shooting sticks?

[enysse]

I have used the tripods in the mountains it takes a little more time to spread the legs out but it still works.

I find kneeling behind adjustable stick to be the most comfortable position for me but obvious terain features prevent it from being used sometimes.

I actually got use to shooting standing straight up.

 

[Wheels]

The one that surprised me and made me some what uncomfortable was the use of the PH's shoulder as a rest.

As a kid no one I knew of used sticks. If there wasn't a steady rest dad always had us shoot off his shoulder.......wonder why he was deaf when he was my age.

An occasional shot like this might be okay, but for a PH to do this regularly, hearing protection would be highly recommended. Old age isn't as fun if you can't join in the conversations because you can't hear.

 

[Mtgoat]

We had to use that one the other day on Christines Elk. When we came up to her in her bed the only option was to step out in the open and fire a shot either freehand or improvise. I agree with hearing protection!

For my son's first pronghorn, I gave him a benchrest by getting down on knees and elbows - fingers in my ears were my only hearing protection. Huh? What'd ya say?

 

[Diamondhitch]

For my son's first pronghorn, I gave him a benchrest by getting down on knees and elbows - fingers in my ears were my only hearing protection. Huh? What'd ya say?

Necessity is the mother of invention. I have used some really unconventional rests, mostly before I bought a bipod but the occasion still pops up where the bipod is useless and a quick plan b is needed.

 

[Ole Bally]

Sensitive subject: I've seen PH's get upset about it, like their equipment wasn't good enought. But I reminded them, I wanted to use what I felt comfortable with shooting. Still many will press the issue...it's called pride. Lucky for most hunters, Ph's usually have good sticks. Some like the 2 stick or bipod...and I really don't care for most of them, some are OK ( I felt comfortable). I just think 3 stick (tripod) is the way to go.

What part of 'Customer' don't those PH's understand I wonder?

 

[Ole Bally]

Try making a set of these! I made them and used them for the last 8 years of my PH career...they work!

 

[Diamondhitch]

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Try making a set of these! I made them and used them for the last 8 years of my PH career...they work!

Definitely some ingenuity there. How quick do they set and how easy is it to adjust side to side?

 

[Wheels]

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Try making a set of these! I made them and used them for the last 8 years of my PH career...they work!

Agree with Diamondhitch, nice engineering job. They look great for fairly flat land. How do they work in hills/mountains?

 

[Ole Bally]

Definitely some ingenuity there. How quick do they set and how easy is it to adjust side to side?

They are carried and very quickly set up like a conventional bipod type shooting sticks. Thus the side to side movement is available.
They can also be partially opened up to support the forestock in 2 places ...like 10 inches apart...this'll still give you heaps more support than simple bipods!
They really come into their own opened up fully like in the pic for long range shooting or where you have the drop on the animal and have say 10 seconds to open them up! At long range you don't need much lateral movement but there is a little!
Because of the design, they can be used anywhere a bipood type is used as only 2 points touch the ground!

 

[Diamondhitch]

They are carried and very quickly set up like a conventional bipod type shooting sticks. Thus the side to side movement is available.
They can also be partially opened up to support the forestock in 2 places ...like 10 inches apart...this'll still give you heaps more support than simple bipods!
They really come into their own opened up fully like in the pic for long range shooting or where you have the drop on the animal and have say 10 seconds to open them up! At long range you don't need much lateral movement but there is a little!
Because of the design, they can be used anywhere a bipood type is used as only 2 points touch the ground!

Cool. I will have to build a test set for myself.

 

[Ole Bally]

Cool. I will have to build a test set for myself.

The physical sticks themselves need to be about 6" longer than you are tall ! For 'standing position' shooting off sticks it is important that you are standing as upright as possible so that you don't end up with 'scope eye'! If you are hunched over the rifle, you are affecting your eye relief which causes the problem!
If you hunt places like mountains or Tundra, make a small set about 3 1/2 ft long....these will allow you to shoot from either sitting or kneeling positions!
Your shooting accuracy will never be the same again! Trust me!:huntingrifle:

 

[Biggdawg]

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Try making a set of these! I made them and used them for the last 8 years of my PH career...they work!

Those do look sweet, i may try my hand at making a set. what did you use for the wood? a close up of how they are joined would be awesome. thanks

 

[Ole Bally]

Those do look sweet, i may try my hand at making a set. what did you use for the wood? a close up of how they are joined would be awesome. thanks

I had big plans of producing them commercially! Just needed a US partner who had some entrepreneurship and some money!
Send me an email on zimph414@gmail.com and I'll send you a decent sized pic!

 

[Biggdawg]

I had big plans of producing them commercially! Just needed a US partner who had some entrepreneurship and some money!
Send me an email on zimph414@gmail.com and I'll send you a decent sized pic!

Thank you sir. email sent.