Bootleg Accu-Tac?

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Ostentatious

Ostentatious

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Hello folks.
So I just opened my box to on this bootleg Accu-Tac bipod that I bought for the heck of it, It was $20 shipped from EBay hah. A tad less than the $420 for the real ones. I know that you get what you pay for but I couldn’t help it :)
First impressions: I’m pretty surprised to be honest. China has came a long way in not that many years… Everything is aluminum, brass, or what looks to be - shocker - cheap round steel, not squared for the lug. The lock up mechanism works and is surprisingly stout. The legs pull , move, and snap into position positively, I wrenched on them a bit in opposite directions and they held steady. The leg extensions do as they should and lock solidly into place. It has spring retraction of the leg extensions. I forgot but I think the real ones are the opposite. The tension knob is a bit questionable as to how it will hold. The feet are smooth slick plastic so no grip there on smooth surfaces.
I’m waiting for the weather to turn so I can get out but wondered if anyone else has tried these bootleg bipods with any luck? Or any horror stories?
I’m just going to use it on a table/etc so it’s not going to live an extreme life.
Enjoy your day!

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I have the same clone and also have an OEM Accu-Tac, the real Accu-Tacs are much larger, heavier and sturdier but the knock-offs are great for walking/field use, whereas the real ones are a bench shooters dream. I also use the real one with double leg extensions in the field if not walking too far. Both have their advantages 👍.
 
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Scotchmo said:
I got one like that a few years ago. Good for what it is - except, the tilt lock up mechanism is so cheesy that I never used that bipod. I prefer the Harris clones for a cheap bipod. I also have a couple of Accutac bipods. The real Accutac has a far superior tilt lock up mechanism.
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I’ve used one once, many moons ago, and it wasn’t mine so hard to remember it but yah looking at the tilt lockup it’s clearly looking like a weak link. I got a FX Impact M4 with a fairly large scope so I think it’ll be a bit floppy. Eh, if it doesn’t work it’ll still be good for my 10-22 hah
 
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Ranchibi said:
I have the same clone and also have an OEM Accu-Tac, the real Accu-Tacs are much larger, heavier and sturdier but the knock-offs are great for walking/field use, whereas the real ones are a bench shooters dream. I also use the real one with double leg extensions in the field if not walking too far. Both have their advantages 👍.
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Nice. I’ll give it a go & if my setup is to top heavy I have other stuff I can use it on. Either way I think I won here :)
 
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Yup, keep supporting them Chinese bootleggers… Un original cheats, piggy baccking off the intellectual propoerty of others. Economic aside the Chinese Government needs to be simply called out… I will not buy any Chinese clones when there are plenty of other offerings by more Democratic nations.
 
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L.Leon said:
Yup, keep supporting them Chinese bootleggers… Un original cheats, piggy baccking off the intellectual propoerty of others. Economic aside the Chinese Government needs to be simply called out… I will not buy any Chinese clones when there are plenty of other offerings by more Democratic nations.
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I feel you, however I just gave over $2k to Switzerland for my m4 so…
I am eyeballing an Skout next though, that’ll keep some loot in the U.S.
 
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Ostentatious said:
Hello folks.
So I just opened my box to on this bootleg Accu-Tac bipod that I bought for the heck of it, It was $20 shipped from EBay hah. A tad less than the $420 for the real ones. I know that you get what you pay for but I couldn’t help it :)
First impressions: I’m pretty surprised to be honest. China has came a long way in not that many years… Everything is aluminum, brass, or what looks to be - shocker - cheap round steel, not squared for the lug. The lock up mechanism works and is surprisingly stout. The legs pull , move, and snap into position positively, I wrenched on them a bit in opposite directions and they held steady. The leg extensions do as they should and lock solidly into place. It has spring retraction of the leg extensions. I forgot but I think the real ones are the opposite. The tension knob is a bit questionable as to how it will hold. The feet are smooth slick plastic so no grip there on smooth surfaces.
I’m waiting for the weather to turn so I can get out but wondered if anyone else has tried these bootleg bipods with any luck? Or any horror stories?
I’m just going to use it on a table/etc so it’s not going to live an extreme life.
Enjoy your day!

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Would you be kind enough to share the eBay link?

-Ed
 
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