bipods

[hollohas]

I'm a little late to this party and will rain on this Atlas parade.

I have one, and am not happy with it. First of all, the legs spin with the standard feet. When you load it, the two legs roll forward. This happens on dirt and on the bench. I have to dig a quick little trench with my knife in the dirt to keep them set. Can't do that from the bench though.

Second, one of the legs on mine is jacked. It slips past the detent and folds one notch back every now and again. That's no good.

These two things make it worthless to me.

I took a 4 day precision class last year. By the 2nd day, I ditched my brand new Atlas and used an instructor's QD Harris for the remainder of the class. Much more stable. And the 3 USMC and 1 Army sniper who were the instructors all swore by the Harris, for what it's worth.

[bobbyfairbanks]

I'm a little late to this party and will rain on this Atlas parade.

I have one, and am not happy with it. First of all, the legs spin with the standard feet. When you load it, the two legs roll forward. This happens on dirt and on the bench. I have to dig a quick little trench with my knife in the dirt to keep them set. Can't do that from the bench though.

Second, one of the legs on mine is jacked. It slips past the detent and folds one notch back every now and again. That's no good.

These two things make it worthless to me.

I took a 4 day precision class last year. By the 2nd day, I ditched my brand new Atlas and used an instructor's QD Harris for the remainder of the class. Much more stable. And the 3 USMC and 1 Army sniper who were the instructors all swore by the Harris, for what it's worth.

Harris are great for certain uses but don't compete with atlas sounds like you either broke your bipod or got a defective one. A lot of former mil guys swear by something because they used it in the mil. That doesn't make it great.

[XC700116]

I'm a little late to this party and will rain on this Atlas parade.

I have one, and am not happy with it. First of all, the legs spin with the standard feet. When you load it, the two legs roll forward. This happens on dirt and on the bench. I have to dig a quick little trench with my knife in the dirt to keep them set. Can't do that from the bench though.

Second, one of the legs on mine is jacked. It slips past the detent and folds one notch back every now and again. That's no good.

These two things make it worthless to me.

I took a 4 day precision class last year. By the 2nd day, I ditched my brand new Atlas and used an instructor's QD Harris for the remainder of the class. Much more stable. And the 3 USMC and 1 Army sniper who were the instructors all swore by the Harris, for what it's worth.

So I'm not posting this to piss in you're wheaties, just trying to help a guy out a bit.

On the rotating legs thing. There's 2 options here for the new purchase, and one for those that already own one. New- The PSR version has legs that don't rotate. For those that already own the older version a set of spiked feet like the Hawk Hill ones will fix this. Granted you aren't going to be able to load into it real hard on concrete or a steel bench, but you shouldn't be loading it that hard anyway.

For the issue with the detent on yours specifically, Call B&T Industries, they'll fix it. They've been nothing but helpful to anyone I know that's had to have one fixed for whatever reason. At least then if you're still unhappy with it, you can sell it and not take a nasty hit on it.

[CS1983]

I'll take the GG&G over Harris for two reasons:

1) GGG doesn't try to cut off fingers like the spring loaded Harris.
2) The feet on the GGG seem to dig in better

I prefer Atlas.

I'd write them and send pics, explain the leg behavior and see if they ID it as defective and replace it.

[hollohas]

Harris are great for certain uses but don't compete with atlas sounds like you either broke your bipod or got a defective one. A lot of former mil guys swear by something because they used it in the mil. That doesn't make it great.

I most certainly didn't break it. (Even if I did, breaking it after only 700 or so rounds from prone and the bench wouldn't speak highly of it either)

The spinning legs are a design flaw, not damage.

The lame leg isn't damage either, but I'm not willing to call that a design flaw. Could be mine was out of spec for some reason.

In addition to my personal use, I just thought I'd share the opinion that some rather experienced individuals offered to me. 2nd hand opinions are worth what you paid for them. (I actually did pay for it, so it's worth more to me than it is to you. ).

[Delfuego]

Sell me your atlas for cheap or I'll trade you a Harris.

[hollohas]

So I'm not posting this to piss in you're wheaties, just trying to help a guy out a bit.

On the rotating legs thing. There's 2 options here for the new purchase, and one for those that already own one. New- The PSR version has legs that don't rotate. For those that already own the older version a set of spiked feet like the Hawk Hill ones will fix this. Granted you aren't going to be able to load into it real hard on concrete or a steel bench, but you shouldn't be loading it that hard anyway.

For the issue with the detent on yours specifically, Call B&T Industries, they'll fix it. They've been nothing but helpful to anyone I know that's had to have one fixed for whatever reason. At least then if you're still unhappy with it, you can sell it and not take a nasty hit on it.

Appreciate the advice. I'll definitely see if they'll fix the detent issue.

[hollohas]

Seems like I caused a few blood pressure med bottles to get a bit lighter. You guys love your Atlas bipods.

[bobbyfairbanks]

Sounds like your trying to be a dick�� It's ok because I put a stupid emoji after the commit


No one cares that you don't like atlas. We tried to give you solutions to the bipod problems

[hollohas]

Sounds like your trying to be a dick�� It's ok because I put a stupid emoji after the commit


No one cares that you don't like atlas. We tried to give you solutions to the bipod problems

Sorry if you think that. I'm truly not. I just offered an honest review based on personal experience regarding a product that I had less than perfect results with. Then added a bit of light hearted banter regarding blood pressure later. Nothing serious man.

XC7 and CavSct gave solid advice/feedback. And I already expressed my appreciation towards one of them.

I also find it valuable when I'm looking at a new product to get honest reviews even when they may not be positive. Others sometimes find that valuable as well which is why I shared. Sorry it didn't tow the party line.