Tripod for Rifle

[weekender7]

When I shoot my AR with a hard attachment to a tripod, it changes the POI significantly. How many of you that use a tripod sometimes, have a POI shift from just a rest where the gun is not attached?

 

[auggiedun]

Great idea!

 

[tlsmith22]

hog saddles are nice products too

 

[Shooter71]

I installed a seekins rail on a Ridgeline, then milled pic slots in an Outdoorsmans adapter that attaches through the front screw. Pretty solid. The rail got a radius milled on the bottom to match the stock.

 

[rileybassman]

Vortex makes a gun rest that works with standard tripod plate threads as well

Hammers V Yoke rest mount attachment with 1/4-20 Camera thread for monopod shooting stick tripod https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005F0S29G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_0nFsDb19HKJAV

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[Lawnboi]

This spring I decided to venture into the tripod shooting game, my wife is now hunting and I wanted something that was steady for her when prone isn’t an option. I also wanted to extend my seated range.

I tried to do something similar, with a slik 624, benro head, and a Hogg saddle. The lightweight tripods just are not steady, not like a bipod. I want shooting very well off it, and it was touchy especially with a light gun. The pic rail idea is great, as would be mounting an Arca plate and running a compatible head.

So after doing some shooting with the saddle on my lightweight tripod I decided I needed something beefier, and a more stable head that could handle the rifle. What I ended up with was an rrs anvil head, it’s a ball head that runs Arca plate or pic rail. I really wanted to go all in on an rrs setup but also didn’t want to spend a grand on a tripod so I ended up with a hog saddle pig lite CF tripod. All up the head and tripod weigh 4.5lbs. This rig is solid. I can glass with the ball head just fine. I’m going to give it a go this year, and see how it goes. If the rifle is coming I’ll carry the heavy tripod. On top of that I no longer need the saddle, for some rifles. I’m having a pic rail put just in front of the mag well on a couple stocks I have coming, have an Arca plate on my chassis, so they all bolt right in.

With the heavier setup I’m pretty solid if I can anchor the butt or my elbow. 300 yards seated is a chip shot now. Slowly learning to shoot seated.

Maybe one day I’ll go all in on a rrs tripod,

 

[mt100gr.]

I've been dabbling in this arena some as well. This winter I plan to work out some better arca plate attachments on a couple more rifles. For now, the sirui plate works pretty darn well. Solid enough for first round impacts from a sitting position on a 10 inch plate at 550, 590, and 675 yards. I love the versatility.

 

[sundevils79]

Field optics research makes a gunrest for a tripod for 9.99. I have one on the way I’ll post how I like it in September after a trip to the range.

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Where did you find this? Link?

 

[Phil4]

Where did you find this? Link?

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Mine cracked pulling it off the rapid release. I think it’d be fine screwed on directly. For 9.99 worth a shot although pivoting your tripod head and putting a winter hat on it is probably just as good of a rest. I won’t be buying another one.


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[Luckyrxc]

Well I did it last night! Used a 13/64 drill bit drilled a hole in the picatinny then used my 1/4”-20 tap threaded the hole and bam! My tripod now attaches directly onto my rifle. Thanks for all the ideas. I had to go dirt cheap on this one spent to much on gear this year all ready.


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Thanks for sharing this post and photo! Good work.

 

[Lwilliams]

I’m old fashioned and just use a hog saddle. It allows the gun to be at the ready when glassing steep slopes.