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Tripod w/ rear support
I am looking for a shooting tripod with a rear rest similar to this one. I have found tripods but I have not been successful with the attachment. I know that Stony Point used to make them but they are no longer on the market. Does anyone have any recommendations?
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Similar to which one? No link, no picture...
I'll assume that you're looking for the "kickstand" that mounts to one leg of a tripod and reaches back to the heel of your buttstock. Bottom line - those suck. That's why they're not made anymore. Get a different head for your tripod. Primos, Bog Gear, Caldwell, etc - they all have multi-point rifle support heads for their tripods, and most of them can be adapted to fit other tripod brands. ![]() |
If for field shooting here is what I use
![]() a piece of closed cell foam covered in any material its 8" wide, 12" long and tapered from 1.5-4" in thickness, I slide it back and forth under the but for elevation, on the front is a Harris 9-13" swivel bipod, works great! RR |
This is the part he's looking for:
![]() For guys shooting off-hand standing, it seems like a great idea, but it's really limited - you have to pick up the entire tripod and turn it to make much angular change. |
The rear support seems like something that would be easy enough to make and attach to at basic tripod. I few items from the hardware store would do it. One would just have to use his imagination and a little work with basic tools.
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Yeah, I'd think a conduit hanger with a rubber pad to cinch around the leg, some all-thread and a link-nut, a turnbuckle, and some kind of Y yoke at the other end... It'd be all there.
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I have a Bog Pod XSR attachment for their tripod. I do not use it much but my wife really likes it. They make an adaptor that allows it to work with other brands of sticks.
I normally use a tall tripod with a standard head and have shot enough to have figured out what works best for me. I like to hold the fore-end just in front of the tripod and lean forward. Nothing I have found helps with that flying right elbow (for right handed shooting) except another set of sticks to hold the elbow steady, and that is usually impractical. |
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