Suggestion on a tripod for quick shots while stalking

[randello88]

Hi everyone. I used a Bog havoc with great success for a couple years. I realized i want something that gives me the chance to shot also standing and i will also use it as a camera support for possible selfoshots with the animals i take when solo hunting.
So, my applications for this piece of kit: shooting (standing or sitting) inside 200 meters at roes, hogs and fallow deer when the vegetation or the terrain doesn't allow me to go prone. My kind of stalking requires very low noise and agility, more than half of the shots are taken at less of 100 m, so i need something simple and silent. For anything past 200 meters i will shoot prone off the backpack or off the bipod, depending on the rifle i am using (this is the most stable stance and these are the conditions in which i zero my rifles). The tripod will be also used occasionally from improvised hunting stands. I am not interested in clamp on systems, arca rail systems and other things like this since i need something very lightweight which i can deploy very fast, just leaning the rifle on a V rest, without additional work.
Googling i found something that looks perfect for me: the Vanguard quest T62.
1) is it durable?
2) any issue with the brand or the specific model?
3) any ither alternative i should look into?

 

[malmick]

Primos Gen 3 Trigger Sticks, come with camera adaptor.

 

[Freeforester]

Home made (shown here nursing a broken leg, but much like Trigger’s broom, it’ll mend!) - under a kilo, holes drilled along the side legs to permit insertion of a cork-adorned nail, shown below. Served me well for forty years. If intent on spending money, Knobloch adjustable tripod is collapsible, and ever so slightly lighter (942gr), though more faff when an opportunity presents itself relatively quickly, also is potentially noisier than wood; a tripod is always quick to set up if you know how to get the best from it.

 

[randello88]

Primos Gen 3 Trigger Sticks, come with camera adaptor.

Thanks! Why would you choose it over the quest t62? Only because of the quick deploy trigger or there is any other reason?

 

[randello88]

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Home made (shown here nursing a broken leg, but much like Trigger’s broom, it’ll mend!) - under a kilo, holes drilled along the side legs to permit insertion of a cork-adorned nail, shown below. Served me well for forty years. If intent on spending money, Knobloch adjustable tripod is collapsible, and ever so slightly lighter (942gr), though more faff when an opportunity presents itself relatively quickly, also is potentially noisier than wood; a tripod is always quick to set up if you know how to get the best from it.

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I dont find the knobloch website, how is that?

 

[Rhodesianjess]

Primos Gen 3 Trigger Sticks, come with camera adaptor.

I've taken out two chaps who used these, literally just put rifle on the top, pulled the trigger on the sticks, when they hit the ground and locked they took their shot. No fuss or messing about, both got their deer.

 

[NullMac]

Viperflex. Choice of champions. 5 leg rock solid. Fast to deploy. Tripods not so much

 

[FISH BOY]

Have the Vanguard Quest 62 bipod/two leg sticks always in the truck as a backup - collapses real small.

Definitely way lighter than my Primos Trigger sticks but the weight saving is evident in stability as the end telescopic poles are quite thin.

Overall the V62 is a decent lightweight rest that I only use for close woodland activity - just if you buy some, remember to glue the feet on as guaranteed you will lose them!

As above - Viperflex miles better than anything else.

 

[randello88]

Viperflex. Choice of champions. 5 leg rock solid. Fast to deploy. Tripods not so much

You know, what i don't like about these is that you can't use them for sitting (or can you?) and that setting that up doesn't look so easy since it opens pretty widely on the ground. If there are bushes or threes close to you it looks like it could be an issue.

 

[randello88]

Have the Vanguard Quest 62 bipod/two leg sticks always in the truck as a backup - collapses real small.

Definitely way lighter than my Primos Trigger sticks but the weight saving is evident in stability as the end telescopic poles are quite thin.

Overall the V62 is a decent lightweight rest that I only use for close woodland activity - just if you buy some, remember to glue the feet on as guaranteed you will lose them!

As above - Viperflex miles better than anything else.

Thanks! Yes it looks like something very light and not cumbersome and i bet that from standing it gives you a stable enough rest for a 150 meters shot. From sitting i brt it gives you a stabile enough rest for a 200 m shot. I don't shoot past that with sticks or tripods, i get prone.

What do you think abou the points i made about viperflex just above here? I admit i never used quad sticks so i am curious. Other than that, those sticks wouldn't allow me to mount a camera on them

 

[FISH BOY]

Thanks! Yes it looks like something very light and not cumbersome and i bet that from standing it gives you a stable enough rest for a 150 meters shot. From sitting i brt it gives you a stabile enough rest for a 200 m shot. I don't shoot past that with sticks or tripods, i get prone.

