You will get no love on this site unless you say Atlas is the greatest.
Look man, I know you've been on here for almost 3 months, but I think your assessment could not be further from the truth. Most PR folks I know have gone away from Atlas, and are running Ckye's, Warne's, Accu-Tac's, and a few others. I have an Atlas. I have a Harris. They work for me. I will purchase a Ckye because I like the adjustment range.
You have many, many people on this site who don't blink at spending 8k+ on their systems. Do you really think they're going to blink at spending 600.00 on the item that might be the primary implement used to suspend their system in-place, when it is not cased?
When we speak of precision shooting, companies such as UTG, Leapers, Blackhawk, etc...are just not in that same realm. Do they work? Of course. I'm sure some of them work great. The fact that they are made in China does not exude a bunch of confidence. When optics are purchased, there is always a recalcitrance that comes with those that are manufactured in China (there are some exceptions, obviously). I believe this is the same pause given by many PR shooters.
If you're just starting out, or you don't have a large budget, grab one. Run the fucking thing until the legs fall off...if they fall off
and then recognize you saved yourself a chunk of change by using that tool to it's limits.