I spotted this bipod on a rifle at Shot Show 2019. It's got "LRACCURACY.COM" stamped on it but, details were very scarce, to say the least.
From what I've learned about bipods, the way they work, the way they're made, the features they have... I had a feeling this one would be very high quality and perform along side such names as Accu-Tac and Atlas.
I managed to find a little time to look into it further, and the story behind this bipod is a bit sad as well as a bit revealing. Long story short - they're no longer available and no longer in business. The only way to get this unique bipod is to find one used. Retail was in the $300-400 range. You CAN get a chinese knockoff but, who knows what the quality would be like?
The inventor of these was making them as a side gig. It turned into something lucrative but, he never backed up his invention with a patent. His procrastination or lack of enthusiasm for acquiring a patent, unfortunately, ended up costing him everything. Notice the push button that locks the leg into position? Remind you of any other brands?
Perhaps, Atlas??
Take a look at the cant feature...
I see a little similarity there as well. It's almost like the design was reversed.
In the end, Atlas ended up acquiring the patent for the technology and the creator of this design was issued a stop order and could no longer produce them. I won't pretend that I know all the details of the whole story or speculate if someone was treated poorly. And, I'm also not trying to point the finger at anyone so, don't take it that way! I just found it interesting to have stumbled upon this small piece of Atlas' history while researching what was probably a pretty awesome bipod design!
Reading just a little information through online searches and on forums backs up what I suspected. The shooters that got these when they were available were very happy with them! It seems the people that were drawn to these were mostly long range pb shooters as well as large caliber pb shooters. Those guys can be very picky about the equipment they use and can certainly put large amounts of strain on accessories like bipods!
I think the leg extension lock might have been a downside to the design. It does look like it would have done a very good job at achieving a positive lock engagement. But, a design like that can be difficult to use, especially when it's under any sort of pulling or pushing type of pressure. The other thing that can make a design like that difficult to use is having a small area to push on with your thumb. But, that was addressed in this design with a nice sized thumb pad which doubled as the spring push plate.
As I stated earlier, there are Chinese knockoffs available and I think I'm going to pick one up just to give it a try. They're running about $90 on eBay so, they're certainly not the cheapest thing out there.
If anyone here happens to spot one of the REAL LRAccuracy bipods for sale somewhere, please do me a favor and let me know!
Happy Shooting!
Tom
From what I've learned about bipods, the way they work, the way they're made, the features they have... I had a feeling this one would be very high quality and perform along side such names as Accu-Tac and Atlas.
I managed to find a little time to look into it further, and the story behind this bipod is a bit sad as well as a bit revealing. Long story short - they're no longer available and no longer in business. The only way to get this unique bipod is to find one used. Retail was in the $300-400 range. You CAN get a chinese knockoff but, who knows what the quality would be like?
The inventor of these was making them as a side gig. It turned into something lucrative but, he never backed up his invention with a patent. His procrastination or lack of enthusiasm for acquiring a patent, unfortunately, ended up costing him everything. Notice the push button that locks the leg into position? Remind you of any other brands?
Perhaps, Atlas??
Take a look at the cant feature...
I see a little similarity there as well. It's almost like the design was reversed.
In the end, Atlas ended up acquiring the patent for the technology and the creator of this design was issued a stop order and could no longer produce them. I won't pretend that I know all the details of the whole story or speculate if someone was treated poorly. And, I'm also not trying to point the finger at anyone so, don't take it that way! I just found it interesting to have stumbled upon this small piece of Atlas' history while researching what was probably a pretty awesome bipod design!
Reading just a little information through online searches and on forums backs up what I suspected. The shooters that got these when they were available were very happy with them! It seems the people that were drawn to these were mostly long range pb shooters as well as large caliber pb shooters. Those guys can be very picky about the equipment they use and can certainly put large amounts of strain on accessories like bipods!
I think the leg extension lock might have been a downside to the design. It does look like it would have done a very good job at achieving a positive lock engagement. But, a design like that can be difficult to use, especially when it's under any sort of pulling or pushing type of pressure. The other thing that can make a design like that difficult to use is having a small area to push on with your thumb. But, that was addressed in this design with a nice sized thumb pad which doubled as the spring push plate.
As I stated earlier, there are Chinese knockoffs available and I think I'm going to pick one up just to give it a try. They're running about $90 on eBay so, they're certainly not the cheapest thing out there.
If anyone here happens to spot one of the REAL LRAccuracy bipods for sale somewhere, please do me a favor and let me know!
Happy Shooting!
Tom
