CAL Atlas® Bipod – Tall

Standard (BT65) covers most prone, bench, and positional ELR applications with 4.8-9.2 inch elevation. Choose Tall (BT69) if your position requires more ground clearance, you shoot from elevated terrain, or the wider 9.25-16.5 inch footprint gives you better stability at your typical shooting distance.

Pan is removed intentionally. In ELR and F-Class applications, pan movement can introduce bore-to-target misalignment between shots. The CAL keeps the bore perpendicular to the leg axis by design, so your wind call and sight picture are more repeatable from round to round. If you need pan for dynamic or positional use, the PSR or V8 are the correct series.

Both have cant. The PSR adds 30 degrees of pan for multi-target and positional shooting. The CAL removes pan entirely and increases cant to 63 degrees for a more locked-in platform at ELR. Choose PSR for movement and dynamic shooting, CAL for stationary precision shooting where bore alignment must be consistent.

The BT6569ML CAL Mount Upgrade ($34.95) replaces the standard clamp on a CAL bipod with an M-LOK compatible mount. It is a CAL-specific accessory that lets you use the CAL directly on M-LOK rail sections without a separate adapter.

FDE is currently available only in the Standard height No Clamp configuration (BT65-NC-FDE, $364.95). The Tall height and lever-mount configurations are available in Black only.

Blemished units are cosmetic factory seconds. Finish imperfections only, no functional or structural difference. Full no-fine-print lifetime warranty. Limited and sells quickly.

Yes. Designed, machined, and assembled in the USA by B&T Industries. CAGE code 3L7F2. NSN-listed under two NSNs.

Buy from accu-shot.com or a verified authorized dealer. Counterfeit Atlas bipods circulate online. Authentic CAL bipods have Mil-Spec finish consistency and correct B&T Industries markings.

Start with two decisions: the series, then the mounting method. For the series, decide whether you want pan and cant or cant only. The V8, PSR, and 5-H pan and cant; the CAL and Super CAL are cant-only, which keeps the bore perpendicular to the legs for added rigidity at long range. The V8 is the original all-around bipod, the PSR is the hard-use SOCOM-contract version, the 5-H is the heavy large-caliber model, the CAL is the competition cant-only model, and the Super CAL is the oversized cant-only model for ELR and big bores. Once you have the series, choose the mounting method below. Our Atlas Bipod Comparison Chart lists every model and spec side by side.

The bipod is the same in every case; only the clamp that joins it to your rail changes. Two-Screw Clamp: Picatinny rails only, bolted on with a flathead. It is slower to install or remove, so it suits a bipod dedicated to one rifle, and it saves weight, bulk, apex height, and cost. No Clamp (NC): ships without a clamp and with a bare 17S mounting pattern (two holes 1.100" apart, 10-32 threads). You supply any 17S-size mount -- a Picatinny lever, an ARCA-Swiss clamp, or our BT19 AI Spigot or BT70 M-LOK adapter -- so it is best if you run ARCA or already own a 17S clamp. Quick-Detach Lever (LW17): includes a lever clamp (the ADM-170-S on the V8, PSR, CAL, and Super CAL; the larger ADM-5-H on the 5-H) that hand-tightens on and off any Picatinny rail without tools and adjusts to in- and out-of-spec rails -- best if you move one bipod between rifles. If none of these fit your rifle directly, you may need a rail or adapter; see our Atlas Bipod Rail Comparison Chart.

Not directly, but our BT81 Lil' Brandi sling-stud-to-Picatinny adapter mounts to a traditional stock without disassembly, drilling, or damage, giving you a Picatinny rail for any clamp-style Atlas. If your stock has two sling studs, we recommend our BT15 or BT17 Picatinny rail instead. For a single-stud synthetic or wood stock, a gunsmith can drill a second hole to install a rail. We strongly recommend a competent gunsmith for any firearm modification.

The most common path is a Picatinny rail on your rifle, which then accepts any Two-Screw or LW17 lever Atlas. We offer Picatinny rails for general-purpose, Anschutz, Freeland, free-float tube, M-LOK, and other applications -- see the Atlas Bipod Rail Comparison Chart. The second path is a No Clamp (NC) Atlas, which takes any 17S-size mount you supply, or mounts directly to our BT19 AI Spigot or BT70 M-LOK adapter. We strongly recommend a competent gunsmith for any firearm modification.

A stiff tension knob is common from the factory. Install the bipod on an unloaded rifle, turn it upside down or rest it on the buttstock with the muzzle up, deploy the legs to the 90-degree position, and with a hand on each leg work the pan side to side. It should loosen with use. If it is still too stiff afterward, contact us.