Quadpod shooting sticks

[Stand Buck]

Your right Davie, the shop bought quadpods are far too short for a good shooting stance.

The concept is good and has been around a few years now, these are just the lastest to jump on the concept, They are like most kit they take a bit of getting used to but once mastered they are the business and well worth carrying.

 

[Blot]

OK guys, lets clear something up here. Reference to these stalking sticks as "quadpod" is as accurate as referring to all vacuum cleaners as Hoovers. The Quadpod is my design and copyright and are only made by and sold by me with the exception of two professional stalkers in the UK who buy them from me in larger quantities. I've never been to Scone so whoever sold the sticks there is not selling Quadpod Stalking Sticks. I saw Decoying UK selling what he calls the quattro pod at the CLA and had a word with the guy. He had in fact bought a couple of sets from me at The Midland last year and has copied them ......not very well I might add, in fact they're crap, and that's being generous.

With regard to the height of the sticks, I make the standard at 1700mm which seems to suit most shooters. I'm 6ft and have a few customers at 6'4" who find them comfortable. Having said that, I have made them to order, at no extra cost, for customers who want them shorter or longer. I sell and have sold hundreds of The Quadpod in the UK and Europe and am now getting orders from New Zealand and can truthfully say that I have not had a single complaint.

Whilst I was at The Midland in 2008 by invitation, I do not generally do Game Fairs as I have enough sales to deal with as it is. If you see anyone at these venues "demonstrating" their sticks, just remember that you are looking at a copy so don't refer to it as Quadpod.

If anyone wishes to contact me for whatever reason, they can do so from the e mail link on my website www.midfieldandco.com as I am not entering into a protracted discussion on this thread.

Finally, please don't take this as a rant even though I admit it sounds like one. I just get so hacked off having spent years making and supplying a quality product only to see some opportunist offering a copy and purporting it to be original.

 

[Stand Buck]

The original design is an alpine one and Deer UK reviewed them over 10 years ago, they are still available on the continent and are know as Mountain Staffs.

Even on your own pictures it shows that the sticks are way too short for a good shooting stance as you or whoever is the model is stooping over the sticks, to shoot well from a standing postion you need to with a straight back.

 

[Paul 600]

The original design is an alpine one and Deer UK reviewed them over 10 years ago, they are still available on the continent and are know as Mountain Staffs.

I was with Nick when he tried these, It was very very funny! Although as Stand buck says, once he got used to them they were very good!

 

[75]

Also heard them referred to as bavarian sticks or similar - they've been around for years, so the idea these have been invented recently is pretty laughable.

 

[Jonny000]

I got my sticks from Home really good quality sticks and a sturdy shooting platform.

 

[bewsher500]

too bulky for me I am afraid.

I tried them (home made stylee) at home and apart from being a faff to open with two hands let alone with one and rifle I found the shooting position awkward.

I much prefer the two stick version with an added "tether" to make it into a tripod if needed,
stole the idea from the Danish chap who makes the very nice split stalking stick.

You can open them one (left) handed, the 1800mm garden cane gives me (6'4") plenty of spread at the base for a true horizontal shooting position, no stooping.
the optional tether is just an old dog lead looped around the pivot point, when you stand on the tether with the back foot it creates a stable tripod without the faffing around to set up.

just step on the tether, slide open and mount the rifle.
panning left and right is easy.
you can quickly adjust height/angle of shot by lifting one leg and either splaying sticks or pulling them closer together.

Plus if you use magnets like the Danish chap the two sticks stay together and can be used as a true walking stick.

 

[farren01]

Hi guys, i recently purchased a set of sticks from here... http://www.southwickshootingsupplies.com/ best money i have ever spent! worth a look if you are ever after some decent handmade gear!

 

[devon deer stalker]

Just to prove you are never to old to learn, i went on a witnessed stalk for my Level 2 with Lee 6.5 last year, i took my 2 pole shooting sticks, anyway i got a muntie making use of my sticks but noticed Lee had the 4 stick home made set up as shown in previous pictures in this thread, so i tried them out, what a revelation!
If your were so inclined you could shoot well in excess of 200 yards with this setup, so as soon as got home i converted my b&q garden poles and bought 2 more, these have assisted in me getting many more deer now.
So this morning we had a light frost in Devon and i was in the fields before light, a tractor came down
the road and disturbed 3 red hinds feeding, these ran off but i knew where to
intercept them, so i took off running (yes a 51 year old can still run) in a
different direction to do a loop, but as i ran into another field i bumped into
a herd of 20 red hinds that were alert to all the commotion, these swiftly
legged it into the forest.
Cursing i carried on running and then waited in
ambush, sure enough after 5 minutes the 3 reds came over the hill, stopping to
feed then walking for 10 yards, and so on, i got my sticks into position, placed
the Browning 30-06 on top, gave them a quick 'bark' to stop them walking, and i
didnt mess around, 130 yards 165 grain bullet in the engine room, i quickly
reloaded hoping get to get another but no chance today.
Next thing to purchase, a bloody winch for my truck!
Cheers
Richard

 

[devilishdave]

+1

Dave

 

[devilishdave]

I use the home made ones with martingale rings, they are great, I can pass the DSC1 test at 100m from the standing position all day long with these. Infact I can shoot almost as well as I can from my harris bipod. To get better stability I spread the sticks wider than in the picture, the front pair go imediately behind the bipod. the rear pair go just behind the rear sling stud. In order to acheive this the V at the top of the rear set should be very shallow to allow you to get you face in the right place on the stock. This makes no differance to stability because it is only the bottom of the V that is in contact. I have had a number of good results with these this year the best was taking a family of 3 Roe Does between 60 and 90m in about 12 seconds. This was in a place where I could get no safe back stop from the bipod. On one ocasion I didn't have time to deploy the quad sticks so I simply deplyed them as a double strength Bipod so it is win win.

Dave

 

[Cooter]

I could never really get on with sticks but I made some quad shooting sticks after watching Mark Gilchrist make some on U tube, and they have been a real help.

I mainly stalk Munties in the woods, and for close range I use them as a bipod, but if I'm waiting for something to move from cover I just drop the back V down and rest the rifle butt, then when it looks like a shot is on I raise the butt, and the rest becomes a bipod again, allowing me to swivel as required to line the shot up.

I also use them for rabbits and they are excellent for standing watch over a warren and sniping them from 100+ yards away.

Being able to rest the rifle securely on the quad sticks means I can stand still for long periods with the rifle close to the aim, and still use the binos to scan if required, and there is only minimal movement when getting into the aim if a shot presents its self.