The monopod is good if you’re in a tree stand without a bar or a ground blind without a lot of room. But yeah, it only helps a bit over nothing at all. I pretty much only use the tripod now if I use one
Anyone use shooting stix ?
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Thinking about leaving a set at a hang on stand for this purpose and for prolonged holding in ready position waiting for a preferred shot. Especially awful when twisted to right side and holding ready for tens of minutes
Trekking poles with the straps over the opposite poles handle. Cross the poles and place your rifle over the sagging straps in the middle. Hold the intersection of the poles. It’s easy to widen the stance of the poles to lower. There you have adjustable shooting sticks.
For longer shots I sit down and put my pack between me and the poles straddling it. Place my rifle but on the pack. That gives me 2 points.
When hunting off of a backpack this is what I use.
For longer shots I sit down and put my pack between me and the poles straddling it. Place my rifle but on the pack. That gives me 2 points.
When hunting off of a backpack this is what I use.
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I'm regretting my primos bipod trigger stix purchase, cabelas has a 60 day return window I think I'll be using.
I think a tripod design would be better for me.
I have had an allen mono pod for 12 plus years I got with an air rifle purchase. Never really used it before, until this year, I figured I'd dig it out and start carrying it.
Wass going to be in an area where preferred tree, or other rest was not going to be readily available. Was mainly going to be hiking up deactivated roads and the area has tall grass, so bipods of any kind would be too short.
As it turns out I walked with it more than I used it, but it was nice to lean on it a bit here and there while spot and stalk hunting. I will continue to carry it as it will come in handy for longer shots and no rest available near by.
Wass going to be in an area where preferred tree, or other rest was not going to be readily available. Was mainly going to be hiking up deactivated roads and the area has tall grass, so bipods of any kind would be too short.
As it turns out I walked with it more than I used it, but it was nice to lean on it a bit here and there while spot and stalk hunting. I will continue to carry it as it will come in handy for longer shots and no rest available near by.
The gen 3 trigger stix tri-pod is able to twist the base to allow the legs to pop out more so they go almost horizontal to go really low. I can sit on the ground and use it and still be solid.
But I don't carry it hunting, I use my 2 leg bogpod stix as they are super light and I'm just as fast propping them up,Might not be as solid but from a kneeling or sitting position with a back rest I feel really comfortable shooting from it.
The 3 wooden dowels and 1" strip of bicycle tire tube to hold them together worked amazing in Africa. The wooden dowels flex enough to settle in nice and solid, quiet and fast set up.
But I don't carry it hunting, I use my 2 leg bogpod stix as they are super light and I'm just as fast propping them up,Might not be as solid but from a kneeling or sitting position with a back rest I feel really comfortable shooting from it.
The 3 wooden dowels and 1" strip of bicycle tire tube to hold them together worked amazing in Africa. The wooden dowels flex enough to settle in nice and solid, quiet and fast set up.
Side note: Whenever using any type of support, don't get fooled into not having your stock tight to your shoulder.
Probably 50% of '"Bushnell Tattoos" are won this way. You don't want to join that club.
I have a couple bipods that are the same general style as those shown in the first post; I like 'em, as they are lightweight, fold down to almost nothing and fit into a pack or even a large pocket. They can be taken out and just shaken to assemble themselves, but that's noisy, so I usually unfold them manually. They're great; simple is better.
I've played with a few of the fancy-shmancy ones like the Primos, but the dang things weigh almost as much as my rifle, so they might be okay to leave in a shooting blind for the season but I'm not carrying them around.
In Africa, I met a bunch of other hunters who had schlepped shooting sticks half way around the world, and who had in some cases spent hundreds of dollars for the things; exotic woods, precision brass fittings, blah, blah, blah...
I took a couple feet of rubber garden hose slit open lengthwise, some electrical tape (never leave home without it), and some rubber inner-tube strips. Cut a couple of more-or-less straight branches to length, cap them top off with some garden hose taped on, and strap them together with the rubber strips. Cheap, very versatile, and...to me, at least...captured the flavour of hunting rather than the flavour of shopping. My PH loved 'em so much he asked if I would leave them behind when I left. I looked at him like he was crazy; it's two sticks and 12 inches of cheap garden hose; of course I'm leaving them behind!
I've played with a few of the fancy-shmancy ones like the Primos, but the dang things weigh almost as much as my rifle, so they might be okay to leave in a shooting blind for the season but I'm not carrying them around.
In Africa, I met a bunch of other hunters who had schlepped shooting sticks half way around the world, and who had in some cases spent hundreds of dollars for the things; exotic woods, precision brass fittings, blah, blah, blah...
I took a couple feet of rubber garden hose slit open lengthwise, some electrical tape (never leave home without it), and some rubber inner-tube strips. Cut a couple of more-or-less straight branches to length, cap them top off with some garden hose taped on, and strap them together with the rubber strips. Cheap, very versatile, and...to me, at least...captured the flavour of hunting rather than the flavour of shopping. My PH loved 'em so much he asked if I would leave them behind when I left. I looked at him like he was crazy; it's two sticks and 12 inches of cheap garden hose; of course I'm leaving them behind!
I have the bipod and tripod versions of the Trigger Stick. I usually find myself only taking the tripod for hunting the ground but the bipod is nice in a blind. I don't use any sticks when I'm standing. I find them more of a distraction. I only use them when sitting and I can get 100% steady.
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I use the Cabelas tripod sticks. I like the telescopic legs.
I always have a set of the adjustable Cabela's bipod strapped to my pack. Between using my pack or the bipod, I can comfortably shoot in pretty much any hunting scenario.
Whenever I'm sitting, my rifle is in the bipod ready for a shot.
Whenever I'm sitting, my rifle is in the bipod ready for a shot.
