I had a shot at some targets yesterday using one of these - The Hill Quad Sticks
anyone use them in the field?
Regards
JCS
anyone use them in the field?
Regards
JCS
The Hill Quad Sticks
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Callumno112
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How did you find them for target work? Do they feel as stable as a set of viper flex or other quality quad sticks?
I have a set, yes they definitely work. I have been using them for about 3 months and they are just as stable as the viper flex which I have been using for over 3 years. The benefit of Hill sticks over the viper flex is that they track perfectly. I have been using them with a viper flex 5th leg for extra stability on longer shots and even with the 5th leg deployed they will still allow you to track a fox or deer with ease. The 5th leg attaches perfectly .
I have subsequently sold my viper flex.
Nick
Callumno112
Active Member
Thanks Nick
Hello John, they look expensive to me, I have used B&Q garden metal sticks in a similar configuration, and they work perfectly well
ATVB Patrick
How the h**l do these manufacturers arrive at a price of c£450 for a few lengths of tube and connectors?!?
They really must think we are all a bit on the dim side or gagging to dump £20K in a tax-free cash ISA each year!
K
They really must think we are all a bit on the dim side or gagging to dump £20K in a tax-free cash ISA each year!
K
Jesus
do they come with the rifle!?
We are making carbon fibre quad sticks for half that
do they come with the rifle!?
We are making carbon fibre quad sticks for half that
Definitely a premium price. Viper Flex carbon sticks are about £370, Blaser's are about £360, and Jakele's are about €290.
Only Blaser's sticks pan, however, and Hill's do so more evenly and over a wider arc. Additionally, they let you damp or lock out that movement.
Hill has been in the air rifle pump and compressor business for a long time, always offering a UK-made product that is significantly more expensive than the competition while managing to maintain a reputation for quality and reliability.
With basic quad sticks costing under £70, it is a lot to spend, but £400+ bipods seem to raise fewer eyebrows these days, so maybe it's not so much to ask for an item that might both offer a practical advantage and be a pleasure to use in the field.
The $64,000 (or £450) question is whether getting a set would alleviate or aggravate my persistent affliction of arriving home and unpacking my gear only to realise I have yet again left my sticks propped up against a tree at some distant gralloch site.
Only Blaser's sticks pan, however, and Hill's do so more evenly and over a wider arc. Additionally, they let you damp or lock out that movement.
Hill has been in the air rifle pump and compressor business for a long time, always offering a UK-made product that is significantly more expensive than the competition while managing to maintain a reputation for quality and reliability.
With basic quad sticks costing under £70, it is a lot to spend, but £400+ bipods seem to raise fewer eyebrows these days, so maybe it's not so much to ask for an item that might both offer a practical advantage and be a pleasure to use in the field.
The $64,000 (or £450) question is whether getting a set would alleviate or aggravate my persistent affliction of arriving home and unpacking my gear only to realise I have yet again left my sticks propped up against a tree at some distant gralloch site.
Overlay
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Funny you should say that, i had to go back a couple of nights ago for that self same reason, moral of the story, never park near a tree that you can lean stuff on it, joking apart thats a lot of dollar to leave behind, I've got a set of vipers, tracking is ok but price is still up, i’m in the middle of putting some B&Q sticks and a set of quad fittings one of the guys on here are making, Tim 243 has a set of these already and their the DB’s as far as stability and tracking concerned I tried them out, hence I ordered a set at a 9th of the price of a set of these, but you will have the best of a stick with the hill version they do look like they work, the question is the dollar ? are they worth it, you decide
Can you drive them to your permission ? ££££££££££'s ! 
Expensive but look like they do the job , only downsides looking at them, sliding legs will have wear and any grit or dirt is going to gum them up and start grinding ..
I currently have a set, im not sold on them tbh. Im not sure if its just me, I find them awkward to deploy, and find them twisting on the lower portion where they meet the hydraulic portion, which then puts the lower legs out of kilter which hampers the deployment.
I also have issues with the rear rests, I find that they are too long in either position, if I have them twisted outwards they hamper my cheek placement on the stock (i currently shoot a Blaser R8 Ultimate) which is uncomfortable and bash my face, have the rest near to my face twisted inwards, it hampers getting the stock located on the rest.
They have great range of movement and allow you to track the quarry, very stable, you can also change the damper settings to allow you to change the firmness etc.
Would I spend £450 on them again, I would say no, there are other alternatives available, Viperflex Units, however, they dont have the exacting field of view like the Hills, I'm flitting between my Blaser 2 Sticks ( which im currently getting the spigot machined to suit the Spartan bipod mounts) and the Hills, in all honestly, I'm favouring the Blaser 2 quad sticks.
I also have issues with the rear rests, I find that they are too long in either position, if I have them twisted outwards they hamper my cheek placement on the stock (i currently shoot a Blaser R8 Ultimate) which is uncomfortable and bash my face, have the rest near to my face twisted inwards, it hampers getting the stock located on the rest.
They have great range of movement and allow you to track the quarry, very stable, you can also change the damper settings to allow you to change the firmness etc.
Would I spend £450 on them again, I would say no, there are other alternatives available, Viperflex Units, however, they dont have the exacting field of view like the Hills, I'm flitting between my Blaser 2 Sticks ( which im currently getting the spigot machined to suit the Spartan bipod mounts) and the Hills, in all honestly, I'm favouring the Blaser 2 quad sticks.
Foxyboy43
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B&Q plastic coated canes just do the biz all day (and night) long; rock steady - I have shot foxes well beyond 300 yds off them. If you want to be able to pan with them put a strap across the front forks rather than just using the V; plus if you leave them behind B&Q have so many they’re selling them….
HonestJohn
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Still using limulus sticks, or twin hazel canes when close quarter hunting
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