Realtree Excape DeathGrip Tripod

I’ve used this on a few hunts and shooting sessions now, and I absolutely love it. It’s incredibly stable and gives you a solid platform, which makes a big difference when you’re trying to stay steady in the field. The DeathGrip system really shines—it locks your firearm in securely and frees up your hands, which is huge when you’re glassing, waiting, or adjusting position. Once it’s set, it doesn’t move, and that confidence is hard to beat. Build quality is excellent. It feels tough and durable, like it’s made to handle real hunting conditions without any issues. The only downside is the weight. It’s definitely on the heavier side, so you’ll notice it if you’re covering a lot of ground. But that weight also adds to the stability, so it’s kind of a trade-off. Overall, super reliable and performs exactly how you want. If you don’t mind a little extra weight, this thing is awesome.

The BOG DeathGrip Aluminum Tripod has proven to be a reliable and well-designed piece of gear for hunting, shooting, and general outdoor use. The aluminum frame is sturdy and durable but fairly large to carry around. Setup is straightforward, and the adjustable legs make it easy to get a solid stance on uneven terrain. Stability is where this tripod really stands out. The DeathGrip clamp securely holds firearms or optics, allowing for true hands-free operation. Once locked in, everything stays put, which helps reduce fatigue and improves accuracy. The built-in bubble level is a great addition for quick and precise alignment. Great for kids or adults in a blind or stationary hunting/shooting area.

The BOG DeathGrip Aluminum Tripod has been a great addition to my gear. It’s lightweight but feels very solid, and the durable frame gives me confidence that it’ll hold up over time. The bubble level makes it easy to get straight shots every time, and the legs lock securely without wobbling. Setup is quick, and it’s stable even on uneven ground — perfect for outdoor photography, hunting optics, or spotting scopes. Great tripod for the price, and I’d definitely recommend it!

I like the company and I like the product everything I received and wanted in the tripod I liked the grip was good the sturdiness of the tripod and the level on it was incredible to tell me if my tripod was even or level and the size definitely fit and held my AR10 308 and my Henry 45-70 and the way I could use the adjustment capability my tripod for and turn it 360 and adjust the legs in what angle, Definitely easy to use. I think I might buy me another one in a different color. I would definitely recommend this for the right price.

I have had this BOG Deathgrip tripod now for 3 years and it still looks and works well as when I first received it. I use it with my AirForce Texan .457 PCP Air Rifle and my Weatherby .257 Magnum and my Sharps Q Down Under 45/70. The 45/70 is BRUTAL on recoil but the BOG Deathgrip can and does continually handle it. It is great for varmit shooting as well as general hunting. I have the aluminum one and no complaints at all as it works as described. The legs can be individually adjusted for slopped terrain. Be it dirt, rock etc it adjusts for your position. It does hold a DEATHGRIP on the rifles. Believe me if it can handle the 45/70 Sharps rifle it can handle most rifles. A 416 Rigby may be overdoing it 😵‍💫. It is GREAT for my AirForce Texan LSS .457 and AirForce Condor SS .25 rifles. Can also be used for sighting in the rifles with LED sighting device as it is a very steady platform. And when done it easily collapses and back into its storage bag with straps that make it easy to hike with the shoulder strap. I have bought a few tripods that got busted up hunting in the Pintlar mountains in Montana. The BOG Deathgrip has been used hunting big horn sheep outside Anaconda MT as well as Elk, deer, coyotes, and ground squirrels in the off season. It still works great. Best support I have used that is portable. Dr Dave.

Nice tripod! This is heavy enough that I wouldn’t want to ruck it in the mountains all day, but I like how sturdy it is. For static positions it’s great, and the weight helps with recoil management for followup shots or multiple targets. Adjustment is great, clamp holds my rifles securely. Others have talked about two issues. Number one is the lack of a ball head because it’s “hard to level the rifle.” This is sort of true, but it really depends on how much you expect to be panning the rifle. If you use the bull’s-eye level on the leg bracket, and take a little bit of time to level the gun, you should be level throughout a wide panning angle. If you put a ball head on this thing and the leg bracket is not parallel to the ground, when you panned, you’re going to be out of level anyway. For me, this is not really a huge issue. The second issue that a lot of people have, which I think is significant, is the amount of play in elevation even when the elevation swivel is locked. Mine had about 3° of slop in it, which is massive in terms of the effect on accuracy. I tracked this down to the interface between the plastic saddle and metal pivot inserts. There’s just enough play here that no matter how hard you lock it, it will wiggle up and down. To fix this, I used JB Weld (hey, it’s good for something!) to epoxy the pivot inserts in place, filling the tiny gaps between the metal and the plastic. It is now rock solid. To disassemble it, you have to pop the cap off the pivot lock and take off the nut. Don’t attempt this if you are not handy. Some people mention the horizontal swivel bearings being rough. As other reviews have stated, you can mitigate this by adjusting the 5mm cap screw on the bottom of the swivel. However, any apparent roughness when you’re turning the clamp by hand usually goes away when you have a rifle in place…so make any adjustments with your rifle clamped in! Otherwise you’ll make it too sloppy.

This is a heavy duty stand completely adjustable low/high, up/down and swivel. Not a cheap tripod nor is it a lite weight tin foil made product. I had 4....FOUR...tripods in the past the second one never made it out of the hunting blind in one piece, not a cheap unit either. Yes, this is heavier but so stable it makes using this piece of gear worth my money, time and humping on my backpack. Tie it to your backpack removal and set up is within seconds.

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.