Personally for me, it’s woodland use only sub 50m.

I won’t take a shot without quads over 100m.

 

[Freeforester]

I dont find the knobloch website, how is that?

- I don’t know..

Knobloch

Knobloch - manufacturer of riflesticks for hunting For a precise shot, especially when you are not from the hide, many hunters use aiming aids. The manufacturer Knobloch-Jagd from Munich has built up a renowned reputation for...

www.titanium-gunworks.com

 

[hoodwink]

You know, what i don't like about these is that you can't use them for sitting (or can you?) and that setting that up doesn't look so easy since it opens pretty widely on the ground. If there are bushes or threes close to you it looks like it could be an issue.

Yes grip the stick that is nearest, rest the rifle on your hand, quick and easy, like anything needs a little practice.

 

[randello88]

Personally for me, it’s woodland use only sub 50m.

I won’t take a shot without quads over 100m.

Wow, this reply left me a bit surprised! Why? Man, a tripod is pretty stable, especially from sitting position. I killed many roes using a tripod at 150-200 yards, never missed a shot. Not trying to brag but i just want to say that 50 yards is a distance where you don't even need a monopod. You can easily shoot a roe literally offhand without support at that distance..

 

[Tazz]

I've taken out two chaps who used these, literally just put rifle on the top, pulled the trigger on the sticks, when they hit the ground and locked they took their shot. No fuss or messing about, both got their deer.

Downside of Primos tripod is after a while one, two or all legs stop “ Deploying “. Viper Flex simpler and faster to deploy plus steadier for shots over 100 yds

 

[randello88]

Downside of Primos tripod is after a while one, two or all legs stop “ Deploying “. Viper Flex simpler and faster to deploy plus steadier for shots over 100 yds

That's why i inizially discarded the idea of the trigger sticks. I prefer to rely on a simpler system with less possibilities to fail. I understand why the primos can give an advantage anyway. What i don't understand is why so much love for quad or five sticks. I mean, it looks like a good system for shooting in open fields but i think that inside the woods or in rocky/bushy terrain they wouldn't be very easy to deploy in comparison to a tripod. I really don't get how a tripod could be lacking stability. I mean, even if i go prone when i can, from sitting with a simple tripod, evn without a rear support for the stock, it's pretty easy to score very good hits at 200 meters and from standing scoring hits at 100 is a joke. So why adding the increased complexity of deployment to the equation?
Maybe i am missing something here!

 

[Tazz]

That's why i inizially discarded the idea of the trigger sticks. I prefer to rely on a simpler system with less possibilities to fail. I understand why the primos can give an advantage anyway. What i don't understand is why so much love for quad or five sticks. I mean, it looks like a good system for shooting in open fields but i think that inside the woods or in rocky/bushy terrain they wouldn't be very easy to deploy in comparison to a tripod. I really don't get how a tripod could be lacking stability. I mean, even if i go prone when i can, from sitting with a simple tripod, evn without a rear support for the stock, it's pretty easy to score very good hits at 200 meters and from standing scoring hits at 100 is a joke. So why adding the increased complexity of deployment to the equation?
Maybe i am missing something here!

I was a Primus Trigger sticks fan for couple of years but I now never leave the mouse without Viper Quads. In answer to your question quads offer mor flexibility, only two less to deploy, in woodland for close fast shots you just use them as bipod sticks and don’t deploy the rear hinge set. Also if you have to be on the sticks for a while waiting for the right shot or an animal to turn then quads take the full weight of the rifle unlike Trigger sticks. For long stuff over 250 you just can’t beat quality quads almost as good as prone with a bipod. Also if you are crossing streams or coming up/down steep terrain then clip them together and they make a strong and sturdy support stick. Mine have been to SA, Namibia and Scotland and never let me down they are used every week in the Fallow season

 

[K_h]

I am using the bod adrenaline, I am very pleased with it. Looks like it ticks all the boxes.

 

[FISH BOY]

Wow, this reply left me a bit surprised! Why? Man, a tripod is pretty stable, especially from sitting position. I killed many roes using a tripod at 150-200 yards, never missed a shot. Not trying to brag but i just want to say that 50 yards is a distance where you don't even need a monopod. You can easily shoot a roe literally offhand without support at that distance..

I referred to Vanguard scout 62s which are a very light bipod shooting stick - great for up close, but way too much movement for longer ranges.

Trigger tripod sticks are ok, but nothing like the stability of quads as it eliminates the shoulder movement by taking the weight of the stock of the rifle - bit like prone. Most quads can be used as a bipod for a quick shot anyway.

May just be me, but I am far more comfortable 100-250m than 10-30 meters.

 

[artschool]

does anyone manufacture 6 leg sticks yet?