Rick in Oregon
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*** I did not see a subject line on this new forum for field gear, so posting here....hope it's okay.
This subject is fairly new to me. I've pondered it for a while, and after seeing the USSS using them in Butler PA when Trump got shot in the ear, I looked into them further.
I see shooting tripods running from el cheapo to 'professional grade' costing over a grand. Now being into 'geezerhood', getting down into prone and staying there for extended periods of time using a bipod puts a real cramp into my neck, not to mention an old guy getting back up from laying down (not a pretty sight). And I've had trouble lately with bipods not able to get over high grass where I shoot rock chucks, so a tripod started to make sense.
In the end, I opted for the BOG Death Grip tripod. Seemed like a good option as I didn't need to add an ARCA rail to any of my Cooper's with nice Clarlo wood stocks, and even my Phoenix model Cooper gets clamped in solidly. Problem was leveling the rifle. The only way was to move the legs......time consuming and not ideal when shooter movement needs to be minimal.
Answer: The neat ball-head conversion from Little Crow Gunworks. They offer a complete kit to modify the Death Grip using a 40mm ball-head. With a small portable camp stool, it may be the answer, but I've not had a chance to try it out in the field yet, being fall and recovering from surgery last month.
So....looking for others experiences with shooting tripods, good ones, ones to be avoided, and overall field impressions.
This subject is fairly new to me. I've pondered it for a while, and after seeing the USSS using them in Butler PA when Trump got shot in the ear, I looked into them further.
I see shooting tripods running from el cheapo to 'professional grade' costing over a grand. Now being into 'geezerhood', getting down into prone and staying there for extended periods of time using a bipod puts a real cramp into my neck, not to mention an old guy getting back up from laying down (not a pretty sight). And I've had trouble lately with bipods not able to get over high grass where I shoot rock chucks, so a tripod started to make sense.
In the end, I opted for the BOG Death Grip tripod. Seemed like a good option as I didn't need to add an ARCA rail to any of my Cooper's with nice Clarlo wood stocks, and even my Phoenix model Cooper gets clamped in solidly. Problem was leveling the rifle. The only way was to move the legs......time consuming and not ideal when shooter movement needs to be minimal.
Answer: The neat ball-head conversion from Little Crow Gunworks. They offer a complete kit to modify the Death Grip using a 40mm ball-head. With a small portable camp stool, it may be the answer, but I've not had a chance to try it out in the field yet, being fall and recovering from surgery last month.
So....looking for others experiences with shooting tripods, good ones, ones to be avoided, and overall field impressions.
