vulcan bipod installed
hey guys so i had a harris bipod sitting around for “Years” and was considering buying a atlas but knowing that the harris was a very good bipod just couldn’t see spending another 300.00 for a atlas “maybe in time” … i decided to put a rail under the vulcan that way if or when i wanted a flash light or laser or a deferent bipod or a bayonet LOL i could do so “so now long or short” i went with long why limit myself .. and the way i shoot off hand “standing” my left hand is by the trigger anyways “more of a target rifle team stance elbow tucked by the belt …as a point of contact etc…. so now the fun part… I took the stock off found my centerline taped it marked it ……
then i drilled a small pilot hole rechecked everything then drilled the hole the right size for the new bolts
now for the underside i bought a larger washer and locknuts the larger washers because my gunsmithing buddy said the washers would make sure its as strong as possible i think the locknuts where ok but i should of went reg. nuts and locktite .. the countersunk hole was a little deeper than i wanted but theres plenty of wood to deal with “nice thick stock” and the washers would give it the support it needed … i have a mill in my knife shop.. made the job easy
then installed the rail
I had a american defense quick release on the bipod so it went on nice also it can be used for a sling when the bipod isn’t being used …
NEXT i’m going to put a small rail in the rear to hold my one pice sling ….it will also hold my fastfire lll if i don’t want it mounted on my scope rail which i don’t see but it could .. then i’m going to machine a bracket to go on a quick release to hold my three extra mags. but for now i need to find a drill to get in that small of a spot “small 90 deg .angle drill” i’ll use wood screws for this spot…..
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My greenbase atlas copy with an oring in the right place tilts/cants, but not if you tighten the wheel underneath too much
Didn’t your Atlas swivel? I thought they all did?
Zonk probably we did not understand.
I meant swivel function which I can do it with front screw or this Pod lock.
Jan, don’t tell me you cant………….
Zonk I hate on atlas is not possible make cant as fast as on harris. My “bench rest” is not leveled so I use cant function on harris very often. That is all. 😉
Oh Jan your the 1st to ever say that, you feeling alright?
😆 no no I had atlas and I´m back with harris :fishing:
Atlas all the way. Once you have one you’ll never go back.
ok i have a atlas bt10-lw17 adm qd another army brother had one he gave it to me he put the longer atlas on his 308 he had four of them so now i have one he still laughs at me for having a pellet gun ….. so now i will sell the harris for 50.00 and try to find a guppy size 4500 tank to put in the backpack for hunting …..
ya today i went to a indoor gun range and wish i had the atlas because of the way u could move the legs forward to lower the rifle the table was to tall and my harris bipod made me sit up real tall just to shoot so i can see where the atlas would of been nice … so my gun shoots the same at 50yards as it does at 25 yards…. thats nice
I’m not putting my other atlas on my Vulcan. I like it just the way it is. Much easier shooting out of the truck window without it.
That’s a bad ass looking gun. Did you look into the weaver rail adapter like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rail-Mount-Sling-Adapter-RSA-Low-Profile-Attachment-Point-Picatinny-Weaver-Black-/271951673800
I have something similar and it works pretty well. This way the gun doesn’t dangle too far down.
Edit* just looked at your pictures closely and saw that you already have the adapter.
sorry a dove landed outside had to add to the dinner plate……
it is a 6″ UTG picatinny mil-spec rail….. and the small rail is 2″ UTG rail also
What rail is it and how long exactly? Looks sweet!
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my atlas bt10-lw17 swivels and has a 15derg cant left or right “tilts the gun” so much i can see my fastfire which is on a 45 derg mount without moving my head much the swivel is hard but they say it will get better after its used some and like the pics 45derg forward 90 or 45 derg back ..it even fits in the vulcan gun hard case without taking it off with one leg forward and one leg back…. also now that the legs fold back when shooting in standing it is a real nice hand holding spot about 1-2in lower than the stock i like it.. it makes when i tuck my elbow at my belt for stabling my shot easier for me at least ….and now with the legs going forward or back if i’m at a shooting table thats to tall like sundays at the indoor range i can lower the gun to fit.. with the harris i was shooting in a bad shooting position the gun was just to high for me kinda sucked …..also my scope was alined to the gun but not to the harris bipod so it was off angle a very little but off with the atlas i can cant it to fix that ….. all in all i like the way the harris legs snap back into closed position when extended longer but thats the only thing the harris has over the atlas …. to me….