Atlas Info....

[HillBilly_Sniper]

Ive been doing some reach on upgrading my harris to an atlas. My question is ive noticed in alot of the pictures you guys have your atlas folded towards the muzzle of the rifle. Whats the advantage of this??

Thanks Hillbilly

 

[farmer]

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I dont run mine like that but it is probably to get it even lower if you are shooting downhill, easier to preload by digging it in the ground and lastly, it looks cooler that way.

my 2 cents anyway

 

[Kasey]

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Hillbilly,

Thanks for the interest in the Atlas, the Harris is a great bipod and if it is serving you well, there's no need to change what works.

The angled forward leg position was conceived to provide;

- Lower position for prone

- Greater range of height adjustment

- Provide better positioning when shooting high angle shots

As to why some people photograph their rifles with the legs at the 45 position, it is a novel feature that most people recognize and associate with the Atlas and would appear they like to show that feature.

For me, I'm humbled by it.

 

[--BLACKOUT--]

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I've been reading the threads about the Atlas and I'm on the fence about laying down the cash for one. To me, seems like angled back would serve a better purpose for getting lower but... what do I know? Does look cool slanted forward though.

 

[chainring]

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I use the angled leg periodically for shooting across a truck hood, where I need one leg shorter than the other. Other than that, the ground is mostly flat out here and getting lower isn't needful. As far as seeing it in pics, it's definitely the CDI factor at work much of the time! I do it.

 

[Triad]

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I think he was asking about the undeployed/stowed position.

 

[madd0c]

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I think he was also Steve. So, I will throw a guess into the ring.

I think that the reason most of us stow our Atlas legs forward is because that's how I have always done it with the Harris.

The Harris legs deploy toward the back and I "think" it is because the harris will flex under recoil when deployed that way and alows you to load the bipod. I am sure Kasey and others will chime in with more info, but I don't think it matters which way you stow the atlas legs.

madd0c

 

[Sportin Wood]

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I also have always stowed my legs, on both my Harris and Atlas bipods. They look weird facing backwards...

 

[Tom Sarver]

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If your low crawling then backwards is best...unless you want a bunch of grass and stick/twigs slowing you down. Some guys learned that at our sniper match. Also makes it nice to hang the rifle on a branch if you need to scale higher into a tree. Lots of uses for the legs back. Also, if you have an original like I do they wont fold under recoil. I have both models and use them for what they were designed for. I like the QUICK deployable legs while running to position with no fumbling or pushing buttons slowing me down. I use the V8 for my Hulk and .338 LM for this reason. Both are great bipods and for many reasons.
I hope to have one of the "new" ones I'm hearing about for my new Thunder Hulk project weighing at 26 lbs.

 

[Furtaker_.223]

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I really like my atlas. I just put out for one. And I think this is my favorite now. I still love my harris, and am going to buy the harris with the claw's, I would love to have another atlas as well.

 

[VKC]

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I stow my atlas with legs forward because in this position it does not get in the way of my off-hand shooting with grasping the foregrip. Otherwise in the deployed position, I sometimes angle my atlas legs forward to get into a lower position and to allow some counter-balance to loading my bipod.

 

[Ratbert]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vkc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I stow my atlas with legs forward because in this position it does not get in the way of my off-hand shooting with grasping the foregrip. Otherwise in the deployed position, I sometimes angle my atlas legs forward to get into a lower position and to allow some counter-balance to loading my bipod.</div></div>

Bingo.

 

[Kasey]

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Maybe you guys are correct in what leg position the OP is referencing.

But based on the reference the OP made to seeing "pictures", I based my conclusion on the pictures I've seen here.

If I'm wrong Triad can buy us all dinner at SHOT, if I'm right he can buy us all dinner at SHOT....

 

[HillBilly_Sniper]

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Let me try and make things a little easier I'm not referring to the bipod being folded completely to the barrel like all other bipods but I am referring to the atlas being folded at a 45 degree angle forward or backwards while shooting or setting on the bench in all the pictures

 

[Firemarshall27]

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I shoot at the 45° angle simply because it gets me lower/flatter. I've never tried shooting backwards at 45° but I would guess it wouldn't be as stable as forward. The 45° position was my main reason why I switched from Harris to Atlas it just feels more comfortable being lower like that. That was my main complaint with the Harris its a good bipod just sits to high for me personally.

 

[farmer]

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It also gets your gun level for pictures without a rear bag

 

[Firemarshall27]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: farmer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It also gets your gun level for pictures without a rear bag

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Hey and thats whats really important!!

 

[HillBilly_Sniper]

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Thanks for all the input guys!

 

[Swift]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: firemarshall27</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: farmer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It also gets your gun level for pictures without a rear bag

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Hey and thats whats really important!!

</div></div>

Clearly haha