B_Reynolds_AK
WKR
I’ve been looking for a lighter tripod for sheep hunting that is still capable of being used to shoot from effectively.
The RRS Ascend-14 with Anvil-30 is fantastic, and I’ve gotten the weight down a good bit by removing the lower leg sections and capping off the threads. However it is still close to 3 lbs in that configuration.
Enter the Aziak Ridgeline that Rydell just released. It is a 2 section tripod with an integrated reverse ballhead that weighs 20 oz total weight.
The Arca clamp, once adjusted with an Allen key, is fast and effective for transitioning between your binos, spotter or weapon.
The reverse ballhead functions exactly like the Anvil-30, ie extremely ergonomic for “driving” the rifle and then locking the head with a slight movement forward on the lever.
Glassing is fine from it. No panning feature, but it’s easy to throw a little pant tilt head with an Arca plate on the bottom, on top of this head. Ie. Nighthawk, Tricer LP etc.
I took it out today and shot from numerous positions, including prone, sitting and kneeling.
The Arca rail on the fore end of the Rokstok allows just enough reach for me to operate the head while behind the gun. Of course there will be more vibration and moment in such a light tripod, but it was easily controllable.
Shooting hand loaded 75 ELD-M’s from the Tikka, I legitimately made first round impacts from the tripod at 649, 712, 776 and 867 yards. Targets were 8-12” snow patches on dark rock, which makes spotting impacts easy. You either see a splash of snow fly up, or a puff of rock in case of a miss.
A Revic BR4 gave the solutions.
I’ll most definitely be taking this tripod on my sheep hunts this year.
600 yards. 4 shots kneeling from tripod with sled as rear support.
The RRS Ascend-14 with Anvil-30 is fantastic, and I’ve gotten the weight down a good bit by removing the lower leg sections and capping off the threads. However it is still close to 3 lbs in that configuration.
Enter the Aziak Ridgeline that Rydell just released. It is a 2 section tripod with an integrated reverse ballhead that weighs 20 oz total weight.
The Arca clamp, once adjusted with an Allen key, is fast and effective for transitioning between your binos, spotter or weapon.
The reverse ballhead functions exactly like the Anvil-30, ie extremely ergonomic for “driving” the rifle and then locking the head with a slight movement forward on the lever.
Glassing is fine from it. No panning feature, but it’s easy to throw a little pant tilt head with an Arca plate on the bottom, on top of this head. Ie. Nighthawk, Tricer LP etc.
I took it out today and shot from numerous positions, including prone, sitting and kneeling.
The Arca rail on the fore end of the Rokstok allows just enough reach for me to operate the head while behind the gun. Of course there will be more vibration and moment in such a light tripod, but it was easily controllable.
Shooting hand loaded 75 ELD-M’s from the Tikka, I legitimately made first round impacts from the tripod at 649, 712, 776 and 867 yards. Targets were 8-12” snow patches on dark rock, which makes spotting impacts easy. You either see a splash of snow fly up, or a puff of rock in case of a miss.
A Revic BR4 gave the solutions.
I’ll most definitely be taking this tripod on my sheep hunts this year.
600 yards. 4 shots kneeling from tripod with sled as rear support.
