Originally Posted by
louie6014
I currently have a gorilla climber stand, so far so good.. minus the weight.. sucker is heavy for a long haul. And I have to set it just right to be able to "lean" out, clear the gun bar, and take a shot... However I do like the security and ease of climbing with it. But have been coinsidering a open faced climbing stand like the summit open shot, or similar style stand. Whats your opinion on these? Ill know Ill miss my bar cause I have things attached to it and can lean on it, but Ide rather have better shots.
I have an idea that you have the seat too low in the upper section, thus the bar gets in the way. I have a Summit Viper and adjusted the seat so it's high in the upper section. This lets me keep it set with the bar just above the knees when I'm sitting. In this position it still lets me put a knee against it when standing for that little bit of stability (more mental than physical) and shoot from anywhere on the stand. I can even take some shots from a sitting position depending on the distance and downward angle, but for most shots I'm standing.