Anyone use shooting stix ?
- Thread starter FatCatsDad
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Yes, I use sticks when required, which is not often. One overlooked use of sticks is in proppng up your rifle while waiting on stand to hold it in a more "ready" position to.minimize movement when the quarry arrives. I use one similar to the one you pictured, it is shock-corded and has pointed feet that can be driven down in the earth... just don't push down too far incase you have to change positions. I rarely mess with sticks when stalking or still hunting as they can be noisy and unwieldy.
unstableryan
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I use the ones in the picture up top. I have walked a long way back to the truck if I have forgotten them. They are amazing for tightening up a shot at 200 when you are excited. Some of the area I hunt in is desert with tall sage and there is nothing to rest on and you can't sit down or you can't see.
yup, a staple for run and gun predator calling, use the 13-27" Harris swivel bipods on the kids rifles so they can't slip off the sticks and maybe shoot their foot for coyotes or gophers, but sticks also good for blinds, a trigger grip type also for blinds/stand up stuff where more height (chairs) than typical sticks/bipods go (ground sitting height), and to round out the shooting aids gotta keep a Harris 9-13" swivel bipod in the kit also for where prone opportunities likely....really depends on what type of hunt will commence to what gets grabbed for a shooting aid solution...sometimes nothing goes with the rifle, there is no 'do all'....
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- Fraser Valley, B.C.
I haven’t used these but I did figure out a way years ago to loop handles on my trekking poles that turned them into basically the same concept. It works great for kneeling and sitting positions. The poles aren’t long enough for me to do standing shots but I think the concept is solid.
However I always have trekking poles so I just keep using them.
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However I always have trekking poles so I just keep using them.
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FatCatsDad
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I thought avoid a mono pod but figured there would be to much movement side to side
unstableryan
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- Beautiful Okanagan Valley
The sticks above click together when not being used as a bipod.
Falconflyer
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I've used similar sticks while shooting gophers and I find that I still move quite a bit with them. Better than offhand by a fair margin but I'd like to try a 3 legged arrangement to see if it's more stable than two.
Hand Skills
CGN Regular
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- In the 'heartland', southern SK
A rear support like a backpack can help immensely. I think sticks are easier to manage than a tripod where recoil is involved. Tripod (and head) quality come into play as well...
Also;
https://www.wiserprecision.com/products/quick-stix
Also;
https://www.wiserprecision.com/products/quick-stix
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I carry the primos triggerstick monopod but mostly as a walking stick for my bad hip. You are right about the side to side movement, the 2 or 3 leg version would be better, but heavier as well. If I'm in a shack or ground blind I will set up my bog deathgrip for rifle, slug gun or xbow.
jlovie
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Deer hunting, no as the walls in my stand are purposely the correct height for me for shooting, give or take the situation. Coyote hunting though, yes. Mine are homemade and I basically copied another members here, although I wish I could recall his name.
Hollow Point
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- New Brunswick
I use a set of primos trigger sticks and really like them. they take some practice, but way more solid when standing, kneeling, or sitting.
This is what my mentor and I will be doing. $35 at Costco I believe they were. I haven’t seen them yet he bought us a pair. Will be using them in the blind.
I use sticks that I made for under 5 bucks - not the deer type
. Styled like the ones you show here but made of 1 inch dowel. I use a bit of twine to tie them together. I use a simple lashing so that I can move them as needed - up or down depending on my shooting position and the ground cover. 1 inch dowel works great with a nail at the end to stick in the ground to prevent movement. They are light and easy to adjust.
I have a monopod trigger stick, although most of my hunting is done with a shotgun. As I see it, the advantage of a monopod is that it's light and pre setup and can be used as a walking staff (aka a thumb stick), particularly if and when you sling the rifle.
Also, sorry to be a PITA here, but the term 'shooting stick' properly refers to the fold-down walking sticks that convert into a seat, if you look at the packaging on your gun steadying version you'll likely see they call it a 'trigger stick.'
