Looking for recommendations for a AR10 bipod to be used for prone shooting in the field (not Fclass or PRS competition). Don't want to spend more than $200ish. I have a Harris; is there something better?
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I just got a magpul in the mail and some may laugh at it but I have several harris bipods and atlas and I was actually way more impressed than I thought I would be. It's a solid bipod other that slack which I assume is for preloading it met all of expectations. The legs only rotate in one direction like the harris unlike the atlas but it is worth every penny.
After using the Atlas BT-10 for a couple of years I've gone back to Harris.
Both of my Atlas bipods have some weird "looseness" in them which manifests itself as a reticle shift from POA during dry fire. I can have all the slack out of the system, including settling the rear bag until it's virtually solid, and the reticle moves off POA when I dry fire.
The Harris knockoff that I bought as a backup is absolutely rock solid with zero reticle shift when the FP drops.
I've tried the tension knob all the way tight, all the way loose, loading heavy into the bipod, loading light into the bipod, gripping the rear bag ten different ways, pulling heavy or light into the shoulder, still get that reticle jump with both of my Atlas.
Atlas bipods have some advantages, but to me they are negated by that inability to keep the rifle rock steady on target when the shot breaks.
BTW, that "shift" has an effect on target as I can never get groups as good with the Atlas as I can with the Harris. And doing dot drills with an Atlas is for me an exercise in frustration with random elevation shifts. Not so with a Harris.
I know this all sounds weird and I didn't want to believe what I saw happening, but it is a real problem for me.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LOZHIB...colid=XTXP2TCRNZ45&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_itWhat Harris knockoff do you Like???
Having a flinch and blaming your gear is classic gun guy drivel for I suck at shooting. ??After using the Atlas BT-10 for a couple of years I've gone back to Harris.
Both of my Atlas bipods have some weird "looseness" in them which manifests itself as a reticle shift from POA during dry fire. I can have all the slack out of the system, including settling the rear bag until it's virtually solid, and the reticle moves off POA when I dry fire.
The Harris knockoff that I bought as a backup is absolutely rock solid with zero reticle shift when the FP drops.
I've tried the tension knob all the way tight, all the way loose, loading heavy into the bipod, loading light into the bipod, gripping the rear bag ten different ways, pulling heavy or light into the shoulder, still get that reticle jump with both of my Atlas.
Atlas bipods have some advantages, but to me they are negated by that inability to keep the rifle rock steady on target when the shot breaks.
BTW, that "shift" has an effect on target as I can never get groups as good with the Atlas as I can with the Harris. And doing dot drills with an Atlas is for me an exercise in frustration with random elevation shifts. Not so with a Harris.
I know this all sounds weird and I didn't want to believe what I saw happening, but it is a real problem for me.
Ha
Having a flinch and blaming your gear is classic gun guy drivel for I suck at shooting. ??