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Sometimes it kinda slow to open, but take a peek here: http://www.champchoice.com/cat-Scope_Stands-604.aspx These are quite heavy duty and durable- and a whole lot less plastic and aluminum parts. Heck, they are a really old idea with very few parts anyhow.

If the only thing you want to do is have a spotting scope on the range, this is the way to go.

If you are planning on using this on a non-flat range (spotting animals), they don't work well.