Shooting from a tripod

[mxracer317]

Has anyone got a experience with the Mutnt micro fluid head?

Micro Fluid Head

The MUTNT Gear Micro Fluid Head and Binocular Tripod Adapter ARCA Plate. Compact, lightweight, sleek, and surprisingly powerful. Its size is deceptive, so don't underestimate it. Description and Features: Designed to work with our MUTNT Gear Binocular Adapter (Sold separately). Smooth movement...

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[TheTone]

The tricer dz looks like it could be a good new option. Pan head and ball in one unit

 

[Black Elk]

I have been shooting exclusively from a tripod since 2021. Ive taken 2 mule deer prone (825 and 450 yards), 1 mule deer standing (250 yards) and 2 elk sitting (600 and 300 yards). I pack two tripods, a fluid head for my spotter/binos and a ball head for my rifle. I don't know if I ever will go back to shooting off my pack or a bipod.

 

[mxracer317]

Has anyone got a experience with the Mutnt micro fluid head?

Micro Fluid Head

The MUTNT Gear Micro Fluid Head and Binocular Tripod Adapter ARCA Plate. Compact, lightweight, sleek, and surprisingly powerful. Its size is deceptive, so don't underestimate it. Description and Features: Designed to work with our MUTNT Gear Binocular Adapter (Sold separately). Smooth movement...

www.mutntgear.com

Just a bump to see if anyone has experience with this company/ or this head?

 

[NEWHunter]

Sorry, can’t speak to the equipment. We just use a cheap Caldwell. But to your original question #2, I wouldn’t take a kid hunting without a tripod. Good luck!

 

[KYtoAK]

I have been shooting exclusively from a tripod since 2021. Ive taken 2 mule deer prone (825 and 450 yards), 1 mule deer standing (250 yards) and 2 elk sitting (600 and 300 yards). I pack two tripods, a fluid head for my spotter/binos and a ball head for my rifle. I don't know if I ever will go back to shooting off my pack or a bipod.

For someone just getting into western hunting, would you recommend I forgo the bipod legs entirely and just shoot off a tripod?

 

[Black Elk]

For someone just getting into western hunting, would you recommend I forgo the bipod legs entirely and just shoot off a tripod?

That is completely up to you and how you want to hunt. A bipod will most likely be smaller and lighter weight - my "shooting" tripod is north of 4 pounds. However, the versatility of it and how confident I am off of it makes it justifiable for me. Yeah, you could get away with just one tripod and use a fluid or ball head for glassing/shooting, but I like to digiscope while I shoot or have someone in the glass watching the shot.

If I were going on a sheep hunt, definitely would not be packing two heavy tripods. But for western mule deer and elk hunts, you won't catch me without a tripod for my spotter and another for my rifle.

It all comes down to what works best for you. There was a lot of trial and error on my part until I found something that works for me. I am 100% all in on shooting my rifle from a tripod via an arca swiss rail.

 

[Pucky Freak]

I like having the additional option of a tripod - it has come in handy many times. I practice prone, prone w/ a backpack, and off a tripod, so that I feel comfortable with each. Tripod is optimal for some situations, but not all. I would not want to rely on it exclusively. If I could choose just one way to shoot I’d pick prone.

 

[BAKPAKR]

@mxracer317, what did you wind up with for a tripod and how did the hunt go? My daughter shot both her elk off a loaner RRS tripod — one at 250 yards and one at a little over 500. She made it look easy. Tripods are a game changer.

 

[jt13]

I like the Primos trigger stick tripod for the short range running deer situations we get into on whitetail deer drives around home. They're part walking stick, part gun rest, and part tripod.

I had my eyes opened a bit using the 4 Stable Sticks in South Africa. Its a very lightweight, fast, and capable solution for standing and seated mid-range shooting.

Nothing beats a real tripod though for stability. I just use tripods for predator hunting now, but when my daughter gets of hunting age they'll be used for everything.