Any recommendations for a decent tripod? Looking for something on the cheaper side for now. I just ordered an FX M3 and plan on using an Kraford and Lypt gravity rail to attach to a tripod. I won't have the gun for quite a while, I should probably just save up and buy something good but I don't know how often I'll actually need to use it. Thanks
Tripod recommendations.
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I picked this one up on Prime Day on the advice of a friend. Not top of the line by any means, but under $100 for a carbon fiber tripod with ball head and Arca Swiss capable.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NSEKEMO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NSEKEMO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Some good heavy duty ones here. Cheap as compared to some others of the same quality.
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/the-artcise-as-90c-is-a-bit-much-maybe/?referrer=1
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/the-artcise-as-90c-is-a-bit-much-maybe/?referrer=1
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If you would like to read up a bit, this was a great recent thread with a lot of different suggestions;
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/tripods-im-hooked/?referrer=1
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/tripods-im-hooked/?referrer=1
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Sits in the yard half the time, survived some big rains, yet still operates with like new suppleness. Slik tripods have come a long way since my first one back when days. Hog Saddle guys have a Slik custom green model.
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I've been using this for a while now.
https://www.amazon.com/PHOPIK-Lightweight-Aluminum-Photography-Professional/dp/B07X2PGLLQ/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=phopik&qid=1627268345&sr=8-5
I'm not going to claim it's perfect, but for the price it has worked well for me. It holds up my Taipan well.
https://www.amazon.com/PHOPIK-Lightweight-Aluminum-Photography-Professional/dp/B07X2PGLLQ/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=phopik&qid=1627268345&sr=8-5
I'm not going to claim it's perfect, but for the price it has worked well for me. It holds up my Taipan well.
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For hunting or target shooting? Not the cheapest but the trigger stick is hard to beat. I wouldn't use anything else for hunting. https://www.amazon.com/Primos-Trigger-Stick-Gen-Shockey/dp/B0728HC759
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Dubs, You just bought an M3. What's your point buying a tripod "on the cheap(er)" that will support any less than the full potential of the M3?
Patrick
Patrick
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I'll be using it primarily for hunting. I don't want to spend a ton of money on my first tripod. I'd rather start out with something cheaper to see what I like, what I don't like, do I really need it? Basically the same reason I didn't spend a lot of money on my first air rifle.
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BTW...below is a tripod I have owned for about 35 years, Leitz Tiltall, made in New Jersey. Bought used from a friend. Needed something beefier for shooting 4x5 cameras, hassys, &c. Still use it nowadays for the chrony. Not as versatile, as the legs don't splay. But another tripod I owned, a Bogen (pre-Manfrotto), can prolly be found used for decent prices. Having (ab)used my new Slik 700 just over a year, am pretty confident I will receive years of service from it. Check out the the Hog Saddle guys. I prolly going upgrade my MLOK Arca plate with theirs, soon. ATB, Mark
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