Anyone here use a shooting stick?

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Just curious if anyone uses a vintage British shooting stick (like the one pictured below) when shooting classic milsurps?

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Oh, for God's sakes....

I inherited one from my British great uncle a couple of years ago - until you posted that I had no idea what it was. I thought it was a poorly designed camp stool and its been languishing with my camping gear since - we just got a camper trailer, so it probably would have ended up in the next yard sale! Good thing you did!

I'll definately try it next time I'm at the range.

Oh, for god's sakes, its even stamped "Mills Munitions - Birmingham".
 
Yours seems to be missing the rain and wind screens, the teacup holder and the fart shield, but a nice example nonetheless.

Bring that to hunt camp, and the fellows will quickly demonstrate a number of novel uses for it. :p

naugler said:
Just curious if anyone uses a vintage British shooting stick (like the one pictured below) when shooting classic milsurps?

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Guys, that is a STOOL
My Neighbour has one in his Golf Bag and it actually has "Slazenger" printed on it.
Another buddy sells them at his tack shop, brand new, I guess guys who watch horse events use them as well.
 
hmm? this is interesting, I would love to see the history on these, maybe they started out as shooting sticks and people found they worked good as a seat, after the war they had a stockpile of these and the rest is history.....
 
bill c68 said:
hmm? this is interesting, I would love to see the history on these, maybe they started out as shooting sticks and people found they worked good as a seat, after the war they had a stockpile of these and the rest is history.....
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My father-in-law (retired Lt.Col) used to use his shooting stick for extended periods of pistol fire on forces ranges in Europe in the 1950s and 1960s.
 
It's called a "Shooting stick", but it is essentially a walking stick with a seat built in. The photo shows it unfolded, for sitting upon (at the bottom of the stick is a spike which will stick into the ground making your perch more secure when you sit upon it. When it is folded for walking the frame of the seat will form a handle rather like the "D" handle you find on most short spades or gardening forks. They are commonly called shooting sticks in the U.K. because those who use them tend to do so in outdoor pursuits such as "shooting" (which in context usually means hunting game birds.)
 
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