shooting sticks or bi pod

I used both harris bipod and vanguard sticks and from using both I highly prefer sticks just for mobility and if I gotta swing I can do it easier with sticks over bipod catching on brush or other junk
 
I also use both. I keep a short Harris bipod on the rifle and carry a pair of bog pod sticks. I prefer to shoot prone, but sometimes the terrain doesn't allow it. For example, on a downward facing slope it's nearly impossible to lay prone and get enough height to shoot flat across a valley. Here sticks are definitely the way to go. On the other hand, some of the country I hunt is flat and has virtually no cover. If you try to use sticks from a sitting position while in open country everything within a mile is going to see you. Thus prone is the only option. Often I leave the truck and make 4 or 5 stands before returning. If I tried to limit myself to only sticks or a bipod my success rate would suffer drastically. Everyone is different though.
 
Saws21:
A good sitting position allows shooter to rest his elbows on knees. If you can get into the sitting position and stay there for extended period of time while calling,it makes for a very steady shooting position, but not quite as steady (or comfortable) as sitting on a short chair or stool and shooting off of sticks. You can still rest elbows on knees which makes for extremely steady position.

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Rather than spend $75 or so on a quality bipod, why not spend
5 or 6 bucks and 45 minutes or so and whip up a set of sitting shooting sticks? Try them out and see if you like them; you can always go the more expensive route later and you're not out much if you don't like them.

Here's a link showing how to make a very light, yet sturdy set of sticks:

http://www.predatormastersforums.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2181379

Regards,
hm
 
I was using shooting sticks but when I try to move them in the snow I always seem to find a hole with one of the legs, switched to monopod easier for me to move around in the deeper snow with the snow foot on it. It isn't as stable, but my shots in the U.P. are not that far. Not as handy though when you have a rifle and a shotgun on stand with you.
 
I got to looking at the Bog Gear tripod and noticed that there is an adapter for a camera. Got me to wondering - my wife has a camera tripod. Are there adapters for camera tripods to make them into shooting tripods?
 
Yup!!! google the claw rifle rest, also the outdoorsmen in Cave Creek Az. Plenty of others too. But get ready to dig deep in them pockets to get a good set up. Good for long range shooting. But probably a little much for calling. Sticks are about as good as it gets!!!!


Take care, Willie
 
I use my own home made sticks made with 2 Easton arrow shafts, a couple castration bands and a small piece of rubber tubing. Easy as heck to make. They're nice and light, sturdy, and easy to get a nice stable shot.

Here's what they look like...........

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I use a short (6-9?) Harris bipod and the primos trigger stick. The trigger stick has a wrist lanyard so my hand is still free and when I do get the opportunity to go prone I use the bipod. The bipod kinds locks into the trigger stick and is very secure and mobile.
 
I hated the bipod I had and now use stony point bipod and tripod.Here is a tip if you want to set your stock on the ground and keep your rifle on the sticks.Just put a minny bungy strap on one of the holes on the end of the rifle rest.Crimp it on and when you want to,just wrap it over the barrel and hook it on the other side.I will do this when I use a shot gun in semi thick areas.Shot gun in my lap and stock right in front of me on ground,barrel up on sticks,if a predator holds up at rifle range I need minimal movment to pick up stock and shoot.If you dont want the sticks attached just unhook the bungy.
 
I use home-made sticks made of 1x2 with spikes on the end, and silicone caulking applied pretty thick where the forearm rests. It's tacky enough I can set it up, and rest the butt on the ground without the rifle sliding off. I also made a sort of "stop" towards the top that allows them to open up almost all the way so that I can use them prone. Hard to explain but makes them pretty versatile. I was always a bipod guy, but no more for hunting. Sticks all the way.
 
I use the Hunter Specialties shooting sticks. They are wood with a rubber loop attached to the top which goes over your barrel. It makes it kind of attached with all the benefits of shooting sticks like the ability to cant and swivel with the animal and terrain. Unless you can kind of pick your setup with a bipod, I'd go with the versatility sticks offer.
 
I use either, or both, or.... whatever. Sometimes I use a bipod, sometimes I use shooting sticks (made from fiberglass tent poles of a tent that was too far worse for wear), sometimes I use monopods.

My most common "technique" is a 9-13" Harris bipod mounted on the rifle, which suits for prone if I need it, and keeps my rifle or shotgun out of the wet grass or snow the rest of the time. Even with that mounted, I'll use a Primos Trigger stick monopod for my seated shooting.

The Trigger Stick Monopod gets most of my work. My wife uses the same technique but with a Trigger Stik Bipod.
 
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