Manbily Shooting Saddle with Low Profile 44mm Ball Head, CNC Aluminum Heavy Duty 360° Tripod Head, Universal Rest Clamp for Hunting Shooting Stick Tripod, 44lbs/20kg Load Capacity, Black

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1. Jeff Bishop Verified Buyer – 7 April 2024

   This Manbily Shooting Saddle with 360° Ball Head is actually two products assembled as one. I already have a Manbily U3 Shooting Saddle. Let’s start with my review of that: Excellence in Versatility This Manbily Shooting Saddle Is everything that it claims to be. It is an updated design that offers improvements from an older model. This model was designed so both jaws travel and that keeps the center of the saddle over the tripod column for greatest stability. The shooting saddle is made from finely machined aluminum. Fit and finish are excellent. The rubber jaw covers are very soft and robust. I have no fear of the saddle damaging my well cared for gear. The removable Arca Swiss mount also has both 1/4 and 3/8 tripod mounts built in. It also has stop screws that are removable. It fits and works fine on all of my Arca Swiss heads. I have tripods ranging fro nine inch to nine feet and this saddle can take it’s place on top of any of them. Jaw travel is 0.98″ to 3.15″ (25mm~80mm), adequate for the saddles intended use. It would be more versatile if the jaws closed all the way. I know that would require a lot of locking lever turns. If we are going that far, let’s add a hex nut on the end of the locking lever bolt so that you can use a power driver to fully traverse the four inches of travel. As helpful as this saddle rest is at the range or in the field, it is equally useful on a Gunsmithing bench. I am going to rig a tabletop mount for it. This is another place narrower jaws would be helpful. One thing to bear in mind is that the jaw width, where ever you set it, is fixed and parallel. The jaws will not adapt to irregular or stepped surfaces. I set up an AR in the saddle and because of accessories, the only way it would fit, was to split the jaws between the hand guard and receiver. The two parts had slightly different widths so the jaws only grabbed onto the widest part and the rest was unsupported. The saddle grip was less than ideal and not to be trusted by taking your hands off it. It was still more solid than a shooting yoke. All things considered, this is a useful and excellent product. Five Stars Now we add the Manbily BH ball head. This is a 44mm ball design that is larger than anything else in the Manbily catalogue. It is well designed, machined, and has excellent fit and finish. Adjustments are smooth and lock up perfectly. I have used many excellent ball heads in my career as a heavy commercial photographer. I love RRS and Foba products. We’re talking about products that cost ten times what this Manbily ball head would cost if it was sold by itself. It’s astonishing how high quality this inexpensive ball head is. If you have Arca Swiss tripod heads, you don’t need this, you just need the U3. Otherwise together, these two Manbily products create the BH-U3 and the perfect shooting saddle-ball head combination.

   

2. Gretchen Armstrong Verified Buyer – 29 April 2024

   So far so good. Little heavy but I am hoping it means it’s durable. Fit nicely on Primos Shooting sticks. Came with adapter screw and worked perfect. Holds gun well.

   

3. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 20 September 2024

   The nut used to tighten the ball came the first I used it
   

4. Kathy Kessler Verified Buyer – 3 October 2024

   I bought this to place it on my tripod. It fit perfectly with an adapter. It locks in place, very functional, lightweight, nice quality for the money I paid.
   

5. Paynter Farm Verified Buyer – 5 March 2025

   Works perfectly, well made quality product.
   

6. Ricky H. Verified Buyer – 14 March 2025

   Works great for what I needed it for to hold my air Texan .457

   

7. Jacob J. Verified Buyer – 4 April 2025

   This ball head is amazingly smooth the controls are subtle and smooth. The jaws grab tight and they close fast. I have it mounted on the manbily green tripod the hunting one. I returned a bog and put this set up together for 50 dollars less than the stock clunky head system I returned. A must have if you are looking for a shooting tripod with ball head.
   

8. Randy Jackson Verified Buyer – 6 April 2025

   This shooting saddle is so nice. It’s aluminum with no plastic parts. I installed it on a tripod that I already had, which is more than tall enough for any human in existence. Total cost for saddle and tripod is about $175.00 and the quality is fantastic! Great investment!
   

9. Mr. Roswell Verified Buyer – 20 April 2025

   Bought this to replace the rest on my cheap vanguard quest tripod after losing it in the woods.

   I wanted something that would hold my gun in place perfectly without moving at rest, but still allow for easy adjustment without dealing with any knobs. This fits the bill perfectly. You can easily dial in the knobs to where the ball will still move when aiming, but the weight of the gun won’t move it at rest. I haven’t tried it in the field yet but so far it seems perfect for my needs.

   The construction is solid and built to last.

   As a mobile hunter I wish it were a tad bit lighter but that’s a minor complaint really.