Shooting Sticks
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Commercial Adjustable Trigger Sticks here ... Modern is better, tho not necessarily required 
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Reckon sticks are rock solid but pricey.
worth it to me!
not as easily adjustable for height but no wiggle or jiggle
Amazon has em and sometimes you can catch a sale.
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I prefer natural shooting sticks.
While they're not portable they are definitely solid and there's usually one conveniently close by...
While they're not portable they are definitely solid and there's usually one conveniently close by...
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I have the Primos trigger stick but I actually prefer a 6ft handle off a old garden tool sanded down with a leather thong for my hand. Its lighter and quicker to use just grip and shoot off hand. Put a rubber tip in the end works great for squirrel hunting.
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Trigger stick here too, come s along with me but seldom used. I find it not as convenient as I had hoped.
10 meter off hand practice helps a lot.
I am gonna go look for a garden tool handle or something like it. I may have a nice black walnut stick to work over.
10 meter off hand practice helps a lot.
I am gonna go look for a garden tool handle or something like it. I may have a nice black walnut stick to work over.
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I too use Trigger sticks . Tall & Short bipods & the tripod model that comes with a shoulder slung carry case. Of all brands I've tried ( in my price range ) I stick
with Triggers sticks. I have used a few home done bipods & "safari" tripods also but just can't let the Trigger sticks behind.
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I made a couple sets like in the video below. Had around $5 in parts for each set. For some protection I did a little upgrade with heavy duty heat shrink tubing over the ends where your rifle will rest to reduce chance of stock getting dinged up. They are very light and easy to deploy. Best of all they are very easy on the wallet!
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If you want homemade, go to Tractor Supply. Get a couple of electric fence posts and a bag of castration bands. Band them together 19-12” from the end. Spread them apart to use them. The pointed end will keep it steady. Aa couple friends had these when we went shooting ground squir.
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yup, I'm probably going to go w some iteration of this.
Simple and solid....and not overpriced pairs of bound sticks like some that are offered
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I tried several different types of garden sticks. I found some that were a thin metal tube coated in green plastic. Those had the least amount of "flex" but were still very light.
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Ive made several pairs over the years that are light, compact, and easily made.
Go to tractor supply or similar and get a couple fiberglass electric fence rods and a bag of castration bands. Likely be less than $10 total and they work well. Just slide 2 or 3 bands over the 2 rods and you're good to go
Go to tractor supply or similar and get a couple fiberglass electric fence rods and a bag of castration bands. Likely be less than $10 total and they work well. Just slide 2 or 3 bands over the 2 rods and you're good to go
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My son went on an Oryx hunt in the tall grass and needed shooting sticks. Being a person who demands the latest technology at any price I came up with these...
A couple 3/4"x 3/4" rips 69" long.
Note the space age swivel connection using the latest high tech materials...
They worked dandy. 350 yard shot on a big bull oryx after stalking a half mile on our knees. The shooting sticks were handy but we both agreed that knee pads would have been a better investment. We could have stalked within 100 yards and shot him offhand.
A couple 3/4"x 3/4" rips 69" long.
Note the space age swivel connection using the latest high tech materials...
They worked dandy. 350 yard shot on a big bull oryx after stalking a half mile on our knees. The shooting sticks were handy but we both agreed that knee pads would have been a better investment. We could have stalked within 100 yards and shot him offhand.
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Only tried a shooting stick once ( mono ) and that was shooting my Cyclone.
It was however just a piece of 1 X 2" timber with a clamp on it to hold the rifle, shot from there it was easy to see my shots VS the ones made from the bench.
Also i was leaning my body up against the shed, or i am sure not a single of those shots would have been on that paper.
It was however just a piece of 1 X 2" timber with a clamp on it to hold the rifle, shot from there it was easy to see my shots VS the ones made from the bench.
Also i was leaning my body up against the shed, or i am sure not a single of those shots would have been on that paper.
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I use a one leg trigger stick. I love the trigger (immediate height adjustment) Works fine, but I wish I would have gotten dual legs for stability. (Cost) I'm going to try one of the homemade options above.
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So you guys using the Trigger Stick just plunk down into your firing position and release the legs on it to set it?
I could see that as something to put in a pack
I could see that as something to put in a pack
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