I would look on ebay and buy a Bogen 3063 fluid head. good prices and they are solid. You can really pan and control these. Another good one is the 501. Look up bogen tripods. I think 3068 might be the number of a good one. I have a Bogen 3236 and can run my Kowa Highlanders off of. Very solid and the Highlanders are very heavy. MattI keep looking for a heavy duty spotting scope tripod, at a price I can justify. I have looked at the contractor tripods at Home Depot.......... but what do I do for a head? Any of you guys fabricated one?
Now that is heavy duty. I have one and set a 50 pound gun on. MattQuickset hercules is my choice