Good post Big. I'd like to see what the people are using too. For the last few years I've used a homemade shooting stick(s). I bolted a pair of 36" 5/8" hardwood dowels together about 6" from the top with a #10 1 1/2" bolt with a washer between the dowels and wrapped the upper section with self adhesive felt. I drilled the bottoms about 1" deep and glued a nail in the holes and cut the rest off leaving about an inch sticking out. They work great for sitting or kneeling and helpwhen cilmbing up steep mtn. sides. When opened they form an "X" and the nails on the bottom keep the legs from kicking out when you rest the handgun on it.