Works great. Super easy to setup and get out in the field. Upgraded my hunting tripod and was able to move on and get three yotes on the first stand using it. Have now Upgraded my spotting scope tripod with it. One word of caution, locktite the main screw that holds the clamp onto the ball. It can work itself loose pretty fast. Easy fix.

This works well on my camera tripod to bold my hunting rifle. Stable and secure. I’m pleasantly satisfied

Works great steady as a rock great pictures

Not real smooth on the ball.

Note: I received this item the Vine in exchange for an honest review. I have a couple other ballheads for my various tripods I use, but it's always nice to have another. This Huntpal ballhead is of fairly good quality considering what they are asking for it. It is almost all metal, aluminum most areas, steel in others, and has a decent weight to it. Right off the bat when I opened the package, I noticed that, when I loosened the ball swivel lock to move it about, the ball had a light "scraping" noise as it moved in the socket. It did not impede the movement or feel loose, just felt a little bit cheap in that respect. Some higher end products have a nylon (or some other tough plastic) lining to the socket that creates a smoother interior surface. This one does not but it still works as intended. I put a light coat of oil on it, then wiped it down; this took some of the noise away and made it move a little better. So, on the underside is a 3/8 threaded hole, standard for most tripod stems to mount it. Next up is the base, marked in 5 degree tic marks each direction to 180 on the opposite side. The rotation lock handle is all metal and knurled for a positive grip. The larger ball socket lock handle is similar; all metal, knurled and easy to grab on to. You have to rotate this handle a bit each way to positively lock or loosen the ball, but it does it's job well. The ball itself rotates well and has no slop within the socket or play once securely locked into place. It would be nice if you could partially tighten it down and have better movement under semi-resistance; it's a little jerky if you try this with just your hand moving it or a camera/lens mounted. If you place something longer and heavier, like using it for a rifle mount, then maybe that extra weight and torque might make that half-tight motion smoother. On top it has a fairly standard Arca Swiss style platform and plate. If you are unfamiliar with this, it's just a flat aluminum plate that can mount onto your device with a trapped 1/4-20 thread screw. The top of the plate has embedded rubber grips to help secure it from rotating once tightened. The sides of the plate have wedge shaped linear notches that match wedge extrusions on the platform, one of which is mobile (via a lock knob) and pinches in on the plate to hold it firmly. You can very quickly dismount your device this way, and, if you have other Arca style plates, keep them on additional items to switch back and forth quickly if desired. The included Arca style plate from Huntpal is a little thinner, and shorter, than another aftermarket brand I've bought (see photos) but that doesn't seem to affect it's usefulness and the platform will hold the thicker one just fine as well. The ballhead platform also has 2 linear bubble levels on it's sides; and a round centering bubble level on the end of the plate lock handle. This is useful when turning the ballhead 90 degrees to it's side (handle facing up). I used this ballhead on my smaller travel tripod (took off the one that came with it) on a recent short trip. It held my Panasonic GH-6 and long zoom quite firmly, no issues or fears of failure. This set-up isn't as heavy as a using a full frame 35mm and 70-200mm, but I'm sure it would hold that just as well. Overall, for under $50, unless you need a critically smooth socket and one that provides variable resistance, I think you'll be happy with this purchase.

I received this product and I'm not going to lie, at first, I was impressed. It seemed of good quality and I liked the features. Until I tried using it. The knob that controls the ball does not work. It just free spins. The ball is locked in a position with an awkward amount of tension in which it's difficult to move by hand yet it's not enough to support the weight of the rifle freely. Making the entire tripod setup essentially useless for what I(and presumably all of you) need.I really did want this to work and was excited to use it on an upcoming trip....looks like that's not gonna happen. I hope this helps. UPDATE: after a few months of trying to contact the seller to get a simple refund/replacement, they have only sent messages to satisfy Amazon yet have not actually resolved the issue in any way. They first told me the product was no longer in stock so they cannot send a replacement, then upon purchasing a replacement and asking for a refund they stated that the product was back in stock but never sent a replacement or issued a refund. Plenty of better sellers with working products on here to deal with.

Seems well made, I’m trying to put together a holder/ready rest to use in a tree stand, for my 350 Legend during deer hunting. I have a vision of what I want, just trying to piece my vision together.

The seller was gracious and reached out to me. I did not know how to ask for a refund since the purchase was beyond the return date. The seller then gave me a FULL REFUND, for a product defect. Business done the way it should be. Thank you very much from a happy customer.Sincerely;Phil