Another option for home made shootin sticks

7mmCritterGetter

7mmCritterGetter

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I just thought I would share another way to make a set of shooting sticks. I bought some fiberglass electric fence post from TSC or Rural king farm store, can’t remember which store but they probably both have them. I stretched out some camo duct tape and rolled the fiberglass post on it to camo the post. Then I tore about a foot of duct tape down the center to make it 1 inch x 12 inches. Hold two camo posts together and wrap the 1x12 inch piece of duct tape around both posts as tight as you can in one spot. Work them open and closed a few times to loosen the tape and they are ready to use. I think the post were one or two dollars each and I got the camo duct tape at Wally world. I have made six sets of these shooting sticks over the last 10 years for friends and myself and they are all still being used every hunting season.

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i made a set the kinda the same way when ur tape breaks in the middle. use two castrating bands. ( if u dont know u probably already have one thats what holds most open reed calls have on them to hold reed.
 
very nice thanks for the thread. i am going to try this out.. beats the [beeep] outta paying 20+ on a set.

Juan
 
I made the same thing out of fiberglass garden sticks. After wrapping them with camo duct tape, I threaded screws into the bottoms to help hold in loose ground. Also, I used a cut section of bicycle innertube to connect to sticks. The tube slides to adjust for heighth which can be helpful if you hunt on steep ground.
 
This is what I did. A couple of fence posts from Tractor Supply, a couple of calf bands, and some camo tape. I also used of the rubber stuff that you're supposed to dip plier handles in at the top. You guys are right, it sure beats buying a set. I might have $5 in these.
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good thinking,
I used some old collapsable fibreglass tent poles for mine.I pulled them apart at the first section to reuse the elastice cord then just taped it off at one end.Stable shooting and they fold up for transportation.
 
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5/8 inch dowel rod from lowe's, shrink tubing on then ends, bolted together 5" down with washers in the middle to rotate on. cammo paint/tape.
 
I made some similiar to these,but i used old tent poles. I drilled a small hole through both of them and put a cotter pin in them. Works great!
 
I've been using this exact set up for a couple years. Being from a farm I decided to be resourceful and use what we had....fiberglass poles and o-rings. It didn't take long and I realized calf bands worked better.

Like the other poster, I use two bands mainly so when i colapse the sticks I'll roll a band to each end of the sticks so they can't pivot apart. Another nice thing about the calf bands is you can move them up or down the sticks for adjustability depending on if you need to shoot prone or sitting.
 
I use a small "Turkey Chair" that holds me up pretty high and I make my own sticks due to the commercial ones seem to be too flexible to give me a steady shooting base....

I find some 5' replacement broom handles at the local farm supply store and drill a hole through both of them, about 6" from the end, and install a 1/4" carriage bolt and a nylon lock nut...(Total=$6)

This allows my to adjust my height up a little higher and provide a really stable shooting platform by slipping one ear of the sticks through my sling and tightening down on the sling to kind of lock them together..

The heavier weight sticks also make handy walking sticks or brush busters if I need to move something out of the way...
 
Bi-Fur shooting stix found on Varmintals.com web site, made out of 3\4 oak with #16 spikes cut off and epoxyed into the bottoms. put leather on the tops for the rifle to sit in. Velcro around the bottom to hold them together when using them as walking stix.
 
Originally Posted By: flyrodderHow long do you guys make your shooting sticks?
Flyrodder

The fence posts I used started out at 48". I tried a few shooting positions (Kneeling, from my seat, and sitting directly on the ground). I ended up taking about 5" off the posts. The good thing about the calf bands is that the point where the sticks are joined can be adjusted in the field.
 


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