What tripod and ball head to go with a Pig Saddle?

[trophy8]

Another vote for Leofoto. I went with the 324c and lh40 ball head. It’s max height is a little shorter than the 364, but it also is over a pound lighter than the 364 with the 55 series head. I picked mine up used on Amazon for about $300. I had to wait a few weeks for a like new one to show up, but wasn’t in a hurry and it was worth the weight. I upgraded from an aluminum tripod and the carbon makes all the difference in weight and stability. I use it for glassing and have a shooting with the hog saddle. Next step for me is to add Area419 rails
to a couple of my rifles for from what I hear an even higher level of stability.

It’s amazing how much more country you can cover with your eyes out west when you mount your binoculars on a good tripod as opposed to trying to hand hold them. It’s a night and day difference.

The 364 is also a lot bigger as far as leg diameter and all. I had the 324 for about a day. It wasn’t near as sturdy as I wanted. So back it went. Check out the 364 in person if you haven’t!

[knash]

Which purpose plate did you use?

BTW, your stock appears to be an AG Composites Alpine Hunter - when you mounted the plate, did you find an aluminum rail to drill and tap like the factory tripod option? Or end up using T nuts?