So I am looking to purchase a new Harris Bipod for my new BCM AR
I currently use a basic UTG QD base extendable leg bipod. Great bipod for the money but I get a little play and movement in the legs when on the bench and (it rocks forward and back a bit to much, I hope the Harris is more solid then that???)
I am wanting to try the Harris due to the great reputation plus it’s still in the manageable under 100 bucks price point (no I’m not going to buy and Atlas etc.)
ALSO - I am hoping the legs when locked and on the bench have zero play forward and back … I want something SOLID when target shooting from the bench, will I get that from this Harris bipod???
SO … I see they have a Solid version and Swivel version
My first thought for me since I will not being using this other then a flat bench, I don’t hunt, won’t be shooting from really anything uneven ever I don;t think is the Solid version would be best and fine for my needs.
So I am wanting to know if I am missing something and what the advantage the swivel version would have for MY type of shooting over the solid that would constitute the extra 40 odd bucks more (then I would need the swivel lock thing as well which looks like another 30 bucks to stop the swivel … so really like 70 bucks more).
I am sold on the Harris BRM (W/ leg notches) I think and getting the PWS Keymod bipod mount adapter (since I do not want a pic rail And a bipod adapter on that as well … the PWS mount does away with the extra pic mount).
Just really needing to know if the Swivel for the really high extra premium is something I should even bother with and why!?!?!
Thanks guys for any info you can provide here.
EDIT: … one more question … 6-9" or 9-13" … my current bipod is a 9-11" and last trip I did extend it out past the 9" non-extended … makes me think the 6-9" may be too short for me from the bench … Thoughts???
Most bipods will have forward and back “play”, for the purpose of loading the bipod forward for stability and recoil management. Not really an issue with 223, but that’s why it exists. The Atlas has the same thing.
Leg notches are definitely sweet. The Harris BRM-S is a very nice bipod and a large amount of top level marksmen use them–faster than the Atlas to deploy in a hurry.
I have a 6-9" swivel bipod and when shooting off the bench (standard height shooting range table) I never raise the legs above it’s lowest level (I’m 5’10"). I guess if you are really tall and have a high back bag for the stock the longer 9-13" bipod would be better.
Agree. Swivel is a must for me. Many of the Harris pods I shoot on other guys’ guns are too loose. Drives me nuts. I think there’s some adjustments on them, but the often feel like you’re balancing the gun on an ice pick.
Atlas is much nicer if you don’t need a rapid deploy bipod.
Another vote for swivel, and one decidedly against Atlas. They’re a whole lot of hype imo. They just never feel as stable for me during follow through when even when loaded, and when unloaded I kinda hate them, and it’s not like you can ‘always’ load.
Do I Have to buy the swivel “S” lock arm to lock it down (keep it from swiveling)???
The swivel version is another 40 bucks along and then another 30 bucks for the lock
in the end almost double the price of the standard non -swivel … I want to not regret it but $70 bucks for the standard OR $135 total with S lock for the swivel version!!!
Just hard to justify paying twice the price JUST to have a swivel that 9 chances out of 10 I will lock down dead straight anyway.
I want to make the right choice but not waste money doing it is all.
I LIKE These … you don’t have to mess with swivel stud adapters etc. with the Pic rail mount built right in the Harris Bipod … PLUS is has a large over sized knob so there is no need for the “S” lever add-on either.
If I bought the Keymod stud adapter, Harris swivel bipod and S lever it would run about $160 … the Larue model is sleeker and QD for $220 … 60 bucks more for the QD and simplify as well.
And crap they have a fully loaded Atlas with a LaRue mount as well for 280 bucks … so now is worth ANOTHER 60 bucks over the harris … LOL … FML … ;p
Great … I didn’t want to spend like 150 bucks on the set-up I have been looking at but now thinking about spending more for the Larue QD mount set-up … not sure if they charge shipping but I’m sure … it’s getting out my under 100 bucks price range I started with.
Holy crap this never ends and it’s killing my wallet.
I have this bipod mounted to an Atlas rail on my FN SPR. It feels more solid than the ADM/Harris combo that I had on my MWS. The ADM used the existing hardware/sling stud attachment method for the Harris and while I like the ADM QD, I always felt like the bipod was going to loosen up on the stud. The Alamo Four Star does away with the Harris mounting method and uses their own. It feels more solid than a Harris with an adapter, it’s cheaper than the comparable Larue, comes with a knob to adjust tension, and I think Alamo Four Star has a better QD method.
Bipods, like most things in the shooting world, are a matter of getting what you pay for. I used a 6"-9" fixed Harris for years, and it was serviceable for shooting off of a bench. But I use an Atlas now, and I don’t plan on going back. You don’t need a bipod for every rifle. Look at it as part of an overall gear set. I can move the bipod from rifle to rifle as needed. After all, you can really only shoot one at a time.
On the heavier guns, the stability shines through on that Atlas. And I prefer Atlas. I still run both because I don’t have $20,000 to invest into Atlas for every AR , Hunting and tactical gun. For a 556 AR with a ACOG, Harris still works ok
