Shooting sticks ( what type )

[JabaliHunter]

The more I think about it, the more I appreciate these http://www.skydestok.dk/index.htm
I just can't see myself buying them though!

 

[Oberon]

The more I think about it, the more I appreciate these http://www.skydestok.dk/index.htm
I just can't see myself buying them though!

Make a pair, I did, less than £20

 

[Fifestalker25]

Thanks for replys guys.

 

[norma 308]

have two sets of knobloch very good sticks but have recently made a set of tri pods from the green plastic cane s for about 6 quid ,hopefully they can improve my stick shooting

 

[Orion]

Check out the cheap(ish) telescopic sticks in cammo & green on sale at Jagersport http://www.jager-sport.co.uk/?id=2&pid=253

 

[bewsher500]

The more I think about it, the more I appreciate these http://www.skydestok.dk/index.htm
I just can't see myself buying them though!

I do like those sticks and have a nice piece of Yellow Ballau left over from a decking job that I hope to use to make one.
as nice as they are you could buy a rifle for the money they cost

 

[User00003]

I do like those sticks and have a nice piece of Yellow Ballau left over from a decking job that I hope to use to make one.
as nice as they are you could buy a rifle for the money they cost

True, about a hundred quid so not cheap, but a nice piece of equipment though...great gift idea for a round birthday for a friend/family sort of thing. I've recently been working on a stick for my brother in law, copper ferule, varnished hazel that I cut two years ago, stag 'v' from a cast antler we found on a great stalk in the highlands earlier this year, and some buffalo horn filed as a cap to the cut end of the stag horn. collar will be black buffalo as well. 95% done now, but my god has it taken a long time to do!!! finished product will be excellent, and I hope it will make a good xmas pressie for him.. having done one myself, I can start to see why some sticks cost up towards £100.

 

[bewsher500]

if you can get the danish ones for £100 I would rip his arm off.
think you will find they are closer to £200.
I was quoted £149 plus £ 61.85 shipping/insurance. he quotes based on exchange rate and when you actually price out the length it is usually the longer more expensive one

still a very nice bit of kit

 

[private fraser]

I recently got http://www.bushwear.co.uk/nostyles.php?ProductID=316957&ClassID=46 a Primos Trigger stick, albeit mine came from Cabelas.

Having used B&Q sticks, 3M tripod etc etc the Primos is far and away the best shooting tripod available.

Very quick to deploy, silent and self adjusts to uneven ground.........not the cheapest option but BUY CHEAP BUY TWICE.
Regards

BP

+1 for the tripod trigger stick. Not the lightest or the cheapest but an excellent bit of kit,easy and quick to deploy. Reduced to £99.99 from £120 at the moment...worth it.

fraser

 

[re'M'ington]

Get in the hedge and cut yerself some hazel mate,that way it just doesn't matter if you leave it in the field,you just cut a couple more,oh and if they are cut and set up right they are perfect too.............

 

[photopro]

I use the Stoney Point "Explorer Polecat Bipod" which I really rate.

Ditto

 

[JabaliHunter]

Get in the hedge and cut yerself some hazel mate,that way it just doesn't matter if you leave it in the field,you just cut a couple more,oh and if they are cut and set up right they are perfect too.............

Nice sticks. Do you seal the bottom ends with anything or just let them wear?

 

[Brithunter]

Just one thing ............................... you should really cutt he Hazel then hang it to dry and season before finishing. The resulting sticks will be strong yet light.

 

[liamnjs]

Don't buy some cheap telescopic sticks at a game fair just because they're cheap. They'll break before you get them home (seriously, when I got in the car they locked just fine, by the time I was home one of the sticks wouldn't lock in position).

Lesson learned, I agree with everyone recommending the home-made variety. Inner tube and B+Q sticks have done the business until now, next project is a homemade tripod and this handy tip from http://africanxmag.com/take_a_rest.htm

When I hunt in terrain that allows the use of the prone position I carry a second short bipod that rides in [a] pouch. The legs of this bipod are 36cm (just over 14") in length and I have bolted them together about four inches from the top. A spacer between the legs where they hinge allowed me to pad the V-rest. When using this bipod the non-shooting arm provides a third leg and the elbow acts as the third anchor point. I added a retaining string to this short bipod to prevent the legs from opening wider than my preferred position. That also negates the necessity of holding onto the bipod where it hinges with the non-shooting hand to control the leg positions.

 

[Brithunter]

Well I did also buy a set of Chinese manufacture extending sticks and then seem to work but I have not used them in the field as yet for obvious reasons.

My hazels sticks are singles stalking sticks. I recently replaced the wood "Y" at the top of one with a Roe antler.

 

[mereside]

heres a few pics of mine not my idea but i have made my own spacer on the lathe instead of a nut and bolt these are fantastic sticks and a few guys now use these .you can go from sitting to standing in a second without fuss unlike the twist lock type i used to used wooden ones but they dont get a look in now