Jacko3275 Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 What wood do they use or is best to use for a shooting stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, Jacko3275 said: What wood do they use or is best to use for a shooting stick hello, do you mean rifle rest shooting sticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko3275 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, do you mean rifle rest shooting sticks Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigroomboy Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 I would guess (not being a stalker) Holly, Ash or Hazel would be good choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, Jacko3275 said: Yep hello, go to home base and buy 2 green garden poles, plastic covered steel with point, about 5/8th inch, i use 2 x 5 ft, cut a bit off an old bike inner tube and wrap around 6/8 inches down from top. you can use foam tube for yoke, but i have a leather one made by Mel Bs wife Lin off here, give Mel a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) Yes, the garden canes work fine put rubber rings about every foot down them and this does help stop them TINKING against each other, which wood tends not to do. Personally I shoot of just one stick and have a few, hazel, blackthorn, ash even one cut from a lawsonia and this works fine and is very light to carry. To shoot off one then you need to shoot without hesitation and not hover ...but there again hovering is bad anyway. I'm an old fashioned old foggie and like wood over man made but horses for courses PLUS a hazel cut from the hedge row has no cost involved. If you have not shot off a stick before then practise. Edited September 18, 2019 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko3275 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 I was thinking the ones more like a catapult with a long handle it’s basically gonna be a bag and coat stand when I go on this game shoot 13 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Yes, the garden canes work fine put rubber rings about every foot down them and this does help stop them TINKING against each other, which wood tends not to do. Personally I shoot of just one stick and have a few, hazel, blackthorn, ash even one cut from a lawsonia and this works fine and is very light to carry. To shoot off one then you need to shoot without hesitation and not hover ...but there again hovering is bad anyway. I'm an old fashioned old foggie and like wood over man made but horses for courses PLUS a hazel cut from the hedge row has no cost involved. If you have not shot off a stick before then practise. 1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, go to home base and buy 2 green garden poles, plastic covered steel with point, about 5/8th inch, i use 2 x 5 ft, cut a bit off an old bike inner tube and wrap around 6/8 inches down from top. you can use foam tube for yoke, but i have a leather one made by Mel Bs wife Lin off here, give Mel a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Hazel or blackthorn then - If you pop to Donny on the weekend after next you can probably pick one up reasonably southyorkshireshootingshow.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko3275 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 44 minutes ago, Yellow Bear said: Hazel or blackthorn then - If you pop to Donny on the weekend after next you can probably pick one up reasonably southyorkshireshootingshow.com Going on Saturday £5 off with BASC membership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko3275 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Ta dah made one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 That'll work. It should be shoulder height. Put your arm out 90deg and thats where the top of the stick should be. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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