Bipods sticks or bags

[guyelson]

Hi all, I have recently got my vermin licence for .22lr and .17hmr . I do a bit of vermin control on a farm with my air rifle (.177 daystate huntsman sub 12ft/lb) and find a bipod extremely useful for placing precision head shots.

My question is really regarding the rimfires (especially .17hmr). Due to the extra range and flexibility of shooting with this caliber are bags or sticks more suitable? I find bipod a a blessing and a curse, great for ambush shooting but cumbersome and awkward when stalking. It's mainly rabbits I'm shooting Upto 100yds walking around the farm, head shots preferable as I want to eat the meat. Any thoughts?

[Fisheruk]

Trigger sticks for me. The tripod works well and gives a very stable rest.

[oowee]

I have sticks.

[belly47]

I use bi pods on my .22lr and the .17 hmr for nearly all my shooting, I made some sticks but rarely use them.

[oldypigeonpopper]

hello, i have a 455 L/R and easy to make some shooting sticks with 2 x 15mm 5ft garden green poles from home base cut down to suite and i bought a nice leather slip over to make the top rest from MEL B off the forum, also use a deben tripod.

[malkiserow]

All the different rests have their place. For field work just make some quad sticks from plastic coated aluminium garden canes with the rubber joints made from "O" rings and it will enable you to shoot your HMR out to full range over the top of the grass at any time of year.

 

Activiii did a piece in the DIY section if I remember correctly.

[Savhmr]

All the different rests have their place. For field work just make some quad sticks from plastic coated aluminium garden canes with the rubber joints made from "O" rings and it will enable you to shoot your HMR out to full range over the top of the grass at any time of year.

 

Activiii did a piece in the DIY section if I remember correctly.

 

+1

 

When grass gets longer a bipod is next to useless and just becomes an encumbrance, depending of course on the terrain you shoot over and whether it's regularly grazed (in which case my preference is for a bipod). For the sake of £20, DIY quad sticks are worth owning and provide a fairly stable platform to shoot over surprising distances. I find them no more bother than a bipod to deploy, with a little practice. Rather than use rubber O-rings, I've drilled and bolted mine and used Nylok locking nuts and washers. Job done.

[oldypigeonpopper]

hello, i have a 455 L/R and easy to make some shooting sticks with 2 x 15mm 5ft garden green poles from home base cut down to suite and i bought a nice leather slip over to make the top rest from MEL B off the forum, also use a deben tripod.

i have used a piece of old bike inner tube to hold sticks together wrapped around 2/3 times and put about 10 inch below top or to suite yourself, i can recommend MEL Bs leather yoke.

[guyelson]

Thanks for the response, any thoughts on the tripods off eBay for £20?

[Hendrix's rifle]

Sticks and my rucksack if I can lie down and have a smoke 100 yards away Don't bother with the ebay ones, well the cheap ones. I did and found they weren't too stable and moved a lot. Just bought some cane and a bit of string and I've only missed 2 since

[Shufti]

I first used home made hazel bipod worked a treat , but later bought these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322013172182?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

as were adjustable and am very happy thankyou.

[Houseplant]

I have a cheap tripod, but it's not steady enough for rabbit shooting, at least not in my hands. I use a 30 litre rucksack with a rigid plastic bin in it (seriously!). It makes a good rest, especially with a bit of padding in the front pocket. I need to carry the bag anyway and the bin doesn't add much weight. Works for me.

[guyelson]

Thanks there's some really useful tips.

Guy

[oldypigeonpopper]

Thanks for the response, any thoughts on the tripods off eBay for £20?

hello, look at the deben tripod about £35 off amazon via emmet and stone, i phoned first to see if in stock and nice people to deal with, i use this with my 455 and works ok just need tighten bolts and i glued nut on yoke bolt with a bit of grease on swivel, use mine with 2 legs or 3 if needed. came well wrapped.

[Rst1990]

I use the primos trigger stick tripod.

Bit expensive but I have had mine for a few year and works perfectly every time.

[TONY R]

Use a Haris bipod on my .22250, but for the .22 Lr or If i decide to use a rest stalking i tend to use the Varmint Alls Bi Fur Pod. Made mine about 2001 its still as good as ever .

http://www.varmintal.com/abifu.htm

[robbiep]

I've always used a tripod trigger stick.

 

Until I was out stalking a few months back, and the ghillie recommended we try his quad sticks. Absolutely brilliant, incredibly stable.