I was helping out at the BDS DSC I course today near Innerleithen and folk were admiring my 4 sticks.
Here's some info on them.
Regards JCS
Here's some info on them.
Regards JCS
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devilishdave
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You cant beat the quad sticks, I am confident that I would pass DSC1 test all shots from 100m standing with a set. I use 4 matingale rings to pull it all together.
Dave
Dave
Fifestalker25
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Thanks guys, a trip to B&Q it is to make my own.
roedeerred
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funny how people want to spend more than the cost of a stalk on sticks years ago i was taught to stalk with a pair of garden canes and a large rubber band holding them together also the use of a single stick. was it becouse we used field craft to get close :?: thats the joy of stalking.I seem to think when I did my level one we were supposed to use only what we would normally use in the field. It worries me that now pepole seem to use these fancy tripod sticks etc and take longer shots. rant over. travel light stalk in close B&Q canes
I'm a two stick guy for roe, but I have to admit that as the grass is getting longer, or over young trees, sometimes you do need to take a 100+ yd shot standing, and for that twin sticks are not 'really' up to the task,,,so you know, maybe I'll give them a shot 
thanks for sharing JCS,,,
thanks for sharing JCS,,,
bewsher500
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the trick with two sticks is foot position or environment IMO
if the sticks are at 9 and 3 o'clock
put your feet at 12 and 6 o'clock or as close to it as possible, using the rear foot as a the main weight bearing foot (and no I do not mean stand on one leg!)
You end up leaning into the sticks more and create much closer to the ideal "tripod"
other than that, lean backwards into a tree, fence post, wall, etc and lean stick towards you.
if the sticks are at 9 and 3 o'clock
put your feet at 12 and 6 o'clock or as close to it as possible, using the rear foot as a the main weight bearing foot (and no I do not mean stand on one leg!)
You end up leaning into the sticks more and create much closer to the ideal "tripod"
other than that, lean backwards into a tree, fence post, wall, etc and lean stick towards you.
Deer Assassin
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Triggersticks from bushwear are pretty good.
They are a tripod that uses a single handed deployment design & are fairly quiet.
Could do with being a little lighter though! For £70 you cant go wrong.
They are a tripod that uses a single handed deployment design & are fairly quiet.
Could do with being a little lighter though! For £70 you cant go wrong.
I was stalking in Wilts at the start of the Roe season and the stalkers there were using quad sticks that they had been given by a Danish client. As I am visiting family in Denmark I have found the manufacturer and getting a set. Roughly 70 pounds. Not bad I thought.
Whether they will replace my two plastic fencing posts tied together with postal rubber bands remains to be seen.
Whether they will replace my two plastic fencing posts tied together with postal rubber bands remains to be seen.
devon deer stalker
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You will be pleasantly surprised, i always used 2 B&Q poles, until a member on here introduced me to the 4 B&Q canes, they are an absolute revelation, almost as steady as lying down with a bipod.I'm a two stick guy for roe, but I have to admit that as the grass is getting longer, or over young trees, sometimes you do need to take a 100+ yd shot standing, and for that twin sticks are not 'really' up to the task,,,so you know, maybe I'll give them a shot
Cheers
Richard
tony rentokil
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Would you be able to use 4 sticks on a level 1 test?
david1976
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Do you mean these ones?
http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/garden-d-cor/decorative-stakes-canes/bamboo_canes/Plastic-Coated-Bamboo-Cane-11987846
How do they differ use wise from the coated aluminium ones?
limulus
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Yes.
Tony. As per the start of the thread, my 4 sticks were borrowed by some of the candidates.
Regards JCS
devon deer stalker
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I dont think they are the ones, i use the coated aluminium type you have mentioned.
Cheers
Richard
Cooter
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I made mine after watching the vid by Mark Gilchrist on U tube.
I have been using the setup I made for the last six months and more and they work very well as a bipod or quad stick.
A big advantage I find if I am stood waiting.
I rest the rifle on the sticks, it requires no effort to hold it there, and I can still use the binos.
If the quarry appears in an unexpected location, butt into shoulder, a slight step back, drops the butt V away and I am using a bipod.
Excellent kit for less than a tenner.
I have been using the setup I made for the last six months and more and they work very well as a bipod or quad stick.
A big advantage I find if I am stood waiting.
I rest the rifle on the sticks, it requires no effort to hold it there, and I can still use the binos.
If the quarry appears in an unexpected location, butt into shoulder, a slight step back, drops the butt V away and I am using a bipod.
Excellent kit for less than a tenner.
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