The Ckye-Pod offers a few unique adjustments such as 3 folding positions. IвЂ™ve never been a big fan of spring loaded legs, let me find and set the proper height, I donвЂ™t need to fight the bipod in order to accomplish this. The MDT Ckye-Pod makes finding ideal height for a shooting position very painless. Add time constraints and this becomes an annoyance. Using one hand to pull the lock ring down and adjust height can be a bit of a hassle when supporting the rifle with the other hand. One of my biggest complaints about the Atlas is the manner in which you extend the lags while behind the rifle. There are no springs involved other than the locking hardware, which to me, is ideal. To retract the legs depress and hold the locking lever while holding onto the leg and push upward. The legs cover a height range of 10.25вЂќ to 15.5вЂќ from center pivot to the tip of the foot spike. An audible вЂњclickвЂќ will let you know when you have reached one of the eight height settings. To extend the legs simply pull on the leg to the desired length. The Ckye-Pods legs are wrapped in silicon carbide grip tape. The Ckye-Pod had no issue supporting my 22lb match rifle. The pan and tilt tension can be set by the user with the supplied Allen wrench, which I prefer compared to other designs which come loose over time or when accidentally contacted. During handling youвЂ™ll notice the leg junctions have a bit of wiggle but this is eliminated when the bipod is loaded under pressure from the shooter. The Ckye-Pod is well built, it appears no expense spared on the build quality and material selection. I loathe carrying a piece of gear with less than a 10% chance of employing it. The last thing I want, is to switch out a piece of gear to solve a positional problem on the fly. I for one, am looking for ways to slim down my gear load-out. Match shooters and hunters are always looking for the вЂњgame-changingвЂќ piece of gear that solve their shooting problems. The MDT Ckye-Pod attempts to address many shortcomings of bipod design by taking what shooters liked about many designs and combining those features. The Arca-Swiss mounting system utilizes a dovetail and clamp which allows for increased load capacity and the ability to make adjustments quickly. While many are familiar with Picatinny mounts through wide-spread military use, Arca-Swiss mounts were adopted from photography equipment. Or in the case of the Harris, another Harris that is a different height.Дirect Picatinny and Arca mounts have largely replaced QD stud mount for rifles. Take a $300 bipod, add the $50 leg extension, $50 spiked feet and $50 mount and somehow your trick new gadget needed upgrades all along. With many of the newer bipod designs, there is a list of add-ons used to overcome most shooting problems. After the Harris, the next most popular is likely the Atlas which, like the Harris is available in several different configurations. Available in different lengths, the Harris design is simple, cheap and effective. For decades the Harris design (including knockoffs) has been the staple among rifle shooters worldwide. There is no shortage of slings, bags, tripods and most notoriously, bipods. Support equipment is a hot topic in precision shooting. Competitive shooter and industry veteran, Matt Hornback, weighs in on his experience with this new product.-В BillВ Marr While the Harris is still around, shooterвЂ™s now have more options. I wish I had a picture of the gun, it certainly looks silly by todayвЂ™s standards. I remeber buying a clunky clamp-on barrel adapter to clamp my Harris BR to my Daewoo K1A1. Attaching to any QD stud, they were adaptable to almost any rifle. Like today, Harris BipodвЂ™s were the most common. EditorвЂ™s note: Back when I started shooting in the early 1990вЂ™s, rifle bipods were few and far between.

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