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<blockquote data-quote="vancewalker007" data-source="post: 2216440" data-attributes="member: 66917"><p>If you are going to glass and shoot for hunting off this tripod here is some advice from someone who has been glassing and shooting Coues deer off tripods for 30 years. Don't go for an ultra light weight tripod. Choose one that can carry more load than you will be putting on it. If your rifle is say 8lbs then get a head and leg set that can carry say 10-11lbs. First, your glasses or spotter will be way way steadier and steady is the name of the game. Second, your rifle will be much steadier for your shot, be it 100 yards or 1000 yards. Everyone that hunts using backpacks always has it in their mind get the lightest stuff possible. In some gear cases this is the right thinking. For tripods you need to sacrifice some weight for performance.</p><p></p><p>For heads look for a decent fluid head. For the last 5 years I have been using the SIRUI VA-5 for glassing. I don't normally shoot off this head as its weight limit is lower but in a pinch it can be used. The Outdoorsman has a pricey fluid head that can carry a very heavy load. The SIRUI VH-10 has a nice carrying load as well. Most of our shots are in the prone over Phoenix Shooting bags or on a set of Viper Stix. If I'm hunting an area where I can carry 2 tripods, one for shooting and one for glassing, I set up the shooting one with a ball head and a rifle clamp, my ball head has a 20lb load limit. Ball heads are easier to use for shooting because of their easy movement in multiple axis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vancewalker007, post: 2216440, member: 66917"] If you are going to glass and shoot for hunting off this tripod here is some advice from someone who has been glassing and shooting Coues deer off tripods for 30 years. Don't go for an ultra light weight tripod. Choose one that can carry more load than you will be putting on it. If your rifle is say 8lbs then get a head and leg set that can carry say 10-11lbs. First, your glasses or spotter will be way way steadier and steady is the name of the game. Second, your rifle will be much steadier for your shot, be it 100 yards or 1000 yards. Everyone that hunts using backpacks always has it in their mind get the lightest stuff possible. In some gear cases this is the right thinking. For tripods you need to sacrifice some weight for performance. For heads look for a decent fluid head. For the last 5 years I have been using the SIRUI VA-5 for glassing. I don't normally shoot off this head as its weight limit is lower but in a pinch it can be used. The Outdoorsman has a pricey fluid head that can carry a very heavy load. The SIRUI VH-10 has a nice carrying load as well. Most of our shots are in the prone over Phoenix Shooting bags or on a set of Viper Stix. If I'm hunting an area where I can carry 2 tripods, one for shooting and one for glassing, I set up the shooting one with a ball head and a rifle clamp, my ball head has a 20lb load limit. Ball heads are easier to use for shooting because of their easy movement in multiple axis. [/QUOTE]
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