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SAK Finland tripod adaptor pics

sagebrush

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bit the bullet and bought the bipod, monopod and camera tripod adaptor from Sak in Finland. Nice looking gear. The dollar to euro conversion hurt though!

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Re: SAK Finland tripod adaptor pics

I need to see a video of someone shooting from any of these fixed tripod mounts before I'll even consider it. I just can't imagine it working well.
 
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Mudbug, the tripod application is definitely a special situation and I'm sure I won't find myself shooting from it often if at all. Probably more for snipers that are forced to shoot from inside a room at an odd elevation or odd angle. The reason I got it is because it's compatible with the bipod mount I also got from SAK and I figured...what the heck. It's nice to have options.

KingKong, how hard is it for a yank to emigrate to Finland? (the way this place is going I'm starting to look around)
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sagebrush</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
how hard is it for a yank to emigrate to Finland? (the way this place is going I'm starting to look around) </div></div>
i think it would be pretty easy but its not worth it. We have so many antigun pp here. This place is already qoing to hell...
 
Re: SAK Finland tripod adaptor pics

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sagebrush</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Mudbug, the tripod application is definitely a special situation and I'm sure I won't find myself shooting from it often if at all. Probably more for snipers that are forced to shoot from inside a room at an odd elevation or odd angle. The reason I got it is because it's compatible with the bipod mount I also got from SAK and I figured...what the heck. It's nice to have options.

KingKong, how hard is it for a yank to emigrate to Finland? (the way this place is going I'm starting to look around) </div></div>


I understand that there are benefits to it, but there are several varieties of fixed tripod mounts I see posted on this forum, but I have yet to see a video of someone shooting from one. I imagine that the hole thing bucks and recoils in a very ackward way, but I don't know. That's why I keep hoping someone will post a video of one in use.
 
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Mudbug,

I have T&Eed several different fixed tripod set ups over the years and have yet to find one that was effective. The problem I have is they do transfer recoil in wierd directions depending on the leg orientation and up or down angle. First round hits were not hard but with a shift in the entire platform when energy must go somewhere when tied to something perpendicular to the linear direction of the rifles natural recoil. I found myself fighting to get everything shifted back on target for follow up shots. I have found that using a cradle and tripod similar to what I used in the Marine Corps has served me well in a wide variety of situations while in the Corps and now in LE. I too would be interested in some video of multiple rounds off a fixed tripod mounted rifle.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: platypus</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Mudbug,

I have T&Eed several different fixed tripod set ups over the years and have yet to find one that was effective. The problem I have is they do transfer recoil in wierd directions depending on the leg orientation and up or down angle. First round hits were not hard but with a shift in the entire platform when energy must go somewhere when tied to something perpendicular to the linear direction of the rifles natural recoil. I found myself fighting to get everything shifted back on target for follow up shots. I have found that using a cradle and tripod similar to what I used in the Marine Corps has served me well in a wide variety of situations while in the Corps and now in LE. I too would be interested in some video of multiple rounds off a fixed tripod mounted rifle.

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That's exactly how I picture it.

The whole thing bucks in a strange way, and now you have a whole tripod hanging off a rifle in a strange position that you have to fight back into position for a follow up shot.

This is why I keep hoping for a video, so I know how it works instead of just guessing.