Precsion Rifle Solutions "Tripod"

[islandermyk]

Does it just clamp onto the fore end?

On this one I got right here... the cradle doesn't clamp the rifle down. Just gotta balance it on there if that's what your looking for, and surprisingly it isn't hard to do. The same evening, I left the rifle on the tripod and it was the same when I woke up the next day



you can buy the accessories that actually clamp onto your rifle and much more.. pricey though..

http://stores.hogsaddle.com/-strse-4...dle/Detail.bok

http://www.laruetactical.com/manfrot...t666-adp-combo

so far I'm not seeing the need "yet" to get any of these but it can be done

[ColoWyo]

Here's a couple of mine.



FREEZE GOPHER!!!!!!!!



These things are great for coyote hunting as well.

[islandermyk]

^^^BAD ASS!!!^^^^

[Pike10]

There area bunch of us running the PRS heads on the Slik tripods in the competitive game. I got a medium tripod and have used it the last few years for the Steel Safari and SH Cup with great success. If you practice with it you can be proficient out to well past 600 yds sittingor kneeling. Standing can be a little tougher. You can even leave a leg up and shoot the tripod like sticks to meet the rules of the Sporting Rifle Match in Raton.
The HogSaddle, while extremely well built and really cool, is expensive and takes time to tighten up. I never adjust the head,don’t have a Manfrotto quick release head nor want one – I don’t see the point and it is just added weight and something else to get caught up on your sling or gear.
Mike you need to spread your wings past just the Pdog matches and hit the CRC and NRA Sporting Rifle Matches. Once you get afew of the Raton matches under your belt you will want to hit the SS or the SH Cup – where you get to use a tripod like that.

[islandermyk]

There area bunch of us running the PRS heads on the Slik tripods in the competitive game. I got a medium tripod and have used it the last few years for the Steel Safari and SH Cup with great success. If you practice with it you can be proficient out to well past 600 yds sittingor kneeling. Standing can be a little tougher. You can even leave a leg up and shoot the tripod like sticks to meet the rules of the Sporting Rifle Match in Raton.
The HogSaddle, while extremely well built and really cool, is expensive and takes time to tighten up. I never adjust the head,don’t have a Manfrotto quick release head nor want one – I don’t see the point and it is just added weight and something else to get caught up on your sling or gear.
Mike you need to spread your wings past just the Pdog matches and hit the CRC and NRA Sporting Rifle Matches. Once you get afew of the Raton matches under your belt you will want to hit the SS or the SH Cup – where you get to use a tripod like that.

You are absolutely right.... I need to look into these matches. I love the P-dog matches just so I could hangout with y'alls and learn a lil bit more and more as I go.

The kneeling and sitting part I find myself pretty steady...and your right about the standing part... I can't hold the reticle still enough to save my life

[Pike10]

For standing - it is tough to do in a match due to time. Undo your sling in the rear of the rifle. Set your rifle on the tripod and point the muzzle toward the ground. Wrap your sling a few times around the front leg (down range leg) of the tripod then bring the gun back down into your shoulder. You should be able to keep your left hand on the wrapped sling and the gun should hold itself there in the saddle. This does help stabilize it quite a bit. Shot a few stages at the SS that way a few moths ago. Got hits out to 450 yds or so.

[islandermyk]

For standing - it is tough to do in a match due to time. Undo your sling in the rear of the rifle. Set your rifle on the tripod and point the muzzle toward the ground. Wrap your sling a few times around the front leg (down range leg) of the tripod then bring the gun back down into your shoulder. You should be able to keep your left hand on the wrapped sling and the gun should hold itself there in the saddle. This does help stabilize it quite a bit. Shot a few stages at the SS that way a few moths ago. Got hits out to 450 yds or so.

Shooting while standing would have to be an extreme option for me to do.. but I'll give this a shot some time. I've also noticed the sling technique is commonly used time and time again... which means I would have to buy a new one somewhere down the line and experiment with this shooting style. I have so much to learn... and some $pending to do.

I've looked at that Raton match.... Oh sh*t! That looks like a blast! I wish there were something like that here in Colorado... on a Saturday
I'll definitely try it though, but that'll require me to put in some vacation time to do this.
Yep, I watch their vid too and I recognize a few faces on there that I see at the P-Dog matches



Good stuff for sure! Thank you!

[islandermyk]

So I tried shooting with my tripod in different positions from sitting, standing, and kneeling.... kneeling is my strongest so far.
one leg laying on the ground and the other (knee pointing upward) used as a stable foundation... plus using a bag rest. It was very stable... it's crazy! I just need to figure out how to control everything to be able to watch and follow up with my shots.
Sorry no pics

I promise I'll take some the next time I go out.

[smchop]

If you take a set of shooting sticks and rest the butt of the rifle on those it really stabilizes it a lot more, its a fun set up and cool to shoot pdogs out a ways with that setup. The shooting sticks really let you give a full weight cheek weld and helps with recoil control.

[Canuckistani]

If you're looking to stabilize your camera tripod, errrr rifle tripod, hang your gear bag from the center of it. A carabiner clipped over the center rising rod of the tripod will help stabilize it a lot.