Thanks for the pics BSA, I probably made a half dozen different scope stands plus the ones I bought. Had an old Freeland stand and head like yours, then modified it with a 1 inch rod and homemade head. Sold that one with a Kowa scope when my ex was robbing me.
Got another Freeland tripod with 1 inch aluminum rod and modified Freeland head now.
I've been scheming on a homemade head like the Ray Vin head. RayVin is out of business as far as I know.
Knock'em out at the match!
Thanks buddy. I like the idea of a 1" aluminum rod. Should be more rigid than the 1/2" steel rod I'm using. Sounds like you are very handy. You should start a thread on your modified freeland stand. I'd like to hear more about it. The originals had a 2 or 3 piece hollow unit, I believe. Those seemed to work well. A guy at my club has one of those. He's used it since he was a kid and shot NRA rifle matches in Highschool...
