![]() I also picked up a pig saddle (little brother to the hog saddle) and the difference between a leveling head/dovetail mount on the chassis setup and the same rifle in the pig saddle is night and day. ![]() It can be difficult to loosen the handle if it's tightened a little too much (the difference between dynamic and static torque) so I dipped mine in rubber tool coating with some sand mixed in and it's plenty grippy now. One thing I did not like about the Feisol leveling base is the lack of grip available on the handle. The legs are long enough and can be folded flat enough to cover pretty much any height I could need. It's a really comfortable platform, and I keep my support hand on the "handle" under the leveling base and apply a little preload to add stability. With this setup both rifles are impressively rigid. I have the RRS front handguard piece (with integrated dovetail) on my AIAX and an $8 dovetail plate (Amazon) screwed directly to the Magpul 700 Hunter stock that holds my TL2/Bartlein 223AI barrelled action. Initially I considered the 3372 but there are quite a few shooters using the 3342 with success so I figured I'd pocket the money and weight difference. ![]() Bison Tactical gave me the 5% SH discount and free shipping on the Feisol stuff. I have the Feisol 3342 ($388) with Feisol leveling base ($80) topped with a $20 clamp (from Amazon) that adheres to the ARCA Swiss standard.Īll in it's 3.5 lbs exactly. Thanks to all who provided info.I certainly learned more than I contributed. I can see you are shooting unsuppressed.save your shekels and buy some cans for your rigs (if you live in a free state). I am in my 60's and I am much better shape than many of my Marine peers.not because I am/was a PT stud, rather because I wasn't and I am still able to keep up a reasonable regime and remain injury free. I can tell you for fact, a slightly reduced level of fitness by being guarded/restrained in your approach is MUCH better than having to undergo the knife and then being unable to exercise and having to do rehab. Keep at your fitness, but watch your knees and hips.way too many of my friends tried to keep up their normal PT regime in their 50's and into their 60's and now are getting hips and knees replaced/repaired. It appears there are several ways to skin this cat and I am going to give several of them a try. MarinePMI, I am going to give the leveling head a go this weekend and see what I can do to set up a lightweight rig. I can buy three tripods for the price of a costly ones and as I am on retired pay, as I said before, adequate is good enough! I am going to try a leveling base this weekend and you guys got me excited about it! Here is a shot off of my medium weight rig.chuck head shot. I likely have been retired from the Corps longer than you have been in, so I am old and only as fit as an old man can be.every oz counts. Couldn't be happier with the decision after this year's PD trip.įor reference, I'm 6'2" and the tripod is fully extended (which is a bit tall, even for me, but worked well).ĭevil Dog, you are young and fit. I got tired of replacing my cheap tripods ever few years and finally bit the bullet (the cheap ones just don't last). 223, so a larger animal/bigger caliber should be easier. And this was for shooting prairie dogs out to 500+ yds with a. And the Feisol 3372 is just plain rock solid, even in it's fully extended height. An RRS leveling base is orders of magnitude more stable than a Hog/Pig saddle, orders of magnitude.
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