ORIGINAL: dustyr
Anyone use them? Recommendations?
I've been dealing with another torn rotator cuff (surgery should be in the next couple of months), and find I can't hold my CVA up offhand long enough to get a steady sight picture. Was thinking shooting sticks will help a lot when hunting on the ground (had to do that a lot this season).
I bought one of these:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0054098229076a&navCount=7&podI d=0054098&parentId=cat20774&masterpathid=& amp;navAction=jump&cmCat=SEARCH_all-cat20774_TGP&catalogCode=XJ&rid=&paren tType=index&indexId=cat20774&hasJS=true
(Primos Trigger Sick, see image at bottom.)
I bought it for tree stand hunting, however when you see a deer you can't handle your gun and your shooting stick at the same time, trust me I know, especially if they are under 50 yards. So I bought one of these:
Now if I was ground blind hunting. I like the kind that Saxman1 had that looked like a camera stand:
I think that would be stable and do the trick. Kinda of expensive, but it keeps your hands free, it is here at Cabelas:
http://tinyurl.com/96qbzq
If I had to be mobile, then the Promos kind would be my choice, since it can be a walking stick and adjusts, you can even shoot it standing or sitting. Also consider "sling sticks":
I have not triedthe sling stick personally, but they look cool and fit in the sling, which is great for mobility. Those are the choices in my opinion. Weight is important, for stand huntign no big deal, but for hunting a lotta different stands, the sling stix or the Primos Trigger stick would be my choice. Hope that helps.
Chap