After using yours and Aaron's at the weekend I will be getting a set after I have sorted out my rifle issue. They are much firmer than trigger sticks and easier to get comfy
4 Leg Shooting Sticks. Any good?
- Thread starter trv75
- Start date
I use the for legged sticks now and find them better than my previous tripod. After using the 4's successfuly for a while I thought that an additional fifth leg would make them even better. This wasn't the case. I found the extra leg a faff to deploy and it also made setting the original four legs at the desired level very awkward.
Deermanagement
Well-Known Member
I think on average with people I’ve seen, they miss opportunities to get a shot off in woodland, especially sub 100yds and without a doubt sub 50. I know using them as a twin stick is possible but it’s unusual for that option to be taken by what I’ve seen.
Shooting uphill is limited compared to extended twin sticks. I can comfortably shoot somewhere around 25 degree uphill with extended twin like the attached photo, and like quad, they should be unlimited downhill.
Seen lots of attempts to use them on inclines as a quad stick with poor results, misses, poor shots, whereas there would have been no issue with twin sticks.
Twin sticks stance should be different to what most advocate. Proper stance takes out nearly all vertical stringing and feet placement can assist windage to a large extent.
Quad has an advantage at distance and recoil management although twin sticks can under some circumstances result in increased vertical stringing whilst a definite advantage regards windage.
Shooting uphill is limited compared to extended twin sticks. I can comfortably shoot somewhere around 25 degree uphill with extended twin like the attached photo, and like quad, they should be unlimited downhill.
Seen lots of attempts to use them on inclines as a quad stick with poor results, misses, poor shots, whereas there would have been no issue with twin sticks.
Twin sticks stance should be different to what most advocate. Proper stance takes out nearly all vertical stringing and feet placement can assist windage to a large extent.
Quad has an advantage at distance and recoil management although twin sticks can under some circumstances result in increased vertical stringing whilst a definite advantage regards windage.
Attachments
Indeed, using the 5th leg can be a bit of a faff, and then having to move the sticks becomes awkward. I only use the 5th leg if the beast is at peace and doesn't know you're there, this gives you the time to use it. If beast knows you're there or is likely to move, only use the 4 sticks. This said, quad sticks, with and without the 5th, are far more stable than a tripod. I wouldn't go without them.
Quads: very stable, but slow to deploy and very awkward to set up in thick vegetation or on slopes. Difficult to track a moving animal, and doubly so if using in deep vegetation (heather, bracken, brambles etc). Best used when you have time to set up, and are on clear, level ground. But the stability is almost as good as off a bipod.
Twins: quick, easy to deploy and much less difficult to use on slopes or in vegetation. Easy to track moving animals. But definitely less stable and much more affected by wind pushing you about.
I have both and now swap back and forth depending on context.
Twins: quick, easy to deploy and much less difficult to use on slopes or in vegetation. Easy to track moving animals. But definitely less stable and much more affected by wind pushing you about.
I have both and now swap back and forth depending on context.
Have you tried the "hill quad sticks", the ones with the hydrolic system?
Tracking an animal is easy as. I was very surprised at how stable they were and how smooth they tracked. Not cheap though.
Foxyboy43
Well-Known Member
Before you spend too much why not try B&Q’s best plastic coated canes? If you use the search function there are a few threads telling you how to make them for south of £25. I have used them for many years to great effect, they do take a bit of getting used to but once you have perfected lifting one side and pivoting on the other they are a doddle. I recommend a strap across the front forks - gives you a tracking option which forks do not.
Pine Marten
Well-Known Member
I've found the same. The 4 Stable Sticks are brilliant on flattish open ground and also help with standing shots over brushing, grass etc. But for close, woodland situations and in more hilly ground, the dual sticks allow for faster adjustment. Muntjac in particular when you're almost snapshooting between two twigs require the pivoting head of the double sticks and rapid adjustment. There's also the perculiarity of quad sticks resulting in impacts far lower than the point of aim with my drilling, which is fine with double sticks. But the Steyr stutzen loves the quad sticks. So you know, it's an informed gamble which I take. But both have a place depending on the ground and quarry, and that in turn decides the choice of rifle. Except sometimes I just feel like switching but then I'll take the appropriate sticks.
My experience as well
Four legs good , five legs , particularly on uneven ground , bad.
NEW HILLS HYDRAULIC QUAD STICKS
Untitled document .st1{font-family:'Microsoft Sans Serif';font-size:8.5pt;color:#000000} The Hill Quad Sticks Aim. Track. Fire Shooting from Quad Sticks supporting both the front and rear of the rifle is proven to enhance precision, assisting in accurate shot placement. The Hill Quad Sticks
simpsonbrothersgunshop.com
Anyboby been using these for a longer period of time? Seem to be the next step in quad stick evolution, the range of movement is very appealing, but do they last? They should for the money....NEW HILLS HYDRAULIC QUAD STICKS
Untitled document .st1{font-family:'Microsoft Sans Serif';font-size:8.5pt;color:#000000} The Hill Quad Sticks Aim. Track. Fire Shooting from Quad Sticks supporting both the front and rear of the rifle is proven to enhance precision, assisting in accurate shot placement. The Hill Quad Sticks
I used them for a day, was actually quite impressed by them. Every bit as stable as my vipers. My only question would be the same as yours, will thay suffer a bit of abuse and last.
lotuseater
Well-Known Member
2, 3 4, now 5. It's the disposable razor blade-number marketing playbook all over again. And like razors, more = heavier and clumsier and slower. And more expensive.
Pine Marten
Well-Known Member
https://theonion.com/****-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036/
How long before we see some kind of caterpillar like contraption…
KentCountryGent
Well-Known Member
Those are the ones I got. Once you got them and get to grips with them you'll never go back, and you'll wish you bought them years ago
Norfolk Deer Search
Well-Known Member
Scarpa
Well-Known Member
I currently use twin sticks with a rear rope to place your foot on. But I do fancy a set of the Jakele quad sticks, very strong for mountain use. Andreas Jakele | Z4- II new Generation | Weapons Jakele - Your partner for hunting and nature.
Complete with a hillbilly?
Similar threads
