Getting ready to purchase the Meopta spotter from Cabellas. Need any and all advice on your favorite tripods. Spotter will be the angled model. Thanks guys.
Paul
www.boltfluting.com
Paul
www.boltfluting.com
Kind of depends upon what kind of shooting you will be doing while using the scope/tripod combo. Personally, I like a 45 degree scope for both and I like my Freeland for prone and my Manfrotto pistol grip head on a manfrotto tripod when sitting in a chair spotting. My advice is that when you go out to the range next time, jsut ask people if you can look through their scopes and play with their tripods......pretty hard to beat some hands on experience when trying to pick either a scope, a tripod or what kind of a head you want to put on a tripod.
Good choice on the glass Paul. You wont regret it. I have that same spotting scope and absolutely love it. If you're going to spend a lot of money on great glass, be sure to get a high quality tripod that will allow you to get the full benefit of the glass. The same goes for the head.
I use a Manfrotto CXPRO4 carbon fiber tripod with a Manfrotto head and am very pleased with it. Much lighter than aluminum tripods of equal size and a lot more strength. Very strong and handles the weight of the large Meopta spotter with ease. Its more of a field tripod, but the top center column shaft will rotate down 90 degrees if I want to set it up next to a shooting bench and see long range targets without getting up. Extremely versatile tripod for all applications.
+1 on the Ravelli with the trigger head from Amazon. This is the stoutest one I've seen, especially for the price. Taken some good video with it using a I phone adapter.I have been using one of these for a few years and it works good for my spotter using it for classes. I got it when it was about $60 on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003SQEAY0/?tag=accuratescom-20
By Manfrotto CXPRO4, I assume you're talking about the MT190GOC4TBUS. The carbon fiber model. That's the one I've had for a couple years now and I like it a lot. I got another Manfrotto head for it late last year, made of magnesium to keep the whole thing light.
I'm a Manfrotto snob, it's the only tripods legs and heads I buy.
Too bad this thread is old.
Bayou can you elaborate on the different heads for prone use? I'm in the market for a Alta Pro or Manfrotto tripod for my spotting scope.
I haven't gotten to use many different head attachments.