Carbon Fiber Tripod - Recommend me a setup

[Brozonelayer]

I'm 6'6" and use the Slik 733 (with outdoorsmans pan head).

 

[Dragoon300]

I have a Manfrotto carbon fiber tripod with an RRS ball head, I switched from Manfrotto's QD plate to RRS's ARCA / Picatinny adapter, much nicer. I recommend getting the whole setup from RRS S.O.A.R. they Really have the Right Stuff for precision rifle shooting, super hight quality!

 

[Stockbroker]

I use Manfrotto carbon fiber tripod with RRS ballhead and Hog Saddle. I'm very happy with this set-up.

+1 for Manfrotto carbon fiber. In 10 years mine has been hunting in 6 states, and with me every trip to the range. If it disappeared today I'd buy another just like it, no question. To be fair, I'm not shooting from it as much as it sounds like you want to, but it's lightweight, full height and as solid as one could ask for. For glassing, the handgrip ball head is worth as much as the tripod.

 

[Model12boy]

Get yourself a bog pod death grip carbon fiber.. an never look back.. best tripod for the money an it fits any gun or crossbow you have no attachments needed

 

[mercerbear]

Almost all of the carbon fiber tripods are made in commie China including 2 Vets. I heard some Slik and Gitzo tripods are made in some other nation. If you aren't buying an RRS, KDC or Outdoorsmans you are probably sending money to Xi Xingping.

I absolutely refuse to do that.

 

[mercerbear]

mercerbear, you can get arca plates and clamps off amazon super cheap. RRS stuff is top notch but way expensive unless you need the qd clamp.... which is bad@$$. The plates are nothing special. I just buy cheap plates and find the rifles natural balance point and attach them to the stock. I run a chassis mostly but my traditional stock rifles have a plate too. I also use the plates to attach to my camera, spotting scope, and made a bino plate. See my pictures posted earlier.

Ok, I went back and looked closely at your pictures and see what you did there.

I will probably end up with a full RRS kit. I like to get things Made in America, where possible.

I like your setups.

 

[Okanogan]

As was mentioned previously, the plate basically needs to be as close to the balance point as possible. A little extra length on the plate helps in this regard. Generally this will be just forward of the action lug but might vary with a heavy barreled rifle.
I buy actual RRS plates but not because I think they are better. I started with RRS plates and just want to match the width exactly on all my guns so I don't have to adjust the ballhead. I have found some of the rails and plates I tried from Amazon have slightly different widths and it is annoying to have to adjust bi-pods or the head to fit each gun.
I bought my last RRS set up from Thermal Optics Plus because they offered free shipping and they were so small that they didn't charge sales tax. Mile High Shooting has a good RRS selection and their shipping is far cheaper than going direct through RRS web site.

 

[Just Another LA Gunner]

I've been using the Bog DeathGrip Carbon Fiber Tripod for all my hunting trips. Love it, it's been my favorite so far, but I haven't handled more than 6 or 7 tripods overall, so not a super diverse test group.

 

[mercerbear]

As was mentioned previously, the plate basically needs to be as close to the balance point as possible. A little extra length on the plate helps in this regard. Generally this will be just forward of the action lug but might vary with a heavy barreled rifle.
I buy actual RRS plates but not because I think they are better. I started with RRS plates and just want to match the width exactly on all my guns so I don't have to adjust the ballhead. I have found some of the rails and plates I tried from Amazon have slightly different widths and it is annoying to have to adjust bi-pods or the head to fit each gun.
I bought my last RRS set up from Thermal Optics Plus because they offered free shipping and they were so small that they didn't charge sales tax. Mile High Shooting has a good RRS selection and their shipping is far cheaper than going direct through RRS web site.

Yeah, that makes sense on the QD lock with different brand plates.

 

[mercerbear]

Yeah, that makes sense on the QD lock with different brand plates.

Can you screw an Arca plate into pretty much any CF hunting Stock?

The stock that Straight Jacket Armory uses as the baseline option in their builds is this one:

Stocky's M50 NextGen CF

I also need a 14.5" LOP, so we're seeing if this stock is going to be an option for me.

 

[mercerbear]

Also, it looks like this is the optimal RRS setup for a 6'8"

RRS TFCT Tripod - TFCT MK2 Tripod 34L w/ Anvil-30 Head

Anyone disagree?

 

[Okanogan]

Can you screw an Arca plate into pretty much any CF hunting Stock?

I would say you need to ask your builder. GAP told me they wouldn't do it on the Manners Ultra Classic. I asked Savage whether their Ultralight could take the t-nuts for a plate and they declined to answer.

 

[mercerbear]

I would say you need to ask your builder. GAP told me they wouldn't do it on the Manners Ultra Classic. I asked Savage whether their Ultralight could take the t-nuts for a plate and they declined to answer.

Ok, an ARCA Rail just forward of the front action screw is probably going to become a requirement on my build.

This is good to know.

 

[Okanogan]

Also, it looks like this is the optimal RRS setup for a 6'8"

RRS TFCT Tripod - TFCT MK2 Tripod 34L w/ Anvil-30 Head

If I were 6'-8" tall, that is what I would choose.

My 3 series tripod is 3 leg segments and is just a little tall when sitting. The 4 segment version would have been my choice if I could do it over. My 2 series tripod is 4 segment but it isn't quite as steady when fully extended.