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Shooting double rifles from shooting sticks.
      #190187 - 19/09/11 03:05 AM

Gentlemen,

What do you think of these sticks for shooting double rifles from?





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Re: Shooting double rifles from shooting sticks. [Re: NitroX]
      #190222 - 19/09/11 04:13 PM

Nice sticks. I think I'd hold on to the rifle rather than the stick. Who's carbon sticks are those?

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Re: Shooting double rifles from shooting sticks. [Re: Bayoubob]
      #190228 - 19/09/11 05:34 PM

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Nice sticks. I think I'd hold on to the rifle rather than the stick. Who's carbon sticks are those?



http://www.sportingwoodcreations.com/

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Re: Shooting double rifles from shooting sticks. [Re: NitroX]
      #190230 - 19/09/11 06:01 PM

Hi John,

A very nice product indeed but there must be a big profit in wine these days, $335 for the outfit shown in the photo Plus shipping, Wow..... (Just joking about the wine) but I think that the Long Grass will have to do for me.

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Re: Shooting double rifles from shooting sticks. [Re: CHAPUISARMES]
      #190231 - 19/09/11 06:11 PM

Not buying them. Interested more in comments on how the rifle is being rested directly on the sticks.

I always thought that was a big NO-NO in shooting a double rifle.

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Re: Shooting double rifles from shooting sticks. [Re: NitroX]
      #190232 - 19/09/11 06:40 PM

^ you are correct of course and the first pic appears low tech and kosher. BTW how's the harvest going and have you begun bottling?

Edited by kamilaroi (19/09/11 06:42 PM)

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Re: Shooting double rifles from shooting sticks. [Re: NitroX]
      #190239 - 19/09/11 07:51 PM

My PH carried shooting sticks but all my shots were knelling of off-hand as there was no time to get them in place, ergo; be prepared to shoot without sticks.

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Re: Shooting double rifles from shooting sticks. [Re: bonanza]
      #190270 - 20/09/11 09:19 AM

Even with tripod sticks I try to put my leading hand under the rifle and on top of the cruciform to prevent 'bounce' once fired. Recoil (if I lose control) then pulls my hand away from the sticks and not onto them.

I doubt I could get a steady rest on a mono or bi-pod and would prefer field positions (which I've been trained in) or a rest provided by nature.

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Re: Shooting double rifles from shooting sticks. [Re: NitroX]
      #191679 - 12/10/11 08:44 AM

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Not buying them. Interested more in comments on how the rifle is being rested directly on the sticks.

I always thought that was a big NO-NO in shooting a double rifle.




First off Nitro is correct! Placing a double rifle directly in contact with the sticks, or a padded saddle in the set of sticks will either retard or exacerbate the natural recoil movement of the barrels, and to some extent change regulation! The padded saddle in the set pictured below,


is a very well made saddle cushion but would do something I don’t like! It would be comfortable for your hand under the rifles for-end wood, but would have to be removed before the sticks could be closed for carry! I have a set of bamboo sticks that I made but I don’t have a way to post a picture of them on the website!

I’ll try to describe them if I can here!

The sticks’ two legs that spread out left and right are about 10 inches longer than the leg that flips out in front! This extra length of the two rt & lft legs is above the APEX of the three legs with the top of the front leg sticking only about 1 ½ inch above the APEX while the tops of the side legs extend about 9 inches higher. I have a leather sling hooked to the top of these two legs, and it is made from a wide waist belt, and is not thick, and doesn’t interfere with the sticks folding for carry, yet makes a wide rest for your hand between the tops of the two side legs. I hope that is at least as clear as muddy water!

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