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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1003513" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>Your style of hunting and the type terrain you do it in will determine the equiptment you use more so than personal preference. Here in N C PA virtualy all shooting long range is from portable benches or very good tripods. Reason being the terrain is such that its a better method than prone/bipod shooting. Considering that this activity has been seriously going on in this region since the end of ww2, you can be sure about everything for a good support has been attempted. While there are some excellant light tripods available today, they only work well for the use they were intended for which isnt supporting a gun and especially a heavier gun. Just because somebody decided to put a little v shaped device on top dosent mean it will work well especially with max extension on the legs. keeping it low will help alot as for stability.</p><p>If weight isnt a major issue, check out the ultimate tripod made by Mcfadden Machine Co Blairsville PA. Ive owned one for several years and prefer it to my bench for shots out to about 1000 yds. Ive shot with it much further also and it still performed very well. While i wouldnt hesitate to carry it a mile or so to a lookout, it wouldnt be the thing to carry around all day. Ive also devised a duell purpose tripod which i can use to support my twin spotter bigeyes for glassing. Then remove the glasses and attach a shooting cradle using the same tripod. Again, the tripod needs some heft to it to allow for standup shooting which this device does. Total weight is about 10# n i c the bigeyes. For our style of hunting</p><p>this works well as thats all ill be carrying. One of the others will carry the gun and</p><p>his own glasses/tripod. Again, were always heading to a specific location, once there we stay there and glass. And it could also be were headed there in a vehicle</p><p>and not on foot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1003513, member: 12443"] Your style of hunting and the type terrain you do it in will determine the equiptment you use more so than personal preference. Here in N C PA virtualy all shooting long range is from portable benches or very good tripods. Reason being the terrain is such that its a better method than prone/bipod shooting. Considering that this activity has been seriously going on in this region since the end of ww2, you can be sure about everything for a good support has been attempted. While there are some excellant light tripods available today, they only work well for the use they were intended for which isnt supporting a gun and especially a heavier gun. Just because somebody decided to put a little v shaped device on top dosent mean it will work well especially with max extension on the legs. keeping it low will help alot as for stability. If weight isnt a major issue, check out the ultimate tripod made by Mcfadden Machine Co Blairsville PA. Ive owned one for several years and prefer it to my bench for shots out to about 1000 yds. Ive shot with it much further also and it still performed very well. While i wouldnt hesitate to carry it a mile or so to a lookout, it wouldnt be the thing to carry around all day. Ive also devised a duell purpose tripod which i can use to support my twin spotter bigeyes for glassing. Then remove the glasses and attach a shooting cradle using the same tripod. Again, the tripod needs some heft to it to allow for standup shooting which this device does. Total weight is about 10# n i c the bigeyes. For our style of hunting this works well as thats all ill be carrying. One of the others will carry the gun and his own glasses/tripod. Again, were always heading to a specific location, once there we stay there and glass. And it could also be were headed there in a vehicle and not on foot. [/QUOTE]
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