Funny what you said there about China products being cheaper quality. I work for a major US auto manufacturer, when we build vehicles for the China market, China demands nothing but the HIGHEST quality from us. Everything has to be nothing short of meticulous quality, FAR higher than what the American market receives. The quality demands for China are so great that we had to create a separate area in our plant just for them, the vehicles that enter this area are gone over 3-4 times by different eyes for the smallest of quality concerns (and I mean SMALL).....Yet Americans willingly except pure JUNK from them with open arms!, go figure.

I have multiples of both and agree overall. The XLA is hard to beat for the money but it's not a well made as a Harris for sure.

Glad to see you finally rocking that hellfire brake!!

I've had a one on my 243win for about 5 years and never had a problem.

Excellent comparison video! Just what I needed to know. Thanks for making it.

I have used a Caldwell for shots out to 1100yrds as well as PRS matches on 2 .308 rifles. Has worked well for me.

Well represented review ... Harris is properly acknowledged for it's reputation and quality while the Caldwell is also credited for it's approach and honest cost cutting approach. I appreciate the honest approach to both bipods. Cheers ...

I got mine on my 243 and it does the job

I have a 9-13" Caldwell for a coyote hunting rig that sucks and has been removed. I have a 6-9" Caldwell that I have abused quite a bit and it is doing well. When it goes I'm getting a Harris. The only reason I went Caldwell was a friend of mine was working at a big box store and I used his discount and got them both for $55 out the door.

I like the Blackhawk! bipods. They already have a pod lock lever on them. They only thing I don’t like is that the legs don’t extend by spring power, they retract.

I bought one before I knew the difference. the short answer is ‘No’ the longer you use it the more you realize it’s inferior in every way...and why it’s half the price.

I tried one several years ago and the notches in the legs were the same spacing, side to side, but the didnt line up side to side. One side the 1st notch was about a 1/4" out and the other side was like 3/4". It looked like the inner legs were just 20 foot notches aluminum stock, chopped to size and maybe they lined up...maybe not. Returned it and went with the Harris.

I have xla two of them for two different rifles. Great set up in the 6to9 Size for my ARs. When I wore out my feet they sent me new bipod feet. Now that's customer service. Also recommend to them to make spike replacement feet to be ordered off their website.

Please make a video on that sweet looking rifle you've got there.

The tension/attachment screw bends when you torque down on it as well.

My brother has a Caldwell and the thumb screw stripped the threads, he use a machine screw now and a screw fell out of button to release the leg's. I have 3 Harris bipod's that he's fixing to get since I got my Atlas PSR

I got the Caldwell simply because I have never really used a bipod before and only do a bit of prone plinking and little hunting with it - when / if the Caldwell craps out I might go to Harris depending on how much I use the bipod - I have it on a quick disconnect with the KDG Kinect M-LOK Harris Bipod Extended Mount so I can pop it on and off rifle as needed

I had a Caldwell. It lasted about 400 rounds on my 6.5X55 before the mounting plate broke off. I now have a Harris and will never go back. BTW i have thousands of rounds on the Harris and 2 years of local PRS style matches.

I have the XLA and it's fantastic. I'm actually not too crazy about the pivot system, so I just have it centered and locked in. But I can see how it might be useful for some folks. I'm mostly a bench shooter, so for me it's not really necessary.

I have both as well. I find the xla acceptable for a range toy and normal use...but there is no real comparison for hard use.

Well said. I'll have to try a Caldwell on something. As mentioned, It's not a Harris S BRM.

John, when you load the Harris bipod forward a bit before firing, is there enough play to let the rifle recoil straight to the rear like on the Atlas bipods?

Harris has been out for so long they should be offering versions that come with M-Lok or picatinny built in and should come with the pod lock. $100 bipod turns into $150 after you buy adapters and lever.

i got both of them. the caldwell and the harris. the two main problems of the caldwell are the caldwell unscrew itself under recoil on my 300wm, and it did not fit the curve of my cz452 forend stock. so, it does not work anywhere... so i bought a harris, this problems disapears...

if you are not going to use your gun as support getting out of prone, I use a Lions Gear which is very light. The pivot area is threaded and I use a thin rubber flat washer, thin, fender washer, a spring washer and small nob to adjust the exact tightness I want on the pivot. I have used it in long range two guns and long range timed redeployed time limit rifle matches. The are not very heavy.

Checkout Tip-Top EZ pan I actually prefer it now over my Harris. It pans and cants and is pretty darn robust

The Caldwell I had was junk due to the cheaper steel etc. Buy once cry once. Get the Harris or the Atlas.

Does anyone know the build specs on this rifle? What length of barrel and handguard are you using? Ess chassis?

Can the pivot Cladwell be installed with M-Lok?

