Shooting from sticks
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Single stick, or quad sticks / tripod?
I really can't get the knack of using a single stick, so I will be watching this thread with interest, hoping for some tips!
Quad sticks, I notice a lot of people seem to have them too low, so it appears that they're having to bend over slightly or hunch their back to peer down the scope. I think you need to be standing properly, just as you would be for off-hand shooting.
I really can't get the knack of using a single stick, so I will be watching this thread with interest, hoping for some tips!
Quad sticks, I notice a lot of people seem to have them too low, so it appears that they're having to bend over slightly or hunch their back to peer down the scope. I think you need to be standing properly, just as you would be for off-hand shooting.
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sir-lamp-alot
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I use quad sticks and will sometimes rest the sticks against my front leg a little to support them, also on mine you have a shelf on the front support which you can slide the rifle left to right woth a little lip on each end which i also like to slide the rifle right upto and that also give a little extra support but for maximum stablity see if you can lean against somthing like a tree with your back and they will be rock solid. But by far the best peice of advice I can give is practice opening them up quitly and swiftly getting them into place and the rifle ontop
I will take you on with your no sticks and my quads....200 yds £1.00 a yard to any charity..
sir-lamp-alot
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99% of people think 125 yards is 200 yards at night
Jimbob39
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That’s why we mark the spots on map measure app. I’m finding it useful for range finding. So hard at night to work out distance.
Jimbob39
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The left was a kill and the right was spotted but next to road, wouldn’t have said the roadside one was that far, surprising!
sir-lamp-alot
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I didnt realise we shot the same ground lol
With quads the left to right bit is/should be sorted, it is the rock fwd/backwards which will mess you up.
I like a fox front on as I am happy with the l/r and with it front on the deeper target is good for a longer shot for me at night.
If you get in the habit of having a hand on one of the legs as you shoot the weight can influence the poa so I will make sure my hand is on the front V with contact to the stock not the barrel.
With both foxes and muntjac if they are walking across me I have learnt the timing of them stopping so will set a bit in front and give them a shout.
Also I have zeroed off mine as any variant from the bench is not there.
Tim.243
Not if the have a Scope mounted LRF they don’t
To add to this
front V should be up tight to the sling swivel, rear v behind the pistol grip a string tied to the exact length for your rifle is a good idea. If you need to track a rabbit or a fox lift one foot of the sticks (always the left for me, right handed shooter) and pivot on the other foot then put both on ground for shot. Don’t twist the sticks as that will put tension on them which will alter when you squeeze off and alter your POI
sir-lamp-alot
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I bet youve got 2 just incase the 1st one breaks
I started using a home-made oak bipod for foxes and .223. the oak legs were about 1/2 -3/4" square and did not retract.
Breathing is the absolute key I found and practiced so that I could shoot whilst having exhaled (works either way). Started by feeling I couldn't hit anything the size of a fox at 200 yds (too much movement) and subsequently shot 2 foxes and a rabbit the same night, all at above 200 yds (max 215) off the sticks in the evening gloom.
I tried standing hand held with a borrowed sako finnlight .308 on an outdoor range and managed 1 bull - 2" dia, 2 within 4" circle (ex 3 shots) at 100 yds, again waiting for the shift and breathing out and holding - gave me a lot of confidence with the comments from other range users.
I find even whilst holding your breath, the barrel moves in a regular circular arc which you recognise in moments and shoot when breathing and movement are coincident.
I now have a tripod with rifle V from DECOY and they work well for anything. I have thought about Primos but too expensive.
Breathing is the absolute key I found and practiced so that I could shoot whilst having exhaled (works either way). Started by feeling I couldn't hit anything the size of a fox at 200 yds (too much movement) and subsequently shot 2 foxes and a rabbit the same night, all at above 200 yds (max 215) off the sticks in the evening gloom.
I tried standing hand held with a borrowed sako finnlight .308 on an outdoor range and managed 1 bull - 2" dia, 2 within 4" circle (ex 3 shots) at 100 yds, again waiting for the shift and breathing out and holding - gave me a lot of confidence with the comments from other range users.
I find even whilst holding your breath, the barrel moves in a regular circular arc which you recognise in moments and shoot when breathing and movement are coincident.
I now have a tripod with rifle V from DECOY and they work well for anything. I have thought about Primos but too expensive.
Nope, just the one, well one for day and one scope mounted for night, invaluable for loopy calibres like FAC air and .22 with NV and let’s you know for sure that 248 yard fox was indeed a 248 yard Shotsir-lamp-alot
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Good for you
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