For the experienced bi-pod user, is there something better than the Harris and what is the best brand for the money? I want to swap over to the rail attachment type and have read about Acu-Tac, Atlas, and Mag-Pul. What say you?
O K What does the ARCA adapter do for the Harris ? I'm not up to parr with these.For what money? You can spend $100 and get an ARCA adapter for your Harris and be done or you can spend $300-600 and get something else. What's your price range and use?
I use Harris all the time and slightly load load it the only time I don't is when I'm shooting long range crows and rabbits with a rear bag.I shoot a lot off bipods. Everything other than BR rifles are shot and tuned from bipods. I have gotten excellent accuracy from all of them. But for me the biggest thing was a piece of carpet under the feet. It really helped the recoil from a bench. If your on the ground and loading them, thats different. I dont load them. I do like the Atlas, but on lighter stuff I use the Harris. If your shooting bigger stuff like the 338s or big 30s you need a bipod that will lock up very solid so it wont twist.
I concur on Mark n Sam After work he knows bipods and long range shooting extreme long way out thereAccutac. No pan features (on the ones I bought). Spikes when the terrain permits or wooden benches. My mat has a bipod harness so I use rubber feet. Ya want the apex of the legs to be as high as possible. That’s hard to explain but on YouTube there’s an Australian, mark and sam after work, that explains more about bipod shooting and geometry than anyone else I’ve seen. I’ve wasted more components figuring out bipod shooting than I care to discuss. It’s not just trigger pinching. But until I’m unable to lay prone I’ll never use another bench. Bipods and consistency are similar to a golf swing, if you don’t do it the same each time you’re going to see it especially at distance.
You said you were swapping over to a rail so assumed you meant ARCA rail as that is what most swap to. It removes the sling stud portion and replaces it with the ARCA mount.O K What does the ARCA adapter do for the Harris ? I'm not up to parr with these.
the arca rail will be on the stock then the arca adaptor will go on the bipod, it's a quick way to detach, you slip it on tighten a nut and your off, the arca rail I have on my KRG it bout 10 inches long, so the bipod can be slid up and down the rail for balance or shooting position, or they also have piccy rails also just depends on which way you want to goO K What does the ARCA adapter do for the Harris ? I'm not up to parr with these.
I love his bipods, but I haven’t worked out how to incorporate it with my magnetospeed mount that I have on the side of my chassis.I concur on Mark n Sam After work he knows bipods and long range shooting extreme long way out there
If it were easy you would not have to practice. There’s plenty of good advice from some of the same people on here that are on YouTube. Just like any internet stuff or forum stuff, gotta separate the chaff.I would say almost anything is better than a Harris.
Atlas is for sure better. Get one with non-rotating legs. I have mostly had the PSR's, the CAL type is pretty nice too. Stick with the rubber feet.
For field shooting the Ckye-Pod or TBAC work great and are super adjustable.
I switched everything over to ARCA years ago and dont mess with picatinney at all.
Bipod shooting is easy. Get a good rear bag with a proper height for you. Make sure your are comfortable prone and practice! The more comfortable you are the better you will shoot. Friends dont let friends take shooting advice from youtube.
I would say almost anything is better than a Harris.