BOG DeathGrip Aluminum Tripod with Durable Frame, Lightweight, Stable Design, Bubble Level, Adjustable Legs, Shooting Rest, and Hands-Free Operation for Hunting, Shooting, and Outdoors

Can’t imagine better for a varmint rifle around this price point.
I’ve had a few weeks to play with mine now, and I’m done looking for anything better. This thing is more than solid enough for varmint-caliber rifles. Some have complained that the parallel sides of the clamp don’t hold the rounded contours of their rifles well. This is easily overcome with the application of some adhesive neoprene sheet cut to fit the saddle’s gripping/contact surfaces, or even just a piece of thin foam rubber nested between saddle and stock.Mine arrived with a head that wouldn’t pan easily and exhibited a ratcheting sensation when forced to turn side-to-side; a quick email to BOG Products yielded a suggested adjustment within 24 hours that handily solved the issue.This is made/sold by Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., which is part of Larry Potterfield’s commercial empire along with Frankfort Arsenal (reloading tools), Wheeler Engineering (gunsmithing tools), Caldwell (rests, chronographs, adaptors) and a few others – and its availability through Amazon made it a bit easier for my wife to find in my Wish List than through Mr. Potterfield’s “MidwayUSA” gateway.I wanted a tripod that would work for any position: bench, seated, kneeling, from a ground blind, leaning back against my truck… and this one even flattens down far enough to be usable in the prone position, depending upon what angles the ground takes between my position and my target. The rubber feet screw up around the threaded, pointed shafts on which they are mounted to expose steel pointed tips which worked great when I had to set up on a frozen puddle in a meadow.My alternative plan was to use a surveyor’s level tripod with a 5/8-11 to 1/4-20 head adaptor, a separate ball head with ARCA-Swiss attachment, and a saddle clamp from another manufacturer, which would have given me a tripod that wouldn’t go short enough for sitting, nor kneeling facing a downhill slope, and certainly not prone shooting, and I’d have still spent more even with cheap imported parts.I took a 6″ long piece of oak 2″ x 4″ (true dimension) lumber and screwed in a stud that was lag-threaded on one end and 1/4-20 on the other, which I can clamp into the saddle and attach a small $20 ball head to use this tripod for binoculars, spotting scope, camera, or a light chronograph. I screwed another chunk of 2″x4″ edge-wise to a 16″ x 20″ x 1″ deep baking pan, sprayed the whole thing with a can of cheap truck bed liner, and now I can clamp that in as well for a hasty small table that stuff won’t roll off of. I can raise the whole thing to maximum height and clamp in a length of aluminum/steel/PVC tubing, attach a seine net to the tube with zip ties, and have a “wall” to catch brass positioned to my right at the range. (Gathering the bottom of the net into a 5 gallon bucket collects all of my brass without having to attach anything to the rifle itself, or take up space on the bench.)My wife wants me to get another one so we can run a pipe or 2″x4″ across them with hooks on it to hold camp cookware & utensils, drying shoes, or a tarp to create a wind break or rain shelter for gear. It holds a rechargeable LED work light nicely after the sun sets and I pack up my blind from a session of varminting.The only thing I’d like to see added is a hook on the bottom of the center for hanging my day pack, but a few loops of para cord around the legs ought to give me an adequate connecting point for the carabiner I keep on my pack’s top handle. And when I get home, it makes a nice hanging rack for wet gear out in the garage.At this price point, I’m not afraid to molest it with some para cord, tape, and/or spray paint to “customize” it for specific passing needs; but the basic design and quality is just perfect out of the box, and I wouldn’t ask the manufacturer to change anything that would increase its price.

Absolute best tripod for the money.
Easily the best tripod I’ve used and it’s not close. I’ve used this on 10+ coyote / hog hunts, trudging through woods, swamps, creeks etc in the dead of night. Super quick setup, incredibly stable and keeps the gun locked into placed. I sling it over my shoulder with the gun locked in and the gun is just a secure when I’m done walking as when I started. Love the versatility as well, can change heights/position quickly when moving to different setups. Genuinely don’t think there’s another on the market that can compare.

Worth the money
Excellent product, game changer for precision shooting. Will not disappoint, high quality.

Death Grip “PERFECT”
One word,” Perfect “. As a result of my medical condition I could no longer hold my rifle steady enough to ethically deer hunt. A friend told me about Bog Death Grip and should check it out.I was skeptical at first,but if it ment I could again enjoy deer hunting , I’d give it a shot and try it out.Wow, I could hold the cross hairs steady in the Death Grip Tripod. I’m looking forward to once again ethically and responsibly, enjoying hunting without the fear of maiming, injuring and losing deer needlessly

Ich verwende das Produkt jagdlich. Die Qualität und Haptik ist fantastisch. Ebenso seine Robustheit. Bedienung bzw. Ein- und Verstellung sind genial-simpel und intuitiv. Eigentlich für die Pirsch (bei Tag und Nacht) gedacht, verwende ich es auch in der Kanzel, wenn die räumlichen Gegebenheiten passen. Preis und Gewicht der meinerseits gewählten Aluminiumausführung mögen den ein oder anderen vielleicht stören, doch ich bin begeistert und kann das Produkt nur weiterempfehlen.

C’est vraiment une petite merveille ce trépied ! fonctionnel et très bien fini surtout très stable .

Rotation seemed nit to work at first like its tightened to hard, so force it a little and it will rotate freely after. Clips are working fine but some were too tight. Just use an allen key to loosen up a bit or adjust as you wish.