Shooting sticks or bi pods

I have never used a Bi-pod at all. But I have had several types of shooting sticks.The one I am now using is the Primos Trigger sticks. I will see what the longevity of the Trigger sticks are soon enough.
 
two 48"X 5/8" wooden dowels, one #6 drywall screw x 1 and a half inch long, and a 1/16" drill bit.

Measure 5 inches down and drill hole through both dowels at same place, thread screw though and cut off excess that sticks out.. I did take two small eyelets and put a piece of string about seven inches under where they are bolted together to keep them from flopping open all the way. total... less than ten dollars. Harriss bipod... last one I bought was 70 dollars.. I personally think the sticks are more convenient as well as cheaper if you build them yourself...

My set is about ten plus years old and going strong....
 
Originally Posted By: FurhunterSticks here too. I feel bi-pods limit my movement and take too much to adjust on the fly. With sticks I can move a leg in or out and raise or lower my shooting position with minimal movement.

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I have used bipods for range use and pd's. But for all other hunting I have used the stoney point shooting stick bipod for the last few years and feel they are more usable for hunting. I have a couple sets of the bogpod tripods on order and should be here sometime today. From what my brother has told me in his use of them they are much more stable than the shooting sticks.
 
Sticks for me tooo! When a guy puts the time to scout, spend gas money ect. Only to snuggle up to a rifle with a bi-pod mounted to it. To find the brush to be to tall or angle to be to much for the bi-pod. And you are forced to shoot of hand, or find something to rest a bulky bi-pod on. As ya make noise while your trophy of choice trots over the hill. It doesn't take long to figure what is more beneficial and puts more meat or fur on the ground.



Take care, Willie
 
Primos shooting sticks adjustable type in my pack.....no seat to short or brush to tall with adjustable at your finger tips........good luck.

p.s. the long version!
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my sticks are made from switch cane and black tape. light as a feather and no need for camo as it grows in the woods. i have killed bout everthing in the east texas woods with thease sticks. would not trade for any on the market. the price is right.
 
I like shooting sticks myself. I followed the bi-fur pod instructions. I am about to put the ball latch in the sticks for use as a mono pod. I found the mono pod position very useful for jack rabbits while walking around but they tend to collapse at the wrong moment. I hope the latch will help. WIth the latch I have about 25 bucks in them. This will be about the 6th year. Most important thing is I can drop them for a running shot on a dog that will not stop.











 
I must be wierd. I got tired of sticks and shoot sitting resting my elbows on my knees. Out to 200yds wich is a far shot for my area nothing is safe.
 
Originally Posted By: JPH sand hillssnipe pod look up kramer design Terry Kramer makes these very light easy to use
The Snipe-pod is easily the best bi-pod out there, way more useful than Harris etc. I love it on my big game rifles. That being said, I hate any bi-pod on a calling rifle! Sticks are the way to go. I've used home-made, aluminum tubing with bicycle tube and rattle can camo, sticks for years. Last year my dad got me a set of Primos sticks for xmas, they're great as well(but not as cool as my "hill billy hand crafted" ones)
 
I make my own shooting sticks, but I also have a 9-13" bipod that stays on the gun since there are many times I will be laying prone over a crest or edge of dam where its a better position.
Making your own only takes maybe an hour if you don't have all the stuff already laying around.
 
I've use the Primos Quick Adjusting trigger stick BI POD. It's OK but the legs don't always stay where I want them. Also I can't work my remote control while holding the rifle so it won't fall off the Trigger stick. My last hunt had my rifle falling off the trigger stick or almost falling off as I tried to use my binoculars and the FoxPro Remote control. Also if I'm sitting on a bucket and if the coyote comes in from behind me I can pretty easily pick up the AR15 and the trigger stick and swivel around on the buckets padded swivel seat and maybe get a shot.

So I figured I needed something to hold my rifle in the ready position while I worked the remote and binoculars and other ancillary equipment. I'm not going to try out the Caldwell DeadShot Fieldpod and shoot from the standing position. I can maneuver around the fieldpod easily to get anything that sneaks up behind me. The AR15 is very stable and I don't have to keep holding it the entire time I'm on the stand. Yet it's very steady when it's time to pull the trigger. If you are shooting at a coyote that's out beyond 150 yard you need a stable platform to keep the scope cross hairs on the target when you use 12x to 16x zoom. The Fieldpod is very stable yet it's moves smoothly around 360 and up and down about 60 deg. So you have a pretty comfortable field of coverage with this device.

I got the Magnum version as it's much sturdier than the original Deadshot Field Pod. It's twice the weight though and at little more bulky. But it folds up into a smaller package and has a sling that can be used to carry the FieldPod on your back. It weights 13 lbs. I think it would be good for night time hunting with lights. You can stand up and shoot with this Caldwell Magnum DeadShot FieldPod which is nice. Or you can lay down in a prone position if you like. The three legs fold down flat to the ground. When you stand up the legs are extended out fully. But if you shorten the legs then you can use it from a seated or kneeling postion. There is a level bubble on the head of the unit where the three legs all come together and that can be use to get the platform level.

If it ever stops raining and the fields dry out a bit I'm going to go take it out in the field and put it to use. Right now the fields are a mess and very muddy. Since I don't have four wheel drive I'm stuck parking along side the road and hiking into the stands.

For a hunter with a small 4 Wheeler they could easily carry this Fieldpod and a blind into the field and have a very stable shooting platform that highly adjustable at to height, 360 deg around and elevation up and down. You can even use it on a hill side and uneven ground.

The two parallel bars that hold the rifle are adjustable for length to hold a short rifle or a long rifle.
 
So now here I am looking into getting taller more adjustable shooting sticks. So the question is tripod or bipod shooting sticks? I'm really torn on this and every time I think I have my mind made up I welch on it and don't make the purchase.
 
I recently made my own set of sitting length shooting sticks. I like em! I like bipods for prone but i dont see myself shooting prone for coyotes.
 
I like shooting sticks the best by far.

I took the "hillbilly" route and built my sticks from the larger diameter tomato stakes and castration bands.
I also needed a set of prone sticks, and the tall tomato stakes just don't work.. So I cut two carbon arrows 16 inches long, installed inserts in each end, screwed field points in one end (for traction) and rubber bludgeons on the other for a finished end that wouldn't scratch my rifles.
I then rolled two castration bands on each arrow. The first one about halfway up the arrow, and the second one about three inches. These now will slide/role right into the open end of each tomato stake all the way to the bludgeon. The bludgeon gives the tomato stake a finished end look and hides your prone length sticks inside. The castration bands keep the arrows from rattling inside the tomato stake and are ready to assemble the two arrow/prone sticks when needed.
Oh, and a sponge camo job on the tomato stakes using Krylon "fusion" paint.
 
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