i recently sold my ensemble of harris bipods. i did this because i bought an atlas bipod to replace the harris bipods with which was unsatisfied.
i came across a peculiar convergence of circumstances that made the harris bipod unsatisfactory. this may not apply to other systems and situations, but this is what lead me to ditch harris. feel free to learn from my mistakes.
i have a larue predatobr. the larue predatobr does not have a 6 o’clock rail. this rail section must be added on. there is no provision for a direct mount bipod stud (to my knowledge). this adds some height where there would not be any rail height anywhere else on bottom of the handguard. this is not a problem if it weren’t for the fact that if you use a bipod on a piece of rail you then need a rail bipod mount. the larue bipod mount adds another bit of height, approximately a little under an inch.
i had made the mistake of buying used bipods that had a variety of aftermarket “enhancements.” this included podclaws and the ski feet made by phoenix tactical. these items add well over an inch to the height of any bipod on which they’re installed.
so if i had started with a minimum height of 6" on a harris bipod, by the time all the mounting hardware and the aftermarket feet were factored in, i would have a minimum height of approximately 9" depending on the ground surface off which i’m shooting. this almost defeats the purpose of getting a 6" minimum height bipod. this is also not to mention the weight penalty of all this aftermarket crap.
if running 10 round magazines in the predatobr for ease of shooting prone and keeping round count records, this bipod set up resulted in the the rifle permanently canted upward, with no hope of lowering it. this meant raising the rear of the rifle when shooting. since i’m not a gigantic person, this compromised natural point of aim and also maximum stability. it affected my ability to load the bipod and with lack of bipod loading i would get bipod hop.
this is why i bought an atlas. what i should have done years ago was bought an atlas once, instead of buying several different harris bipod only to end up with an atlas.