A support stand for a portable aiming device having a first and a second pair of legs and a first and a second support member, wherein the first and second support members are configured to support a front part or rear part of said portable aiming device, respectively, and wherein each pair of legs has aleft leg and a right leg, wherein a pivoting movement of one of the legs of the first pair of legs relative to a first hinge axis of the first hinge device in a first direction causes the first hinge device to pivot the other leg of the first pair of legs relative to a second hinge axis of the first hinge device in a second, opposite direction.
