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Shooting off tripod: (ball head or pan head) * (Arca-Swiss or ???)
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<blockquote data-quote="middleofnowhere" data-source="post: 1811977" data-attributes="member: 96793"><p>I'm slowly getting more and more geared up. My style is backpack hunting, mostly in the desert. I'm glassing with 12x50 binoculars and using a Kramer Designs snipe pod set up as a lightweight tripod. I've got a quick release Outdoorsmans panner on top of the KDC tripod. I do like the KDC set-up, it's very light and adds significant stability to the binos. Switching between using the KDC snipepod as a tripod and rifle bipod is possible, but it does take a little time and seems noisy when I'm trying to be quiet. The KDC snipepod is fine to shoot off of, similar to shooting sticks I would imagine.</p><p></p><p>I'm looking to step up to a full size tripod for the upcoming season and would like to add a spotting scope to the mix for digiscoping. I practice shooting off my pack now, so would not necessarily plan on shooting from the tripod every time. I'm thinking I might enjoy shooting a little more with a proper tripod rest, thus practice more in the off-season.</p><p></p><p>I see Outdoorsmans basically offers their pan heads with their proprietary plates and Arca-Swiss. The Arca-Swiss seems superior to Manfroto as it is a little skinnier and maybe less bulky. Arca-Swiss also seems like it will be the winner (ala VHS vs. Beta) of the adapter plate wars.</p><p></p><p>Q: is a ball head superior to a panhead for shooting? I would imagine you could control cant with the ball head if you didn't have the tripod perfectly level. </p><p></p><p>Q: Are there any US made ball heads suitable for shooting and glassing? The Outdoorsmans fluid head and Jim White 2.0 are both Arca-Swiss compatible and made in USA. </p><p></p><p>For switching between rifle to optics, is a clamp like the Hog Saddle preferable to mounting a plate to the bottom of the rifle? Rifle would be a "mountain type" like my Ridgeline with composite stock.</p><p></p><p>thanks in advance for thoughts on the matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="middleofnowhere, post: 1811977, member: 96793"] I’m slowly getting more and more geared up. My style is backpack hunting, mostly in the desert. I’m glassing with 12x50 binoculars and using a Kramer Designs snipe pod set up as a lightweight tripod. I’ve got a quick release Outdoorsmans panner on top of the KDC tripod. I do like the KDC set-up, it’s very light and adds significant stability to the binos. Switching between using the KDC snipepod as a tripod and rifle bipod is possible, but it does take a little time and seems noisy when I’m trying to be quiet. The KDC snipepod is fine to shoot off of, similar to shooting sticks I would imagine. I’m looking to step up to a full size tripod for the upcoming season and would like to add a spotting scope to the mix for digiscoping. I practice shooting off my pack now, so would not necessarily plan on shooting from the tripod every time. I’m thinking I might enjoy shooting a little more with a proper tripod rest, thus practice more in the off-season. I see Outdoorsmans basically offers their pan heads with their proprietary plates and Arca-Swiss. The Arca-Swiss seems superior to Manfroto as it is a little skinnier and maybe less bulky. Arca-Swiss also seems like it will be the winner (ala VHS vs. Beta) of the adapter plate wars. Q: is a ball head superior to a panhead for shooting? I would imagine you could control cant with the ball head if you didn’t have the tripod perfectly level. Q: Are there any US made ball heads suitable for shooting and glassing? The Outdoorsmans fluid head and Jim White 2.0 are both Arca-Swiss compatible and made in USA. For switching between rifle to optics, is a clamp like the Hog Saddle preferable to mounting a plate to the bottom of the rifle? Rifle would be a “mountain type” like my Ridgeline with composite stock. thanks in advance for thoughts on the matter. [/QUOTE]
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