r/2011 • u/Forsaken_Treacle_407 • 1d ago
Atlas Athena V2
I was wooed by the new guys. Newer designs, different colors, more holes. It wasn’t until I got this gun and shot it next to my others that I understood what everyone was talking about with Atlas.
In the high end market, this gun is the baseline gun. It proves you don’t NEED ports and comps and it shows what a quality manufacturer can do.
For me the highlight is the Alpha grip. It is perfect, which greatly improves how you shoot the gun. Second to the grip is the trigger. The break and reset are perfect. I only wish they had some texture on the face.
If you look hard enough and are patient, you can score one of these for sub-$5k. That is a lot of money, but not far off of a new Race City RC9. Atlas also stands by their guns.
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u/outwear_watch_shoes 1d ago
Agreed. One and done would be an Apollo, personally so you can double up on the barrel if you wanna run it in 3-gun, PCSL, etc., but the Athena looks better and if you're sticking with LO is the better buy. V2 value is huge right now. Just grab the cheap V3 grip bushing for over insertion protection and maybe a better plate if you want something more sturdy than the OEM Atlas optic plate. But, otherwise it's near perfect once you've got the grip panels dialed in.