ORIGINAL: mauser06
i use shooting sticks i made....i made mine out of dowel rod...i want to say thay were 5/8ths thick but i cannot remember...i think they are around 36" but again i cant remember lol....if i knew where i hid them id measure them for you..but you can figure out thickness..just something strong enough to not bend on you..and legnth i figured it out by sitting down and playing around wth measurements...and added 6 inches or so above that.....that 6 inches i bought a foot of clear plastic tubing and cut it in half and slipped it on the ends....i stained them green and then gave them a camo spray paint job.....and tied them together with leather lace below my tubing....they work nicely....im going to make a set like cayugads though....they look a bit sturdier and my leather breaks all too often....
These are my range sticks. They are made from simple pine. The ones I take into the woods are not as thick. I think I made them out of Walnut for the small pair and oak or maple for the others. I have a mill near me that makes molding, so when I need nice wood, I have a place to go and get some very reasonable. I use the wing nut to hold mine together as it is stronger. On the bottom of the sticks I have nylon cord to keep the legs from spreading out, and to tie them together when I am ready to move...
There is a pattern or instructions for them at percision rifle.. the maker of Dead Center Bullets.