Knock off products

[GUNSICK]

What are you guys feelings about knock off parts or accessories. I usually fork over the coin for the real deal especially optics but I did buy a fake Atlas bipod a while back. $40 compared to $290. Exact copy, I compared it to a real one my friend has. Only thing I had to do was locktight the leg pivot screws because the would work loose but no other issues. Put it on my MVP.

[usmcveteran]

I wouldn't use a knock off item for something crucial but if its an accessory and cheap why not.

[dsdmmat]

I have bought champion bipods instead of Harris for my rimfires. No sense in putting on a bipod that costs more than the rifle.

[GUNSICK]

I wouldn't use a knock off item for something crucial but if its an accessory and cheap why not.

Some people consider it theft from the real company.

[dsdmmat]

Some people consider it theft from the real company.

True, the only fake stuff I have bought that I know was fake are a Fobus double mag holster for my M9, Rolex watch and a set of wireless beats. I know they were fake because I bought them in Afghanistan

[usmcveteran]

If they use same name of company they are copying then I won't buy it but if you send your designs over seas for production and now they rebrand it and sell it here then I have to problem buying it.

[GUNSICK]

My fake Atlas is an exact copy has the name,even has the patent info on it. Came directly from China.

[SPIKER]

I guess it depends on how well made the knockoff is, and price relationship to the real item.

I don't know that I would put anything except a Harris on any one of my rifles. I've yet to find a cheaper version that does what it does. Plus, they are detachable and can be used on any rifle with a swivel stud.

In the case of the Atlas, I would probably check out the clone for the price.

Other than that I would have to say no.

[EvilD]

If its similar but doesn't pretend to be the real thing, depending on what it is, ok, but counterfeit, no.

[Norm DeGuerre]

some fake stuff is great ..!!!



like boobs, for example

[dwa12479]

Some people consider it theft from the real company.

That's what patents and trademarks are for. Imitation is the highest form of flattery. I wouldn't consider a company like H&R stealing from Remington with the Pardner pump as an 870 clone.

[dwa12479]

I wouldn't use a knock off item for something crucial but if its an accessory and cheap why not.

This exactly ^^^^^^^^

[Meketrefe]

Some people consider it theft from the real company.

IT IS an Intellectual Property theft.
The problem with some of the companies is that there are so many that it becomes impossible to enforce. But some are being shutdown in the USA
and then in many items there is no support of any kind, obviously. It happens with the OEM scopes, some popular ones.

I have an imitation of the harris bipod and then the real ones. For mild use with mild calibers they can pass the test but If I do to that copy
what I have done to the others they will crumble in pieces. Also I can tell the springs do not hold the same tension and the replica is somewhat
loosening with time so it has an impact when getting serious shooting.

[camper4lyfe]

I guess it depends on how well made the knockoff is, and price relationship to the real item.

I don't know that I would put anything except a Harris on any one of my rifles. I've yet to find a cheaper version that does what it does. Plus, they are detachable and can be used on any rifle with a swivel stud.

In the case of the Atlas, I would probably check out the clone for the price.

Other than that I would have to say no.

I bought a cheap bipod from CTD years ago. At $30 compared to a Harris, it was the only option for me, and it mounts to the swivel stud as well. My only complaint is that I wish I bought the taller version. Mine is better for bench shooting rather than field hunting (it's my chuck gun)

[SPIKER]

I bought a cheap bipod from CTD years ago. At $30 compared to a Harris, it was the only option for me, and it mounts to the swivel stud as well. My only complaint is that I wish I bought the taller version. Mine is better for bench shooting rather than field hunting (it's my chuck gun)

Ah, the infamous wrong height bipod. It used to happen to me all the time until I bought all the sizes...lol. Never got around to sending the wrong ones back. But the upside is I know which one I like best now. I usually go with the 9" - 13". I bought the 6"-9" and it is only good for bench on a level range. No chance of uphill shots.

I also like the friction lock legs...not the notches, and the hinged base with the locking arm.

The 12' - 25" isn't bad for field shooting, but I prefer the shorter one.

I'm glad the one you have works for you but I haven't had good luck with other brands. The spring tension needs to be right, and it needs to take the recoil of heavy caliber guns when I need it to.

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