BOG DeathGrip UltraLite with Arca-Swiss and Switcheroo Capability, Lightweight Construction, Shooting Rest Head, and Universal Gun Clamp for Hunting, Shooting, Target Practice, and Outdoors

Great product!

As advertised.

The media could not be loaded. This fits arca swiss and holds a rifle well. My setup fully loaded is 14 lbs and it takes the weight no problem. If you can’t figure out how to attach this to your tripod, it may be best for you not to own a gun. Great product!

This saddle gun holder is rock solid as far as the gripping portion of the head unit and very sturdy. My complaint is that of many other users here who say that the ARCA Swiss rail is too small. It is ever so slightly too small. If I use a little bit of force, I can slide it out of my adapter plate on multiple head units. It holds my rifle so well that I am willing to live with it, but it would be much better if I didn't have to find a work around to this problem when ARCA-Swiss is a standardized size. Overall, VERY solid saddle and holds my rifle easily for 300+ yard shots. I had a BOG deathgrip carbon fiber tripod, but it was very bulky. I found a much more slimlined tripod and attached this head unit to it for a smaller footprint.

Works well. Securely holds Savage pistols and my rifles. Use for target practice when I do not to set up table and rests. Also use when woodchuck hunting. Great product.

I have lots of tripod accessories for arca plate gear for photography, so I thought this would fit for my new rifle as a stable but flexible platform. It seems to be mostly plastic, so its light, but it seems solid enough for my use if I do not abuse it The design flaw is that the jaws are parallel at all times, the rifle stock tapers narrower as you go toward muzzle, and the center of weight is behind the magazine, while this clamp must go an inch or so ahead of magazine. No way this will secure the rifle as it will grip the back in one place but not toward the front of the clamp at all. I made a shim by wrapping some friction electrical tape around a plastic carpentry shim that I snapped down to fit the jaw. Simple fix, works well now, when I decide for sure I am keeping it I will probably tape the shim to the clamp. There are way more expensive clamps like this made of metal, none of them mention having flexible jaws that will conform to a tapering stock, so they may also have this issue. Another option is to buy an arca plate that screws into the rifle stock and mount it directly to a tripod that way.I am using a tripod head leveling base (not necessary but I have one and it means you do not have to fuss with tripod legs to level the tripod) and a gimbal head. I think a head that rotates on the yaw axis and pitch axis with separate knobs for each (a pan head or a gimbal) would be much better than a ball head that rotates in both the pitch and roll axis with the same tension knob controlling both. I think using a ball head would lead to rifle canting along the roll axis, which I gather is not usually desirable, at least for a scoped rifle. I always use a gimbal for my big telephoto, and they are awesome. I have a heavy expensive one (original wimberley), but I have a very light one for a monopod, and the light one seemed like it would be ok for this application, but mine had no swivel (cannot rotate on the yaw axis).

I have used the Jim Shockey Primos trigger stick with the 'V saddle' for Texas hog hunts, and I recently saw some videos with guys using saddles to hold their guns. I purchased this and used the 'tripod screw' plate that came with my Primos, and it fit with no issues*.The good is that the cradle seems to be made decently and is sturdy. It clamps my AR10 6.5 Savage Long Range and feels secure*The bad is that with the Primos Trigger stick, there is slop in the mechanism that clamps the tripod screw plate. This is no fault of the saddle, but a weakness in the Primos Trigger Stick head. I would not clamp my gun and walk away from it, for fear the head might pop off, and the thing that holds the plate is plastic. If I 'balance' the AR10 in the saddle and clamp it seems less sketchy and takes more strain off the Primos head, but I would suggest either put this on a real tripod *or* use it only for balancing the gun when hunting or target shooting - just remove the clamp/gun from the Primos stick before you walk away.It does help steady my aim quite a bit, and that is what I was looking for. I think it plus the trigger stick will be a decent enough lightweight companion until I invest in a beefier field tripod.