“At less than a quarter of the price of the other products on test, the appeal of the HSF Tripod Shooting Stick is hard to resist, although longevity is an unanswered question.” The HSF Tripod gave me an extremely stable platform to enjoy a productive night’s sport. I had to sit in a squelchy farmyard, which wasn’t a problem thanks to the mud feet. The field test for the HSF Tripod was a night-time ratting trip. The gun rest is made from rubberised plastic, providing a stable platform thanks to the addition of fine ridges. Finally, a set of round plastic mud feet can be screwed into place. Pull them off and metal stubs are revealed for grass. A set of push-on rubber caps is ideal for concrete or gravel. With the legs fully retracted, that drops to 61cm. Fully extended, the HSF Tripod has a footprint of 1.38 metres. The legs slot into holes and are held very steady, albeit in one position only. The extent to which the legs splay is determined by a round plastic collar just underneath the V-shaped gun rest. At just about a kilo, it is also easy to carry there is a band for tying the legs together when on the move, but no carry strap.
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This is a stick you’d want to set up once a session and not have to adjust them too often.Īt its full height of 1.79 metres, the highest on test, the HSF Tripod provides an excellent platform for shooting pigeons and corvids in high trees. It is time-consuming to have to lengthen each leg in this way, especially if you need to extend them twice for the additional height.
A red ‘stop’ message warns you not to go any further. Twist the legs anti-clockwise to loosen them and clockwise to lock them. The legs on the HSF Tripod use a friction system to lock into place. The HSF Tripod Shooting Stick Black is the cheapest product here by some considerable margin, but don’t let that put you off: despite the budget price tag, this stick does a more-than-adequate job in the field. So let’s get started and see how this quartet performs… And priced somewhere in the middle, we’ll also try out an innovative take on the traditional tripod, in the shape of the Vanguard Veo AM-234TU. At the other end of the fiscal scale, we’ll also put the HSF Tripod Shooting Stick Black, supplied by The Sportsman Gun Centre, through its paces.
Tripod rifle shooting rest pro#
With a self-imposed budget of up to £150, we’re going to take a look at the premium end of what you can buy, in the shape of the Vanguard Pro T68 and Ultrec Quick Change Tripod. Yet there are plenty of alternatives out there, some of them costing less than half the price. I have to admit to being a big fan of the Primos Trigger Stick and have been using one for several years. No doubt about it, this fantastic piece of kit – of which the Gen 3 model has just been launched – has set the standard for others to follow. While each style has its merits for different situations, most airgun hunters I know opt for the extra stability of tripods – and for the last several years, the Primos Trigger Stick has been the daddy. And the variations are seemingly endless with monopod, bipod and tripod options, as well as four-legged variants and sticks that support both the butt and the forend of a rifle. Today’s shooting rests are made from high-grade materials and are packed full of features. Gone are the days of a forked twig cut from a bush. Airguns are heavier than many centrefire and rimfire rifles, and shots have to be placed with precision on very small targets to achieve humane kills, so it’s easy to see why shooting sticks have become so popular. And just like other innovations from the powder-burning world, like scopes, bolt-actions and magazines, shooting sticks are a vital piece of the modern hunter’s kit. They’ve been around as long as hand-held cannons, gunpowder and muskets. loading Capacity: 13lbs/6kg.Shooting sticks are a vital piece of the modern hunter’s kit
And there is a rubber pad design, which can effectively prevent your rifle from being scratched. The U yoke rest of our hunting tripod can rotate 360 degrees smoothly to adjust your rifle.
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