Kyle Schultz
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I did a lot of thinking/questioning before committing to the setup shown below. I'm hoping these pics will help others wondering about the same thing.
This is a Kowa 82SV mounted on a Manfrotto 410 Junior geared head which is mounted on a Manfrotto 055 Pro3 tripod. Very stable and I have an easy transition from rifle scope to spotter.
Others have commented that the 055 takes up a lot of space. IMO, it's pretty compact. I even have the flexibility to slide the tripod to the left if necessary and slide the scope/center column to the right so as to keep the relative position of the spotter unchanged.
The only procedural adjustment I will need to make is moving my ammo box to the left of the rifle. The rife is set up left bolt right feed. So I will need to pass rounds from my left hand to my right hand underneath the rifle to load. Will need to see how that works in a match but initially it doesn't seem to be a problem.
I'm pleased with my choices so far.
This is a Kowa 82SV mounted on a Manfrotto 410 Junior geared head which is mounted on a Manfrotto 055 Pro3 tripod. Very stable and I have an easy transition from rifle scope to spotter.
Others have commented that the 055 takes up a lot of space. IMO, it's pretty compact. I even have the flexibility to slide the tripod to the left if necessary and slide the scope/center column to the right so as to keep the relative position of the spotter unchanged.
The only procedural adjustment I will need to make is moving my ammo box to the left of the rifle. The rife is set up left bolt right feed. So I will need to pass rounds from my left hand to my right hand underneath the rifle to load. Will need to see how that works in a match but initially it doesn't seem to be a problem.
I'm pleased with my choices so far.
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