Have used and have both the Huber and CG. I have had the CG go down in the middle of a match. Are they spendy.....yes. Would love to see Bill Geissele come up with one....until them....Will use John's product. The pricing is my only concern.
To me the use of the Manfrotto foot makes it a no brainer. I have multiple feet and can click in and out of different heads with no fuss and no muss. I can use the same tripod for my spotting scope, my rifle, my camera, etc.
Your comment about a SINGLE STAGE has me wondering if you got an ALG (Minority Owned leg of Geissele) (his wife if I remember right)......I think you might be be comparing apples and pineapples.
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The big question is what is the capability of the rifle? If it is a 1-2 moa at 100 then why throw crazy glass at it?
A fixed power optic as shown above would be a wise use of your money. Precision 1k and Mosin are really not in the same zip code. YMMV
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will hold the scope, a Hog Saddle, and Alamo, etc. this is my range tripod. I have lightweights that go in the pack if I am packing it.