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    Quote Originally Posted by MB View Post
    A pair of trekking poles can also double-up quite nicely as shooting sticks with a bit of thought.
    Yep - throw the wrist strap of each pole over the handle of the other to create a cradle.

    Quicker to set up than dragging a set of shooting sticks out of your pack.

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    I strike that problem a lot hunting wallaby James. Both Brian and I use this solution which covers off pack versatility too. You can attach all sorts of packs, and carry big loads (or a small day pack). The frame has a rifle notch on the top. The bottom pic with the deer is using the small day pack and the deer under the meat shelf.

    Brian just bought the Frame and used clips to attach his old canvas meat bag. Works fine.

    https://outdoorsmans.com/collections...s/frame-system

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    Harris S25C bipod with podloc and spiked feet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil_H View Post
    Can you give us a bit more detail on these @Friwi. The quad sticks interest me. Ease of use, heights they are adjustable to, use when sitting down in camp chair or kneeling, how easy to carry and most importantly how easy and quickly can they be set up? $170 seems like a good price if they do the job.

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    Hi Phill,
    This is the website of the original designer:
    https://4stablestick.com/about-us/?lang=en

    The Rudolph one is a good copy with a few improvements like the foam padding on the legs that stop the noise and make it easier to carry on cold days.
    It also seems to extend and retract better than mine, although mine is an older model. Yes you can shoot from a chair if you want. I am only using it for possum shooting here in the north Island , but if I lived in south Island on the flat land and open country I would use one definitely .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pommy View Post
    Harris S25C bipod with podloc and spiked feet.
    Fuck that. Even the small ones are heavy
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    Just stand up and shoot it


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    Quote Originally Posted by Friwi View Post
    Hi Phill,
    This is the website of the original designer:
    https://4stablestick.com/about-us/?lang=en

    The Rudolph one is a good copy with a few improvements like the foam padding on the legs that stop the noise and make it easier to carry on cold days.
    It also seems to extend and retract better than mine, although mine is an older model. Yes you can shoot from a chair if you want. I am only using it for possum shooting here in the north Island , but if I lived in south Island on the flat land and open country I would use one definitely .
    Strangely the Rudolph ones have no specs about size or weight? Or maybe I'm missing something obvious ...

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    @Norway made a good video on them @Phil_H

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    Just retired mine after I saw my mates ones from last night. Caught my finger in them
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    These are the ones that my mate has.
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Size:  336.6 KB the trigger grips the fore stock and you can also rotate left right and up down. Very nifty. Not for bush stalking but rabbit busting or across valley yep sure.
    There’s also these.
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    You do need to practice shooting off these. But a couple of nights out rabbiting and you will have the hang of it.

    The only bad in the reviews on line is the trigger sticks rust in side. But a bit of marine crc and that will sort that. Hope this helps.
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    Yeah if you google quad sticks shooting you'll find the standard type used in the UK. Heaps of DIY ideas too. I've used them and they are incredibly stable and easy to use. They just don't seem so applicable to most of our shooting situations in NZ - too bulky to carry around. For on the hill the pack idea is better

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    Greetings All,
    I got a set of the Primos sticks a while back. I can't shoot prone with a bipod so these are just an aid to sitting shooting. I have been practising with them from time to time and are certainly better than sitting alone. Extra light too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hewie View Post
    Yeah if you google quad sticks shooting you'll find the standard type used in the UK. Heaps of DIY ideas too. I've used them and they are incredibly stable and easy to use. They just don't seem so applicable to most of our shooting situations in NZ - too bulky to carry around. For on the hill the pack idea is better
    I use them when culling in forestry.

    Happily shoot Roe out to 300odd meters with them.

    Work much better with no bipod or sling attached to the rifle as that shit gets in the way. Moderator helps because having some weight forward of the second (forend) rest keeps it stable.

    I carry a lumbar pack (Kifaru Scout) and run a Kifaru Gunbearer on it. Quad sticks in left hand, carried with the rest that supports the rifle butt facing upwards.

    Can be deployed with one hand whilst you unhook and place the rifle with the other. With practise you can get an accurately placed round off in under 10 seconds.
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    Idly Googling. These look interesting. If I used trekking poles, I would give them a go, or try to make something similar.

    https://www.wiserprecision.com/colle...ck-stix-system

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    Looks alittle quicker and easier then threading them through the handles

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    Quote Originally Posted by Friwi View Post
    Four stable sticks, or their imported copies (Rudolph in Cambridge).
    https://www.rudolphoptics.co.nz/prod...hooting-sticks

    The best 170$ you ll ever spend.
    To practice, get a 22 and start shooting hare, rabbits et possums of these.
    Better bring them next time @Friwi.

 

 

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