. One thing I did to make them a little faster is to relieve some of the leg spring tension by backing the set screw out a tad and re-threadlocking them so it's easy to pull the legs out. They still lock up just as solid too.

It was hard to choose between all the models for me. If you could only pick one of the accutacs as an all-around bipod which is your favorite?

 

[Basic user]

What are you shooting?
I ask because, for ME, it depends on how heavy the gun is and how hard it kicks. There's a reason long range guns use those super wide stanced bipods; it's because it keeps it settled during recoil so the gun doesn't jump all over the place during firing. For most smaller pods, the width or stance is 6.5" wide, like my harrises. For my br4 accutac, it's a full three inches wider than that at 9.5". Though remember, something no one ever told me, or anyone else for that matter is that the stance means NOTHING whatsoever, if the cant doesnt lock up tight.
If theres a little kick to the gun, and it doesnt lock up tight, you're going to see the guns becoming more unlevel with each shot, forcing you to level it back up again, every time. Also, it adds a bit of uncontrolled variance in between each shot that an absolute solid pod will not.
My small harrises are fine on my AR's, but will jump WILDY with my mauser or my pencil barrel .270 with full bore loads. It jumps both off the table and cocks the shit out of the cant every time on the little harris. With my br4 accutac, it doesnt move whatsoever. BUT, that's partially due to when I torque that lever down on the cant, she stays put every time, for the entire range session. Even on my mauser, which kicks HARD. And I dont go to the range for an hour; I'm usually there four hours minimum every time. It's a TOTALLY different shooting rifle because of that.

I guess to answer your question, for ME, I like the compactness (both the length and width when stowed) of the BR-4 G2. It's not gigantic on the gun when folded (though definitely bigger than my atlas, and a tad smaller than my warne and about the same as my parker hale) heavy, (i love weight) and easy to adjust and is the cockiest, overbuilt pod I've ever messed with besides the bipod on my M60. I'm so impressed with it Im buying three more for the rest of the fleet.

 

[ruger35]

I will echo some of the comments already made, there are no bipods that I have tried that has the lockup of an AccuTac. I just used the WB-4 for the NF ELR challenge and it worked well. I also have the BR-4 that I love. The only reason I got a double pull lightweight Ckyepod was for NRL Hunter, but I’m still thinking of using the AccuTac.

I’ve kept one Atlas, sold my TBAC and extra Atlas, even got my diehard Atlas buddy to swap to AccuTac. On heavier guns the can’t lockout is a must for me.

 

[Varminterror]

What can be done is a wider discussion than what is best. We can shoot prone from any bipod which is sufficiently strong to support the rifle - BUT - when we look at evidence to promote which bipods are defensibly better than others, the Accu-tac runs away from the Atlas. The WB-4, WB-5, and HD-50 are the most common bipod used in ELR competition (partially due to King rules prohibiting non-folding skipods, which are also demonstrably more stable than the folders), while the Atlas just doesn't have any play in that game. Why? Because it doesn't play.

Ski feet on an Accutac is ridiculously stable, and for a folding bipod, the Accutac is the game.

 

[longknives]

Thank you sheepdog697 for the Europtic heads up! I just placed my order for a WB-5.

 

[sheepdog697]

Thank you sheepdog697 for the Europtic heads up! I just placed my order for a WB-5.

No problem! It was a killer deal

 

[AMG04]

The WB-5 is the only bipod I have left... and it's not going anywhere.

 

[ToddM]

I've ran the WB, SR, FC, and LP-50 bipods from Accutac along with elite iron and SuperCal and some of the smaller Atlas bipods and of course Harris way back when. Something like the WB4/5 is going to be noticeable more stable than the BT10. It should be it's a much larger bipod that drops the rifle much farther into the "triangle".

I really think the WB-5 is about perfect it's very comparable to the SuperCal size wise and where the gun sits in the "triangle". The LP-50 is my fav though but it's a huge beast. I've also just started to experiment with the ski feet and so far really liking them. The FC is nice too, but I don't have any use for a panning bipod, it does lock up super solid though.

That said I do wish Accutac would either make a clamp that does picatinny and Arca, or adjust the design of the WB/LP to take a clamp from Area 419/RRS. They have just started to make a 17s adapter to take other clamps, but the problem with using those on the WB/LP bipods is the lever hits the leg/bridge so it can't fully open (Accutac levers only need 90 degrees to fully open but RRS/419 etc. need 180 degrees) on their other bipods where the level sits higher than the legs/bridge it's fine. You can modify an Area 419 Spigot Extension that spaces the clamp about 2" rearward to work with the Accutac 17s adapter and RRS/419 clamp but it's kind of a cludgy setup.

That's one area the SuperCal has an advantage, it's easy to put a RRS/419 clamp on them. The only other one I'd says is that the SuperCal has more height adjustment in that you get more leg extension. I shoot both of them about the same, but for some reason prefer the WB/LP. Honestly I'd say the WB5 and SuperCal are two of the best options out there if you are not trying to do something like PRS comps where more adjustability is an advantage.