Received my "Knock-off" Atlas Bipod today !
Got the Atlas-copy/knock-off/whatever Bipod today. I haven´t hold an original Atlas in my hand so i don´t know exactly how it feels and so but this one looks exactly like it does on those Greenbase pics and is a well made piece as it seems. Definitely worth the price. As i said before i only have good experience with Greenbase (have bought loads of stuff from them in more than a dozen occasion) and the Bipod in question is as described and well worth those few bux it cost.
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GB Green flashlight mounted (top) and sighted using adjustable mount. The size of the green projection is adjustable with a wide range.
Everything arrived! I only had a chance, so far, to look the green laser flashlight over much and it functions extremely well. It comes with two mounts. One is an adjustable mount that provides horizontal and elevation movement to the light. The CR123 battery that came with it is a Panasonic. 😉 The basic green laser also seems well built and it as good as my NC Star for quite a discount.
I peeked at one of the Atlas clones and can see immediately that it certainly appears well built at first glance but I can see where the pivot is minimally usable but the side-to-side is functional. The legs are somewhat more wobbly than the real Atlas but seem very fixable per postings and visual inspection. The quick release mount is surprisingly well built. They don’t make any bones about labeling it as a real Atlas bipod including model numbers.
I plan on mounting the laser flashlight first for use tonight and then attacking the clones. 🙂
Of course they will! Those guys will copy anything that may be sold for dumbasses – like you & me. 😆
Do you think there’s any chance that GB will do a “knock-off” of this one?
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Ok as promised here is what I needed to do in order to make my bipod functional…
So the left leg was really stiff and didnt want to move into any of the locking positions, so after some investigation I realized that the aluminum was too thick and mixed with the washers, were creating too tight of a grip if the Allen screw was tightened all the way…so I had to grind down 1 half of the leg in order to have the washers fit and still get the Allen screw to bottom out without pinching the leg too tight to we’re it would not move….so here is what I did.
And here you can see how much I needed to grind away.
Now after heading to my local lowes I picked up this $60… 500 lumen kobalt flashlight for the matador
Nothing to be sorry about. We are reviewing clones and most have gotten the GB version. I tried the other specifically for another point of view.
They’re clones and for most part very functional And for the price a good deal. I’m going to look for a ball socket to adapt to head to mimic some tilt while maintaining rigidity.
good review…I just got home from chicago…so ill take pics of what i needed to do to my bipod to make it work….like i said all in all its a good bipod as an alternate for $200 bipod.
Today is the day I got mine – the knock-off, that is. I must say, for $47 shipped, the fit and finish is good. Better than I’m used to, let’s put it that way. By the way, the first thing I noticed; my logo is right side up.8-) Second, the legs were a little wobbly on their axis, there was quite a bit of play in the “swing” of the legs, where they move along the semi-circle indents on the body of the pod, and the mount was way too loose to fit any Picatinny rail I’ve ever seen. So…
First thing I did was grab the smallest strap wrench I own. Pulled the outer legs down a couple of clicks and, using the strap wrench, tightened the legs as much as could manage. The legs didn’t wobble on their axis anymore. Next, I removed both legs with a hex wrench and took out the inner brass washer that sits between the leg and the semi-circle indent do-dad. Using a couple of hole punches, chosen to approximate the inner and outer dimensions of the washer, I made another washer out of 1/16-inch black neoprene – the kind you can get ay most craft store (at least here in the U.S.). Then I put it back together with the home made washer between the brass washer and the body. The bipod was now solid as a rock – no play, no wobble anywhere. I then tightened the mount to fit my rail by, while the lever was in the open position, pushing on the lever. This forces the hex nut, holding the lever, out of its recess. This allows you to screw the in or out until you have the right tension.
This whole process took no more than 15 minutes. Admittedly, I had the tools (screw driver, hex wrench, hole punches, and strap wrench) on hand. I also had the neoprene. When finished, the bipod is every bit as usable (with one exception I’ll get to later), 95% optically impressive (I didn’t want to say attractive).
So what’s missing? The tilt. The knock-off doesn’t hack it. There is a point, when the adjustment screw is set “just right”, when tilt works – kinda sorta.
So, after all that, let me say that I purchased the real thing from Botache, here in the U.S. for $269. The pod I received had play in the legs. The adjustment screw was so hard to turn that I started getting small blisters on my fingers. I sent it back. I like the knock-off better. A well functioning, attractive (there I said it) bipod with as many features as this one is definitely worth $47. As someone already mentioned, if I want a tilt function, I can go out and spend $220 more – well….. No thanks!
BTW: the pic posted by Demp223 is nothing like the pod I received from Greenbase. Fit and finish are much cruder (sorry Demp) than the one I received and some features are different.
Tom White
I just tweaked a chipmunk and three sparrows with the Cricket. :4:
but after my modification the bipod works like a charm.
That would be nice! Like i said they need a bit of tweaking but once done will work good enough for most of our application.At least for mine… 😉
but after my modification the bipod works like a charm.
That would be nice! Like i said they need a bit of tweaking but once done will work good enough for most of our application.At least for mine… 😉
when I get back home tomorrow ill show you what i needed to do in order to have my bipod legs to work properly.
but after my modification the bipod works like a charm.
Well I have so many guns that I use every bipod I can get my hands on. I don’t need a $250 bipod on all of them. 😉
I received my Atlas Bipod from China today. I’ve looked it over very well and it does appear to be a pretty good copy. Workmanship isn’t bad either. However, like others have mentioned it’s not quite as solid as the original probably is. I’ve been thinking for the past hour if I ought to keep it or not or if I ought to just suck it up and buy the genuine thing. At this point I know I wouldn’t be happy with this one in the long run so I’m going over to the Yellow and am going to offer it for sale. – Like my wife says, “that’s probably why I drive a Mercedes also”.
It says right in the instructions – don’t drop the soap. 😯 :14:
Do they actually make gay-lasers as well ?? 😯 Those wiley Chinese buggers …
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After my post yesterday (under userID glassreef – I changed my userID to Airwolf – sorry for any confusion), I started thinking about the neoprene I used to shim the leg attachment bolt. Neoprene is not the strongest material around, so I looked for something better. I had some number 010 90 Durometer (the hardest grade) o-rings laying around. They fit perfectly on the leg hex bolt. Well tightened, they remove all slack from the leg to body connection. I tightened mine to the point where it is not difficult – but really hard – to move the legs from one slot to the next.
Rather than try to describe where I installed the rings, here’s a little drawing:
Please note that this worked extremely well for me, which is no guaranty that it will work for you – though I don’t really see why it wouldn’t. I used my pod all day today on my Airwolf. I was very impressed! This is a VERY good bipod – that is assuming that it holds up – and again, I don’t see why it wouldn’t. Oh, I played around with the tilt and it turns out that it is very usable (for me, at least) if the adjustment screw is barely loosened.
I also noticed that, if I don’t extend the legs more than half way, there is zero lateral play in the legs. Past half way, and some play sneaks in. Must say, this is not a problem for me.
Well, to close I am so impressed by this bipod that I just ordered 4 more for my other guns – plus a green laser sight/pointer for $30 😎 NO – am not affilated with GreenBase in any way, shape, or form.
Hope this helps some of you.
Tom White