Atlas Bipod Ski Feet

[james]

Checking to see if anyone has used the Atlas bipod ski feet for bench shooting? I have a Seekins Bravo which I use exclusively for bench shooting and thinking of using their ski feet to track a bit better off a bench.

Thanks!

 

[std7mag]

I've seen the ELR/ULR shooters using them (the ski feet) from the prone position.

For short range (400 yards & less) my rifles seem to like a fair bit of load on the bipod. Hence the spiked feet do better for me from a bench. (wood benches)

One place i shoot has concrete benches and requires rubber feet.
My groups opened up to grapefruit size.

 

[6.5 forever]

I've seen the ELR/ULR shooters using them (the ski feet) from the prone position.

For short range (400 yards & less) my rifles seem to like a fair bit of load on the bipod. Hence the spiked feet do better for me from a bench. (wood benches)

One place i shoot has concrete benches and requires rubber feet.
My groups opened up to grapefruit size.

Are you saying the rubber feet do not work well on concrete?

 

[james]

I just ordered a set of the ski feet for my Atlas and my plan is to use them on a piece of carpet when shooting off a concrete bench. The ski feet are aluminum and should slide nicely on the carpet. I currently have a set of pod paws on my Harris bipod and use them on a Savage 110 Tactical. The pod paws are aluminum and slide very smoothly on carpet, I also position them against a 20 pound bag of shot to more or less be in the same firing position after each shot.

 

[james]

Thanks for the replies!

 

[Ned Ludd]

Are you talking about the BT23 or BT66 "ski" feet sold by BT Industries that are more or less round? I have a pair of the BT23 feet, but have never tried them as I exclusively pre-load the bipod. The ski-type bipod feet most often used by F-TR shooters are typically a rather long rail-type design. I wonder whether the round flat bottom on the Atlas ski-feet might be more prone to lateral movement during the recoil impulse. A rail-type runner (ski-foot) seems to resist lateral movement to some extent when traveling rearward across the carpet. If you observe any excessive lateral movement, it's something you may have to work with.

 

[std7mag]

Are you saying the rubber feet do not work well on concrete?

Not for me.

If they were made of neoprene or some soft, grippy rubber, maybe.

 

[james]

Are you talking about the BT23 or BT66 "ski" feet sold by BT Industries that are more or less round? I have a pair of the BT23 feet, but have never tried them as I exclusively pre-load the bipod. The ski-type bipod feet most often used by F-TR shooters are typically a rather long rail-type design. I wonder whether the round flat bottom on the Atlas ski-feet might be more prone to lateral movement during the recoil impulse. A rail-type runner (ski-foot) seems to resist lateral movement to some extent when traveling rearwardacross the carpet. If you observe any excessive lateral movement, it's something you may have to work with.

BT23 ski feet were the ones I ordered.

 

[james]

Just received and tried my ski feet on my Seekins. For me shooting off a bench they work great, slide easily on a piece of carpet and easy to get back on target quickly.