I bought a Caldwell for a budget rifle, to say it's not on par with a Harris is an understatement... The bipod was shaky and NO spring tension while deployed. I replaced it with a SonicKing from Amazon , cheaper and significantly better! Harris is on my 22-250, but a Amazon cheapy for my .22 mag 👍

The weaker springs allow the gun to free recoil. I have found it works way better than the Harris witch in hunting situations where you don't have a shooting mat and can't always load the bypod you get vertical stringing. Does not happen with the Calwell

I think the Caldwell is a prefect rimfire bipod. Harris for everything else.

I've got one on my savage 308 in an mpa chassis my only complaint is the attachment to the sling swivel it's easy to spin it upside down and you almost have to take it off to fix it. Wondering if I can swap the rrs arca clamp onto it

Sorry but for the price, I'll stick with the Caldwell. I'm not into super percision shooting and if I was, I'd use other manufacturers bi-pod before Harris..

Go Atlas ! :)

What is your take on the utg heavy duty 360 bipod? As far as I can see it has all the features of the atlas but at a much lower price. Can't seem to find any good reviews. Would you mind doing a review on on??

I just bought a Caldwell 6"-9" for $59.99 in Canada and it was on sale from $89.99. $35 is a steal. Hahaha Harris was $139.99 lol

Harris Bipod is made less then a mile from me in Kentucky

What rifle did u say that was?

stud hole attachment pins under size and short they will pull out ..need to drill out to 1/8 inch and replace with new larger dia pins .. demeral bit chuck post is 1/8 dia .. go to ace hardware get for $ 2.96 barstool rubber caps [ 4 ] to a pkg .. razor cut the flair off to wear its almost flush . wrap 3 turns of elrctric tape as the rubber is 1 mm to small from he inside dia of the new caps then tap the new wider softer rubber caps over the old one .. done and have 2 more for later

I want some info on the rifle!! That thing is sweet

purchased the caldwell after 5 shots 308 it came loose every 5 shots so i returned it

I bought this bipod, I hate this bipod. Now I have to factor the $35 into the cost of my atlas or Harris Many people want something cheap they will later throw away, but if you asked most people to throw $35 bucks in the garbage and then go spend $100 on the bipod they want they would say you are crazy

Seems like a no-brainer for my kids .22.

What action is that rifle built on?

mine lasted 1/2 season of competition and broke wont buy another

i dont know what the point of this is. the ultimate and best bipod in the world is the utg bipod. i got one on my airsoft gun and i'd bet my life on it as i do every time i hit the field in my camo girlysuit.

A bag of bean’s works… in a gun sock. 10 bucks…

I prefer the Harris bipod because it makes my rifle shoot bullets at higher velocities.

Truly I’d rather buy American 🇺🇸 So I know that I’m helping a fellow American feed their children and family.

Thank you for this information. I'm sending back this Caldwell and getting a Harris. No more Chinese manufactured items. No more.

I see weight equals strength.....number of coils equals strength......thank for sharing that........perhaps more education would help...

Just did aa video on my channel trying to answer the same question. Stop by and check it out!

I've never owned a Harris but based on experience with the Caldwells - I doubt it. Firefield makes the best 6-9 inch Harris Clones. On my four Firefield 6-9 inch bipods (2 Compacts; 2 Strongholds), all the legs 'spring out' and lock into place every time. On my 5 Caldwell 9-13 inch XLA Pivot bipods, 2 of them have an issue were 1 or both legs don't spring out and lock into place consistently. Firefield Compacts does everything Caldwell XLA Pivots do but better while the Firefield Strongholds pivot, pan and adds a locking lever. I also bought two Atlas Clone to see if I wanted to save for a real one. 1 was trash while 1 was a treasure. I came to the realization that I prefer Harris style bipods over all others. Price wise - I can afford to buy a clone and leave it on the rifle it's installed on rather than 'breaking the bank' buying several Harris bipods or constantly transferring/sharing a couple of Harris bipods amongst a few rifles.

I agree about the rubber feet of the XLA. They are trash

Not even close

Is atlas the king of the hill?

You pay for the name. 2 ounces so what! if you don't slam and bang on a daily bases like Military then this product is fantastic. You can buy 3 overtime. The problem is these gun snobs bloat the Market and run average people out of the hobby. The average guy with 3 kids can't afford to spend $$$ on equipment. These guys throw money at a hobby to the point where the manufacture just builds high-end products. Then the average hunter is shut out of the game. The same thing happens in the hot rod hobby or HI Fidelity sound equipment you get the point. What gets me is these guys go in the service (Thank You) then come back as an expert ???? NOT it's your rife do what YOU like remember it's yours. does it do what you need! PERFECT.

To answer your question NO. There are bipods out there ahole lot better and not as expensive as a Harris or as cheap as Caldwell. Everything I've seen or heard about a Caldwell bipods save your money !!!;

American made all the way ! Accu-Tac !!

Just get an B&T Atlas and be done with it.

Patents only stifle innovation imo

As soon as you said made in China, I decided it wasn’t for me

No, Caldwell is cheap junk. I'd go UTG over a Caldwell any day and Harris over both.

Long story short, NO.