Cascade
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You're on, I'll be back on 9 Jan 2018 to claim a Yorkshire pound and I'll put my half of the bet aside.
Nice one ... in a sealed bag I hope
Bob
Best Stalking Sticks
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Nice one ... in a sealed bag I hope
Bob
shotguntom
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I made mine from aluminium garden poles, cost me £5 and cant fault them
The home made ones are the best 
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If you make the rear legs slightly (3") shorter than the front when you want to use single sticks its easy. Also if you need to adjust the angle you just lift the butt of the stock out with your shoulder and shoot. Can't help but feel the commercial ones are just a gimick.
.If you make the rear legs slightly (3") shorter than the front when you want to use single sticks its easy. Also if you need to adjust the angle you just lift the butt of the stock out with your shoulder and shoot. Can't help but feel the commercial ones are just a gimick.
nuttyspaniel
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The home made ones are the best
If you make the rear legs slightly (3") shorter than the front when you want to use single sticks its easy. Also if you need to adjust the angle you just lift the butt of the stock out with your shoulder and shoot. Can't help but feel the commercial ones are just a gimick.
I would agree now. Today a stalking buddy came round and dropped some dvd's off for me to watch whilst Im waiting for my leg to get better. These dvd's were african hunting films. Watching these lads shooting of 3 legged sticks made up of no more than ouf hazel equivelent bound with rubber was to be-hold. Shots up to 350yds were taken of these tripods. I going to get to b@q and get a third bean pole and try to make something up.
Nutty
nun_hunter
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"I made mine from aluminium garden poles, cost me £5 and cant fault them"
Me too, got some metal ones covered in green plastic from B+Q and a couple of chunky rubber bands. Not to everyone's taste but really lightweight, quiet, strong, simple to use and nicely coloured so blend in well
Me too, got some metal ones covered in green plastic from B+Q and a couple of chunky rubber bands. Not to everyone's taste but really lightweight, quiet, strong, simple to use and nicely coloured so blend in well
I won a pair of Bog Pods that have both cam locking and a swivel V head.
Doubt I'll ever use them though!
Doubt I'll ever use them though!
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shotguntom
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Jollypoacher
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3 Hazel poles. 1 x elastic bungee from garage. Cost nothing. Works a treat. And no tinny noises if you brush them against a tree or your rifle.
Go for some bamboo canes they are very strong and light and much quieter than metal. Use an old cycle inertube cut to make a shrt band to bind them.Twist and run through a short piece of water pipe to keep the legs slightly apart.
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Proberbly nothing its just were there a sign above my front door it should read "Sticks R Us"!
nuttyspaniel
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If not already mentioned deployment speed is directly proportional to the number of legs in my experience.
If woodland stalking I would strongly recommend learning to shoot with a single stick. Cut them stout and long from Holly, Ash or Hazel and you'll have a friend for life as like women they are not afraid to multi task.
The ground I stalk over is quite undulating with steep ravines and a single stick I can trust my weight to is a massive aid to both personal safety and assisted stalking as to be blunt its primary function is to stop me falling on my a--e!
Cheers
K
If woodland stalking I would strongly recommend learning to shoot with a single stick. Cut them stout and long from Holly, Ash or Hazel and you'll have a friend for life as like women they are not afraid to multi task.
The ground I stalk over is quite undulating with steep ravines and a single stick I can trust my weight to is a massive aid to both personal safety and assisted stalking as to be blunt its primary function is to stop me falling on my a--e!
Cheers
K
Speak to Meerside, he's got the missing link!
No problem Nutty, I am a bit busy tomorrow but will try and get some images on ASAP.
nuttyspaniel
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Here we go, my sticks modelled with my No.1 stalking rifle 
hope its of help.
The joints are just bicycle innertube twisted and looped over each leg. This is then fastened with small cable ties.
Due to the flexible nature of the joints the sticks can be used as single stick as here and also have a moderate amount of movement as quads.
I have made mine with the rear legs joined to the front about a third of the way from the bottom.
hope its of help.The joints are just bicycle innertube twisted and looped over each leg. This is then fastened with small cable ties.
Due to the flexible nature of the joints the sticks can be used as single stick as here and also have a moderate amount of movement as quads.I have made mine with the rear legs joined to the front about a third of the way from the bottom.
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