Blaser carbon shooting sticks
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A J
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They have more splay than the Viperflex, but yes, the V front also really helps with that too. It was one of the other features that drew me to them.
A J
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I had a bit of a play with the sticks over the past couple of days and I have to say I'm really impressed.
I'd did a bit of testing in the garden with my air rifle today. Nothing too scientific it turns out, but it did highlight some patterns. I put a target out at 20m and shot 5 round groups first sat at a table shooting off a bag, then standing shooting off hand, twin sticks and then from the new Blaser quad sticks. I repeated this 3 times.
Air rifle is a standard power AirArms S410 Carbine (unregulated) and I was shooting Diablo Field 16gr .22 cal. (Not my most accurate pellet, but I have tons of them).
I tried to be as honest with myself and the test as possible. I was being mindful not to favour any method, this was just for my own fun after all.
[1]
Second target had me thinking that all of a sudden I became amazing off hand, but realised that my leg was leaning against the bench when shooting, so I was therefore cheating! I also noticed that my air tank dropped to where it needed filling which explains why my groups opened up as velocities became less consistent (unregulated rifle).
[2]
After filling the air tank up again to 180 bar things were more as expected.
[3]
One thing I noticed from all this was I had a fair amount of horizontal movement in the yolk on my twin sticks which is evident in the groups. I seemed to shoot low when sat down and off the bag, but the quad sticks were just as, if not more accurate, than off the bench and bag. I put that down to being able to get right behind the rifle properly and not having to try and fit my body to the height of the the table/bench. I felt almost as stable as if I was prone. I quit fancy doing this again with a more accurate pellet and also do a similar test at 200m with a rifle.
Anyway, this was just for a bit of personal fun, but thought I'd share it on here.
I'd did a bit of testing in the garden with my air rifle today. Nothing too scientific it turns out, but it did highlight some patterns. I put a target out at 20m and shot 5 round groups first sat at a table shooting off a bag, then standing shooting off hand, twin sticks and then from the new Blaser quad sticks. I repeated this 3 times.
Air rifle is a standard power AirArms S410 Carbine (unregulated) and I was shooting Diablo Field 16gr .22 cal. (Not my most accurate pellet, but I have tons of them).
I tried to be as honest with myself and the test as possible. I was being mindful not to favour any method, this was just for my own fun after all.
[1]
Second target had me thinking that all of a sudden I became amazing off hand, but realised that my leg was leaning against the bench when shooting, so I was therefore cheating! I also noticed that my air tank dropped to where it needed filling which explains why my groups opened up as velocities became less consistent (unregulated rifle).
[2]
After filling the air tank up again to 180 bar things were more as expected.
[3]
One thing I noticed from all this was I had a fair amount of horizontal movement in the yolk on my twin sticks which is evident in the groups. I seemed to shoot low when sat down and off the bag, but the quad sticks were just as, if not more accurate, than off the bench and bag. I put that down to being able to get right behind the rifle properly and not having to try and fit my body to the height of the the table/bench. I felt almost as stable as if I was prone. I quit fancy doing this again with a more accurate pellet and also do a similar test at 200m with a rifle.
Anyway, this was just for a bit of personal fun, but thought I'd share it on here.
A J
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The front rest is not sprung, so there are no forces to fight with. The ease and accuracy of scanning with these sticks is game changing in my opinion. So much better than anything else I've tried.
Deployment is the same as most quad sticks that are connected at the foot. The latest Viperflex with the handle are probably marginally easier to deploy, but that's their USP.
Please can someone with the Blaser sticks, tell me what is the shortest they can be reduced to ?
can they be made short enough to pack in a large sport bag, like the Viperflex Journey ?
can they be made short enough to pack in a large sport bag, like the Viperflex Journey ?
A J
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They go down to 125cm, so not tiny, but they do come with a nice padded case.
A J
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Freeforester
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Freeforester
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Double post, sorry! See #34
Fifth leg interface between Mjoelner sticks and Viper 5th leg. Click fit. Painted over the hi vis tape holding it in situ, tape to
help locate readily in dark.
Fifth leg interface between Mjoelner sticks and Viper 5th leg. Click fit. Painted over the hi vis tape holding it in situ, tape to
help locate readily in dark.
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phillips321
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Myself and @Luk3W3av3r have got a pair each. They're bloody good sticks, rock solid to shoot off. Took a fallow buck at 216 off them easily with no worry.
They need tape adding at various points to stop them being too loud in the field, other than that the only thing is, we've both lost the bloody strap to hold them closed...
They need tape adding at various points to stop them being too loud in the field, other than that the only thing is, we've both lost the bloody strap to hold them closed...
Has no one else found these a bit cack handed to adjust and then close up as the tightness adjustments to set are all offset against each other ? Ie you think you have got it set right height etc and then they won't close up properly ? Only managed a 5 min play with them but found them a bit fiddly
A J
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The very first time I thought the same, but after 5 min play I realised they were really simple and it was just me thinking they had to line up. They're not supposed to. They're offset so they are more compact and easier to walk with closed.
Just loosen all the barrel adjusters, lift the rifle rests to the top of your head height, tighten and you're good to go. Takes seconds.
rightontarget
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Anyone who has put the Blaser sticks to practice in real hunting situations and can provide some feedback? I am particularly interested in whether they are quiet upon handling and carrying and offer enough stability at long range. GDMorgan wrote initially in the thread that “they rattled a lot when carrying them”. Any thoughts?
Great when you are set up on them ..tracking left to right etc .. bit of a rattle to carry, but dont whistle lile my viper flex and also a bit fiddly to set up and get to the right height also back two legs supposed to clip into but at the top when carrying but always seem to pop out
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