Tripods - I'm hooked.

[ctshooter]

I finally gave in and bought a nice big solid tripod for shooting. I had already been sold on replacing the table top bipod with a mini tripod, but I couldn't believe that a standing setup would be so stable. 

Shooting 1/2" groups at 50 yards out my basement window. 

I am blown away at how stable the platform is. 

 

[ctshooter]

I wanted to add - I have a bowl head with panning coming soon. I don't care for dealing with the cant issues the ball head creates.

 

[M0ist0ne]

Which tripod is that?

 

[biohazardman]

Yup they are great for sure. Hard to do it any other way once you have stepped into the dark side.

 

[Hynzie]

Just got the mini tripod from a thread a few days. Ago man they atr nice. I like the set up you have there looking for a stand up model do you mind giving the details of what you have there thanks. HYNZIE 4s

 

[ctshooter]

I got the strongest one I could find. I didn't want the cantilevered weight to cause leg flexing. Leofoto LH-40 ball head and LN-404C tripod.

 

[AlaskaAirgunner]

Yup they are great for sure. Hard to do it any other way once you have stepped into the dark side.

Man that is a terrific idea. I have a Wimberly gimbal head for my big wildlife photography lenses. Didnt think to use it for the airgun...

 

[ctshooter]

This is the head you really want - doesn't get better than this.

 

[WillM]

Actually that thing looks really clunky compared to this

 

[CyberDyneSystems]

lol, OK, so I'm not as smart as I though!

I've been waiting for months on an order from Pyramyd with JSBs and a little bipod to try out.

Just two days ago I finally got sick of waiting, you see I am a bit of a wildlife photographer, so I took the screw from the picatiny and used it to mount up one of my long lens plates, and dropped that on one of my big tripods. Fantastic solution! I was actually thinking I'd come up with this new idea

Now I'll have to try the Wimberly Gimbal.

I was using it sitting,. you don't need a shooting bench! With adjustable legs, you can do whatever, prone, etc. Never thought to try it standing!

 

[ctshooter]

Actually that thing looks really clunky compared to this

Clunky yes - but a geared head is pretty cool. 

 

[stoti]

I used to use a Wimberly head before switching to a gimbal head. They work even better than a gimbal because they support so much weight easily and everything is centered, they’re just big and bulky. If you have one, try it out, you’ll love it.

Stoti

 

[2L8]

Yup they are great for sure. Hard to do it any other way once you have stepped into the dark side.

That is one Bad A** gimbal there bio. I'm sure it does the trick.



I went short on my setup for BR. Both fluid and solid.

 

[WillM]

Clunky yes - but a geared head is pretty cool.

I think that geared head would work really well for benchrest, actually. I’ve adapted my photography tripods (Gitzo) to shooting but never thought to use my Wimberley; it’s just sitting in a box.


I’ve been using a RRS leveling base with an Arca clamp for long range pb shooting for a few years, but the picture I copied is their newest ball head the Anvil-30 specifically built for long range shooting. It has butter smooth articulation and clamps with 30 foot pounds of pressure to lock the rifle solid. I’m switching my leveling base to a table top tripod and using the anvil for everything from sitting on a bucket to standing.

 

[WillM]

Leveling base lets rifle sit much closer to tripod reducing rocking or unwanted motion. Cool thing about RRS Anvil30 is that it will directly accept picatinny or Arca rail so no more need to add an Arca adapter; I’ll probably have a few up for sale soon...

 

[CharlieF]

Here is my treerat killing set up. 

Adapter courtesy of Adorama. 

 

[brawler1588]

I am hooked as well I live in a condo and have to travel a bit to shoot at the club or a friend's house and when I would go I would take a table a chair a sled bags or a bipod. Now I have to just take a chair and my field tripod or my bench/table top tripod so stable and really enjoy shooting off them.

 

[Dairyboy]

I'm hooked as well!!!

 

[SFC-Steele]

Yep I'm Hooked also!

 

[ClarkT]

I'm hooked as well!!!

I’m curious what the max height the bench top Leofoto goes to?

Thanks