shooting sticks...any suggestions?

hazard

hazard

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hello to everyone, new to the site here, ive been trying... to call yotes for about 2 years now in eastern iowa with no luck but im sticking with it and dont plan on giving up, im using mouth calls as i dont have the money now for a foxpro. my current rifle setup is a rock river midlength ar 15 love it so far, i use a bipod for bench shooting but it proves itself worthless when calling, im looking for a good set of shooting sticks, ive looked and used the stoney point ones and really not impressed espcially for the money. just wondering what some of you folks are using. i took a look at the sniper styx advertised on this site and was impressed are they worth the money??? thanks for any help.


thanks
adam
 
I have sniper styx and they seem to be highly recommended.

My rifle is an AR that is pretty heavy (9#s? with scope etc.). The "bridge" on the sticks would slip down due to the weight of the rifle. One of the guys on PM (huntsman22 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif) helped me with a good suggestion though. You just wrap electrical tape under the bridge and your heavy rifle can't push it down.

There are likely lots of options out there, but as they support the forum if you buy from them you kill 2 dogs with one shot.
 
I make mine out of two crossed 48 inch pieces of dowel joined by a pivot point near the top. They make good walking sticks if you just close them, they work as well as anything I have seen in a store, and they are really cheap.
 
You can make your own set! Goto a livestock supply store and get 2 fiberglass electric fence posts (they will be pointed at one end) and are about 40in high. Get a bag of castration bands. Put 2 bands around both sticks and voila!!! You have a fully adjustable set of shooting sticks for about $5 each!
 
Look up a website called "Varmint Al's" as there is a lot of information there, including how to make your own, tailored to your height and they are really cheap to make...

In fact, here's the website...
Varmint Al's

You can experiment with them a lot cheaper than buying the commercial ones... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
I made my own and have Stonie Point. I made mine oout of mop handles, I made it to fold up, it has three legs and a post for the buttstock, pretty solid.
 
The shooting sticks I made are like Varmint Al's. About 36" long, made out of 3/4" oak scrap wood. They work for me. Very cheap to make compared to the commercial sticks.
 
I make mine. Made about 4 sets. I set on that web seat so it puts me a little higher than the ground and I'm 6' 2" so I make mine about 38" some 40" Then I put silicone rubber on the inside of the "V" so the forearm don't slip. Also predrill bottom and put in dry wall screws then grind head off. They stick good in snow and ice or hard ground.

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I have a remington shooting stick which cost me 26 dollars. it is a telescopic pole that goes one foot to like 6 ft. thats what I use. clips onto my knapsack http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?View...ayphotohosting.


Here is a new remington by allen multi function shooter's rest. Telescopes and locks in place with clasps. Removable gun rest exposes camera mount screw. Opens to about 61"-62" completely extended and is about 20" closed, has a wrist strap and a padded handle to use a walking stick also. It is made out of aluminum or smoething but it is NOT plastic like it looks in the pics..
 
thanks for all the input guys sounds to me like the only 2 worth having are the predator sniper styx and the stoney point system. i think im going to give the sniper styx a try they sure seem to impress me i guess. im not really interested in making a set at this point the ones ive seen dont look to bad though i just like the commercial ones better i suppose.

thanks,
adam
 
Of all the gear I have seen guys take into a stand, the thing that causes the most mess-ups is bi-pods and shooting sticks. I have been in on well over a hundred coyote shots and what I have seen is this: they really help about 10% of the time and they cause a problem about 30% of the time...the rest of the time the hunter would have made the shot without them. The problem that the shooting sticks/bi-pods cause is if the coyote does not stop in just the right spot, too much movement is needed to move the sticks/bi-pod because they catch on twigs, leaves, brush, weeds, crusted snow, mud, dirt, etc. I would much rather take a guy hunting that can shoot from sitting or prone using only his elbows, knees, etc to balance the shot.
 


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