Review of cheap Airsoft "Atlas" bipod

[Demonic69]

Before you start, as far as I know this is a licensed product for the Airsoft market, if Accu-shot aren't happy then I'll gladly give them the details of the eBay seller.
I bought this on a whim as I could never justify the true cost of an original, at least not until I'm competing at a level that would demand it, so never.
Paid £35 for it and it arrived in 12 days from China.
Packaged like this (under some black plastic)

Popped it out and here it is

To me it feels pretty solidly built, all metal and everything seems work.
It has the same push-button adjusters for the legs as the original, knurled detents for the later model legs, the screw on the bottom to tighten the pan/tilt up and the pin to remove the feet.



One major difference is the mount, using a screw instead of a quick release lever. Still works fine though.


The angle of the legs is adjusted by pushing the button and pivoting the leg to the next notch, the length by pulling the knurled ring and sliding the leg to the desired notch. Both of these actions work fine though one leg is a little tighter than the other.


The pan/tilt is adjusted using the big screw on the underside of the main body. Loosening works fine for me but, even at it's tightest I can still pan. Annoying but not too bad and it's something I may be able to fix.

Mounting is simple, slacken off the screw, and lever the thing on, pushing the screw if required as it's spring loaded.



I'm happy with it for a plinking bipod, great for the money and a bit more flexible than a Harris type.

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[ChrisB]

What's going on inside the thread protector?

btw. The 'pod looks good value.

[Demonic69]

What's going on inside the thread protector?

Not entirely sure must check it out before I shoot next :-)
It's supposed to be getting replaced soon anyway, with something that fits!

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[ChrisB]

[Blackstuff]

Looks more than adequate for a .22 or even pistol calibre plinking rifle :goodjob:

[mag41uk]

Myself and a friend have them and they both support AI`s.(off the ground!)

[ovenpaa]

I know a couple of centre fire shooters with these 'Airsoft' bipods, one has it fitted to a .260 and the other a 30-06 and both say the bipods perform flawlessly. Their needs are going to be less rigorous than the extremes of Afghanistan however for use as a stalking and long range bipod these things seem to work perfectly adequately.

There is of course the issue of copying, something I feel very strongly about and cannot condone.

[Demonic69]

There is of course the issue of copying, something I feel very strongly about and cannot condone.

Hopefully these are licensed, jjairsoft do seem to sell a lot of copies, can't see it being hard to stop them specifically if a manufacturer wanted to. They have been around for a while too

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[Dannywayoflife]

Pretty sure these are made under license. I have one and it's great! Use it on my 22 no dramas at all

[Blu]

Personally I'd say that everything this company sells are unlicensed knock offs, I may be wrong so draw your own conclusions from the information below.

Website: airsoftcart.com
Title: Airsoft Cart International - accessories, spare parts, red dot sights, scopes, flashlights
Description: Shop powered by PrestaShop

Domain Age: 1 Years, 201 Days
Website Speed: Slow

Owner: Daniel Lamp
Owner Address: 1911, So Tao Centre, 11-15 Kwai Sau Rd
Owner City: Hong Kong
Owner Postcode: 852
Phone Number: 85239701011
Phone Type: geographic :Xianggang (Hong Kong) Wharf T&T Ltd
Owner Country : Hong Kong
Website Location : United Kingdom

http://www.scamadviser.com/check-websit ... ftcart.com

Blu