I was asked the other day to recommend a new set of 4 sticks or 5 sticks and I was stumped. What are the best 4 sticks and 5 sticks out there just now?
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JCS
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JCS
4 sticks/5 sticks
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Curried Venison
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Viperflex for me too. 5th leg really useful as can support the weapon handsfree, while waiting in the field
I feel so inadequate, still using two sticks 
B & Q sticks and some times a length of dog rose just to lock off the quads especially after a long hike to get in place.
One farm has next to no cover so as the light goes I make a move, you don't want them getting up.
I used to say without reservation 4stable sticks, I have some alloy ones (that I was deprived of for several months, left on the hill) that are excellent and light/slim. However since I bought mine they have gone plasticky and brittle, and 2 pals have broken them.
When my 4stables were on their holidays on the hill I got the cheapest vipers I could find (£180). They are all they are cracked up to be. Yes, it’s like carrying a strainer post around (breadth, not weight) and yes, they are hugely over engineered for the task at hand, but god are they good.
Looked at blaser, the collar assembly looked faffy, and inevitably would result in a slowly sinking rifle at the worst possible time.
Haven’t tried 5th leg, I can’t help thinking on Lakeland fells would be the proverbial chocolate teapot. Maybe wrong on that, as I said I’d never get vipers
When my 4stables were on their holidays on the hill I got the cheapest vipers I could find (£180). They are all they are cracked up to be. Yes, it’s like carrying a strainer post around (breadth, not weight) and yes, they are hugely over engineered for the task at hand, but god are they good.
Looked at blaser, the collar assembly looked faffy, and inevitably would result in a slowly sinking rifle at the worst possible time.
Haven’t tried 5th leg, I can’t help thinking on Lakeland fells would be the proverbial chocolate teapot. Maybe wrong on that, as I said I’d never get vipers
People get pulled in with the advertising, I look at all these bits of kit without rose tinted glasses...I used to say without reservation 4stable sticks, I have some alloy ones (that I was deprived of for several months, left on the hill) that are excellent and light/slim. However since I bought mine they have gone plasticky and brittle, and 2 pals have broken them.
When my 4stables were on their holidays on the hill I got the cheapest vipers I could find (£180). They are all they are cracked up to be. Yes, it’s like carrying a strainer post around (breadth, not weight) and yes, they are hugely over engineered for the task at hand, but god are they good.
Looked at blaser, the collar assembly looked faffy, and inevitably would result in a slowly sinking rifle at the worst possible time.
Haven’t tried 5th leg, I can’t help thinking on Lakeland fells would be the proverbial chocolate teapot. Maybe wrong on that, as I said I’d never get vipers
Classic example is the cheap high seats, rails too low flimsy as duck where is the weak link, for quads it was the holes that whistled in the wind, then the Yoke! break that no spares but the nice sales person will sell you a new one.
Mjoelner Fenris, a fraction on the costs of Viperflex and every bit as good (and no whistling!!), You can add a Viperflex or other 3rd part 5th leg if you must.
Compare the Mjoelner Quad Sticks – Best Fox Call
Compare the Mjoelner Quad Sticks – Best Fox Call
I've got some limulus and they work very well with a bit of sanding and waxing of squeaky joints. Only downside is I find them very noisy when they clatter against each other.
I have 4 Stable Sticks and been using them a while now. Good points, very light, easy to deploy and …..stable.
One negative that has been bothering me is that they can’t adjust down for sitting shots. So I picked up the base model Viper Flex sicks as they do adjust down for sitting shots, they are every bit as stable but much heavier and more bulk. That said they are very well made and should last a lifetime. Oh and the whistle problem has been solved on all the versions with a nice soft rubber sleeve covering the holes. Also dampens noise.
If I had to walk a long way with no possibility of sitting, I would take the 4Stable sticks, but if think there could be a variety of shooting positions, it would be the Viper Flex.
No help really is it!
One negative that has been bothering me is that they can’t adjust down for sitting shots. So I picked up the base model Viper Flex sicks as they do adjust down for sitting shots, they are every bit as stable but much heavier and more bulk. That said they are very well made and should last a lifetime. Oh and the whistle problem has been solved on all the versions with a nice soft rubber sleeve covering the holes. Also dampens noise.
If I had to walk a long way with no possibility of sitting, I would take the 4Stable sticks, but if think there could be a variety of shooting positions, it would be the Viper Flex.
No help really is it!
firstly look at how much you want to spend..... then look at what is available. they all do the basic job, some weigh more, some you can get spares for, some have gizmos that you pay for but may never use.
I always remember my dads saying about fishing tackle when I buy kit. "95% of tackle is there to catch anglers, the rest to catch fish!"
I always remember my dads saying about fishing tackle when I buy kit. "95% of tackle is there to catch anglers, the rest to catch fish!"
Rutland lad
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For those that have the whistling Viperflex May I offer a cheap solution.
A quick search on eBay for the appropriate sized rubber grommets. I bought a bag of 100 for not much money then just popped one into each whistle and bingo - silence.
A quick search on eBay for the appropriate sized rubber grommets. I bought a bag of 100 for not much money then just popped one into each whistle and bingo - silence.
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