Quite tempting Mark. the only thing I can see that they have not replicated is the drop in cutouts that make lining the scope up easy. That would not be a major problem, it just would make putting the scope on just a little more fiddly as you would have to rotate the scope on the pier plate with one hand while holding the captive bolt up against the base of the mount with the other to feel when you had it lined up. The chance of getting the scope ot fall off while doing it would also be higher but not very likely as they are pretty well balanced.
I will have to have a good look, it is probably cheaper than I have any liklyhood of getting a secondhand tripod for to cannibalise, and then I have to wait for one to come up (Not in 12 months so far while I have been watching)
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