Camera tripod into a shooting tripod

[Playa]

My 8 yr oldsonis getting into hunting with me now. Only problem is he isn't quite big enough to shoot without an rest, heck I don't like shooting without sticks!

So I bought a cheap camera tripod off of Amazon and took the shooting yoke off an old busted monopod I had in the garage. Thread on the bolt of the trio pod base fit perfectly and the fully collapsed height of the telescoping legs is just the right height for him sitting down or they can be extended for kneeling or standing. The head also pivots and articulates to adjust for shooting angles.

Looks like it will work, what do you think? Less than $30 bucks total, beats the heck out of $70 or more for most hunting bipods

[Playa]

I don't know why the pic is sideways!

Let's try Photobucket

[JGreen31]

Great idea and that looks sturdy as heck.


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[Huntindad]

that will work well.

What I have done in the past...and still use is to get old cheap tripods from goodwill. paint em up(just cause I like to)

take a small cutting board(about 6" x 9") drill holes in the top of the tripod camera mount and bolt the cutting board to it. You can put a sand bag on it and the rifle will rest on it, on it's own.

Glen told me about the cutting board idea. works well.

[Double-O-Dave]

Oh, do you mean like this one? Mine came from the local Goodwill ($4.00 each). The platform is a piece of scrap PVC pipe that was cut in half, and heated to 175 degrees (oven), then reshaped with a scrap of wood. I covered it with piece of scrap rubber mat, and then used spray paint to camo it. Yours is better looking, but mine is cheaper - and I am a legendary cheapskate.

Regards,

Dave

[Playa]

Oh, do you mean like this one? Mine came from the local Goodwill ($4.00 each). The platform is a piece of scrap PVC pipe that was cut in half, and heated to 175 degrees (oven), then reshaped with a scrap of wood. I covered it with piece of scrap rubber mat, and then used spray paint to camo it. Yours is better looking, but mine is cheaper - and I am a legendary cheapskate.

Regards,

Dave

How did you mount the shaped pvc to the tripod?

[Double-O-Dave]

How did you mount the shaped pvc to the tripod?

Hi Playa:

I first removed the spring loaded catch that holds the camera on the tripod. Then I measured the area and cut a piece of wood to fit the platform. Then I used liquid cement and a couple of small wood screws to mount the PVC pipe piece onto the piece of wood. After that, I glued the rubber mat scrap onto the PVC pipe. I grew up poor, so I'm used to scrounging and making something out of the stuff at hand.

By the way, good on you for taking care of your son and encouraging his interest in shooting and the outdoors. Shameless plug time...I strongly recommend you think about enrolling him into the TYHP (Texas Youth Hunting Program). Do a search here for numerous threads about this outstanding program.

Best of luck to you and your son.

Regards,

Dave

[Playa]

Hi Playa:

I first removed the spring loaded catch that holds the camera on the tripod. Then I measured the area and cut a piece of wood to fit the platform. Then I used liquid cement and a couple of small wood screws to mount the PVC pipe piece onto the piece of wood. After that, I glued the rubber mat scrap onto the PVC pipe. I grew up poor, so I'm used to scrounging and making something out of the stuff at hand.

By the way, good on you for taking care of your son and encouraging his interest in shooting and the outdoors. Shameless plug time...I strongly recommend you think about enrolling him into the TYHP (Texas Youth Hunting Program). Do a search here for numerous threads about this outstanding program.

Best of luck to you and your son.

Regards,

Dave

Thanks I will check out TYHP!

Now if we can get the dang coyotes to play by the rules we might finally break his .223 in right!

But he enjoyed watching some young bucks spar when we were out last Sunday!