What is your budget for the bipod?

 

Atlas make a great bipod if it is within your budget.

 

Atlas, CYKE, LRA

 

Is this going to be for competitive shooting ARA, NRL22/PRS22? if so, I'd go with a pic rail on the bottom and a Accu-Tac.
If just plinking/hunting, then Atlas or Harris would be fine.

 

Is this going to be for competitive shooting ARA, NRL22/PRS22? if so, I'd go with a pic rail on the bottom and a Accu-Tac.
If just plinking/hunting, then Atlas or Harris would be fine.

^^^ This.
Accu-Tac is my No. 1 choice of late and Atlas was my go-to before that. Both, IMO, are stable and easy to use ... the Accu-Tac if you don't mind some extra weight, the Atlas if you like something a little more trim and light.
That said, both are pricey ($200 to $400 range) if it's not for competition.

 

Another vote for Accu-Tac

 

Another +1 on AccuTac. Fantastic bipods that are built like tanks. My only small grip about AccuTac is they don't offer them in an ARMS 17 head style so you're locked into whatever mount you pick or is available from them.

 

Thank you, enablers. Shooting from a bag today in the rain I was able to get some 1/2" groups at 50 yards. Considering it's a fresh barrel with $3.50 a box CCI SV (CASE) rain and a smaller scope than I would normally use at 50 I'm quite happy with this model. I saw a Harris pod in the store on the way home for $169. that clamps on the swivel stud.

I guess I'll try that one. It's for informal benchrest among the local geezers. I may try the higher priced version for my model 37 Rangemaster which is my best rifle. But I don't want to drill holes in it.

 

I’ll be the oddball here and vote for an F-Class bipod from Sinclair.

 

I second this recommendation. My groups became much more repeatable and single shots became more consistent when I swapped from a conventional folding bipod to the Sinclair. For me, it just works!

 

A cant adjustable Harris for my bench gun...Accutac on the PRS build

 

I have never tried a AccuTac but all the other bipods loosen up when I move them around , cant, pan, whatever. Then I went for a Ckyepod, no problems what so ever with it loosening up.

 

For competitive shooting....AccuTac! But they are pricey. They run a 40-50% off sale a few times a year. Love mine on my mtr!

 

I tried everyone’s bipod at our range, there were many. The accu tac was the winner. Wife has no idea and would shake her head about a $300 bipod 😁

 

Which model did you go with? I am looking for something specifically for competition...ARA factory and, NRA / CMP AR-Tactical. I have kind of decided on the accu-tac BR-4 but, could be convince to buy something different.

 

We use Harris S Series bipods and haven’t found any reason to upgrade after we started using them in the late 1980s. We use them for strolling around prairie dog towns and walking along talus slopes shooting rockchucks. Are they the best? I don’t have an opinion on that that is worth anything because I don’t have any experience. What I will say is that for our application they meet and often exceed our requirements. They are about a buck fifty. Oh, and as for post sales service… I sent a twenty year old one to them expecting to get it back with the damaged part repaired or replaced. They sent a brand new bipod. I felt pretty bad about that, I told them that it had been damaged due to my own negligence and told them to bill me for repair and shipping costs. I think we have four of the tall ones and two or three short ones. The kids like them better than tripod rests off of our benches.

 

For the local matches at our range , anything that will give you an edge helps. That said, I’ve hunted coyotes my whole life off of shooting sticks. Can’t shoot a match off of shooting sticks and win but can kill critters with Harris or a good shooting stick set up.

 

@Sgt. Buzzard what bipod did you end up with on your AT1?

I found this short Area 419 arca rail works pretty well with the factory holes in the stock.

I wanted a little more heft and had a fella make me a 10inch steel arca rail that also uses the factory holes with option for third hole down lower. Works great with Accu Tac bi pod

 

After using knock offs & MDT bipods I got tired of the too much slack (wiggle) and broke down and bought a WB-5. It's a beast & gives me a wider stance on the bench that seems more stable to me. It was pricey but I'm well pleased with it's performance.

 

For my centerfire PRS rifle, I use a Harris with an Area 419 ARCA adapter. Works great and I've not had any reason to want something much more expensive. I've shot several hundred rounds with it attached, from 200 to over 1000 yards, plenty stable and quick to employ.

 

I have a couple Harris's now and for a lot of things they are great. I have noticed some bounce from them when firing from a hard surface though so, I wanted something that was heavier duty. If I don't like the accu-tac I can sell it and get most of my money back, but, if I didn't try them I would never know if they worked for me. As I mentioned somewhere, I also had a coupon that gave me a decent deal that was expiring.

 

I have had both the atlas and accu tac. For me the atlas is lighter, more compact and easy to use. The accu tac was very solid but heavier and more cumbersome than I liked.

 

I considered the Atlas but I didn't like the legal extensions on it. I also got the accu-tacs for only a little more than the atlas.