I found out I needed a tripod for an upcoming match. It’s one of the few things I’ve not gotten due to never needing one before as well as the expense

My wife had a photography tripod she dug out of the attic since nothing will ship in time for the match date

I needed a “saddle” for it so I did some googling and got to work

I cut the bell/coupling off a piece of 2” PVC, which is around 2.25” OD. I cut it about 60-70%/30-40% off length ways. Found a bolt in the garage that match the camera tripod thread pitch, drilled a pilot hole then used the grade 5 bolt as a make shift tap.

I painted it then used some old carpet as a liner










I’ve got a backup iPhone clamp that I was able to turn and act more like a traditional squared off saddle in the event this one breaks or something but I think this’ll hold up fine for a one day event ~100rds or so