Sure, as you know I certainly use a “Tripod” a lot. I use them in matches, hunting and general long range practice. So I don’t say tripods aren’t good for something without a lot of experience on them.
Yes, they’ll get you over dead space created by small rollers or bush, but it is the fastest way to turn a 1/4” minute gun into 1 minute + gun. Most ELR targets are about 1moa and times less, where as your topical PRS match are 2moa and larger.
As you know, with ELR you are already fighting optical issues and wind that truly make the total CEP much larger than you might see at 1k and under.
If one was going to use a tripod there’s no question that using the Really Right Stuff or even the Getzo series 5 with the leveling base, would the most stable option. Even then, it wouldn’t hurt to move up to the big series. Stay away from ball-heads or even the new Anvil, remember your not going to find high angle ELR easily, and if you do you'll have time to cheat a leg.
With larger calibers, more total recoil energy and longer barrels combine to put more stress on the video bowl to leveling base. Because of that, I would be very careful of the type of interface I use between the tripod and leveling base. I’m not sure you can see my signature, but if you look at my tripod thread, look at how the RRS uses a key to lock the video bowl to the ball as well as friction. The last thing you want is to have the video bowl come out of the legs with a simple friction fit that a lot of these combinations offer.
The biggest thing you have to remember is you’re sending about six bucks down range every time you squeeze the trigger. There are a lot of other ways to gain elevation that are more stable but of course not packable, venturing too far from your truck isn’t as easy.
Sorry like always trying to post via Siri driving down the road
