Best Quad sticks?

[Pellet Pinger]

What makes you say that, out of interest?

Lol i was going to post that the vast majority of folk that don’t like quad sticks have a problem deploying them……..

I find everything about them wants to make a noise.
I find them ridiculous hard to deploy and when you finely get set up , unless you are on level ground the part of the sticks you rest the fore end on is at the same angle as the slope you are standing on resulting with the rifle trying to slide off the sticks.
Oh and unless you have hands like a giant the 5 poles are quite a handful after the first hour.
All that said my son likes them.

 

[nun_hunter]

Interesting - TY for posting. The only info I can see is here - nothing on Spartan's website

There's been a fair bit on their social media with demos etc but I think it's still in the early stages. Looks like a good choice for the UK stalker who doesn't need to buy into the tripod system for spotting scopes and trekking poles.

 

[fivehole]

The easiest sticks to deploy which I have used have to be my home made b&q set up. But to make them easy to use , where I drilled a m6 hole for the pivot pin , on 2 out of the 4 I drill a larger hole and managed to insert a Larson trap spring which forced the legs to open left and right and also front to back.
Simply hold them closed with one hand and they spring open when required.
Attach a 5th stick with a loop of cord and away you go.

 

[Dan Newcombe]

Honestly, i would rather that DIY ones were better than Viper Flex etc because it would have saved me shelling out for 2 sets (admittedly, running the first ones over was always going to be a stiff test) - but they aren’t in my experience.

 

[sikasako]

Have tried various types, including some homemade versions.
Eventually settled on Viperflex as my goto quad sticks.

 

[Paul Balloch]

Viperflex for me very well made in my opinion and if something does break you can get spare parts I believe

 

[Rural Management Services]

The B&Q canes are an inch under 6ft, so should cater for all but the giants among us. I see far too many people bent over their (too short) sticks with their bums stuck out behind.
Regardless of the name or price tag, no set of sticks is any good if it doesn't allow you to adopt a decent shooting position.

One of my pet hates is people putting themselves in SAS style stress positions behind their quad sticks while trying to shoot. Regardless of how many £ people spend on their sticks proper technique is far more important.

 

[JosephKelly]

I use viperflex. I also have the 5th leg.
The homemade sticks are ok but if you don't mind spending the cash the viperflex are are definitely better than anything you will make.

Does the 5th leg make much of a difference in terms of stability? The only movement I generally find on the normal quad is on the vertical plane so i’ve been thinking about buying a 5th leg.

 

[palo]

Does the 5th leg make much of a difference in terms of stability? The only movement I generally find on the normal quad is on the vertical plane so i’ve been thinking about buying a 5th leg.

Yes it does make a difference. It does take a little more time to set up but it will take away the vertical movement. You can leave it clipped onto the front leg and use your sticks as you do now and only use the 5th leg when needed.

 

[Tim.243]

Does the 5th leg make much of a difference in terms of stability? The only movement I generally find on the normal quad is on the vertical plane so i’ve been thinking about buying a 5th leg.

I take a Y piece of dog rose (abt 5'6") sometimes where stuff can be hard to get to leaving you a longer shot or very windy and just lock it off on the front of the quads with my hand. Also if one has run and I will push it in the ground as a reference (in the dark) where I have found blood. Being separate i can just ditch it as not connected to the quads

 

[austin1999]

I use viperflex
very good sticks and you can move the front of the gun along a bit to follow a target unlike my old home made ones

 

[Pete6.5]

I know it's not to everyones taste but I prefer my DIY sticks to any other quad sticks and I have used most other sticks. I just find mine very quick and efficient.

 

[Tim.243]

I know it's not to everyones taste but I prefer my DIY sticks to any other quad sticks and I have used most other sticks. I just find mine very quick and efficient.

Quite, much cheaper to replace a whole set than just one leg from any of the top sales brand even if you could speak to a person who would still just want to sell you a new set lol

 

[Len the dog]

A fifth leg is so last year, I have a sixth leg and thinking of adding a seventh.

 

[Pete6.5]

Quite, much cheaper to replace a whole set than just one leg from any of the top sales brand even if you could speak to a person who would still just want to sell you a new set lol

It's not about cost I just find them better and faster

 

[Tim.243]

It's not about cost I just find them better and faster

Both for me....

 

[Craigsaun]

B&Q

 

[Deano75]

Invest in a set of Viperflex sticks.
You will not regret it.

 

[Steff]

I train to shoot off-hand and rested on a pole. In practice I will use any sort of rest/stabalization the terrain has to offer. But I will never be arsed to carry any sort of contraption like quad sticks around- unless someone carries and sets them up for me.
If this means that I will have to miss out on a deer then this is so.

 

[Kyle_hill98]

1 hacksaw 4 poles 4 bolts with nuts and washers, drill 8 holes 2 bits of cord, takes about 25mins.

The hard bit is learning how to deploy them as quads or twins picking the bit of ground so you can get them out and ready for the rifle. Not getting flustered when a bit of bramble gets caught in them as you want to more as the quarry has moved.
Best thing is shooting rabbits using them as they move quite a lot so the fine touch needed comes easy.

Second this and they are stronger than most of the shelf. Mine get chucked in the back of the truck smacked about and still work perfectly unlike the Blazer ones that broke on the first outing as the yoke snapped in the back of a mates truck.