Home made sticks - why?
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. I just told him they all do that so that he didnt feel bad later
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r27/Deerstalker_2006/allan4.jpg I think Griff would catalogue that one under "Hilltop ceremonials"!........ he knows what I refer to!
Uncle Buck
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That's a nice set of sticks six pointer, who made them for you?
They look familiar Ha!Ha!
Rgds Uncle Buck.
They look familiar Ha!Ha!
Rgds Uncle Buck.
Brithunter
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Well recently I acquired an alloy set of extendable sticks they have X3M1 stencilled onto them. Have not used them as yet but for years I have used a single Hazel stick and in fact have two of them. I cut the hazel and left it to dry for several years then made the sticks. One I added a length of black nylon so that in wet weather the hazel does not get wet. recently I cut the "Y" off the top and replaced it with a small Roe antler. The other has a wider natural "Y" at the top and a walking stick rbber fitted to the bottom of non slip protection.
I did use the keepers tri-pod made from the green plastic covered alloy canes back in 2005 to take a nice 4 Roe Buck that we had to wait for him to feed out from the wood edge for a clear shot. We could not move to get the shot as there was a 6 point a bit further round that we did not want.
I did use the keepers tri-pod made from the green plastic covered alloy canes back in 2005 to take a nice 4 Roe Buck that we had to wait for him to feed out from the wood edge for a clear shot. We could not move to get the shot as there was a 6 point a bit further round that we did not want.
No the point is buying a good piece of glass is an investment, paying a £100 for a set of sticks is daft like you I use a tripod
setup NO BROWN PAPER OR STRING INVOLVED 3 garden canes BQ type plastic coated 3 nuts and bolts a couple of washers a strip of leather total cost under £12 and twenty minutes to build works as well as any bought sticks that I have seen and quicker to set up no fiddling about trying to adjust the leg length.
harrygrey382
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This somes up my life philosophy exactlly! I also tried JCS's sticks, as recommend by Leec6.5 and find them great. However, I love going out without sticks at all so am following Muir's advice and practicing off hand as much as possible. I would love to be independant of sticks as I hate carrying anything but my rifle but I still rely on them or a bipod at the moment. Another reason I wouldn't buy them...
I use the Homebase green garden sticks too, but last weekend I pimped them up a little bit. I took 1/2" off the tops and used one of the peices as a spacer between the sticks. Then I took some pipe insulation (you know, the grey foam stuff that stops your pipes from condensing and freezing), put over both tops, and taped with black duct tape.
My sticks are now just as easy to carry/use, but I can rest my rifle comfortably in the foam V, and not worry about keeping it resting in my fingers or about the barrel jumping from the hard canes. Stability has improved significantly too. I highly recommend this to anyone using these types of sticks.
I messed around with tri-sticks and quad-sticks too, but found that I was making too much noise, fiddling too much, lacking aiming flexibility, for normal stalking work. Moreover, I found a couple of short thin (1/2" width) hazel sticks with a nut and bolt through, make the perfect cross-sticks instead of my bipod. Just as accurate, easier to deploy when needed, doesn't get in the way, very light, and keeps my rifle looking beautiful
My sticks are now just as easy to carry/use, but I can rest my rifle comfortably in the foam V, and not worry about keeping it resting in my fingers or about the barrel jumping from the hard canes. Stability has improved significantly too. I highly recommend this to anyone using these types of sticks.
I messed around with tri-sticks and quad-sticks too, but found that I was making too much noise, fiddling too much, lacking aiming flexibility, for normal stalking work. Moreover, I found a couple of short thin (1/2" width) hazel sticks with a nut and bolt through, make the perfect cross-sticks instead of my bipod. Just as accurate, easier to deploy when needed, doesn't get in the way, very light, and keeps my rifle looking beautiful
270Buck
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I must admit like many of us I have made some sticks from the poles from B&Q. I have also found limitations and have always been on the look out for the best sticks available before I part with my hard earnt cash.
I have had a look at the bogpod website http://www.boggear.com/
Which one do you use? The XSR or USR? The XSR looks like it would offer more support?
Cheers
Ross
Has anyone seen these sticks? Rifle stick - rifle sticks - The forester's rifle stick for stalking
You can even have them engraved with your initials.... nice
Very pricey but they do look easy to manage??
Just wondering if there's anyone out there uses them??
You can even have them engraved with your initials.... nice
Very pricey but they do look easy to manage??
Just wondering if there's anyone out there uses them??
devilishdave
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they look great in the flesh, saw a guy out with a set last week, his mum had bought him them for Christmas, £350 for set of sticks is a bit steep, you would be gutted if you left them against the ladder of a high seat at last light!!
Dave
Dave
They are certainly a beautiful set of sticks - I had seen them in one of the issues of Deer magazine. At £350 a set, though, I might have to hone my own stickmaking skills 
willie_gunn
willie_gunn
Oberon
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When I saw these online I thought the same, expensive, so I made a set. Quite easy if you have access to a bad saw, the only problem I had was getting strong enough small magnets to keep them together and stop them making a noise. One advantage is that when they are locked together you have a strong pole as an aid to walking or carrying etc which you don't have with telescopic poles. The first time out with them and the first shot off of them I took a Roe doe in the morning and in the evening a Fallow buck. I used some scrap wood that I had, stained and waxed them, all for a couple of hours work really pleased with them at the moment although still fine tuning them, they are very easy to deploy quickly.
Ken
Ken
have a look at these Buy Rare Earth Magnets from Axminster, fast delivery for the UK we use them for in framed kitchen doors, they are bloody strong and can be sunk under a timber veneer so you don't see a magnet at all. Watch you fingers though they can give you a nasty nip!!
what size?
home made stick-why?...well its part of hobby to me if you can make it why buy it!!. B&Q cane bound together so when you release your grip they spring open,,rifle on top and bang!! deer down!! big cheesy grin on my face.... or you could just buy them (Ive no problem with buying a bi pod!) but..some even have 3 or 4 sticks,,, on setting up they look like a wedding photographer setting up there camera!! throw a tarp over it and you've got a tent!! after all there are allot of manufactures out there that make lots of gimmick aids for stalking, but for there benefit not yours!... so if you can make yourself a set of sticks yourself that you can use to great effect good on you!!
.... or you could just buy them (Ive no problem with buying a bi pod!) but..some even have 3 or 4 sticks,,, on setting up they look like a wedding photographer setting up there camera!! throw a tarp over it and you've got a tent!! after all there are allot of manufactures out there that make lots of gimmick aids for stalking, but for there benefit not yours!... so if you can make yourself a set of sticks yourself that you can use to great effect good on you!!Similar threads
