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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Wright" data-source="post: 1695796" data-attributes="member: 108611"><p>You and I have similar years behind a rifle stock. I would like to answer this based on hunting experiences. I have tried bot, but i find that as we age, finding a good/quick way to get down behind a bipod gets more difficult. I just got back from 5 weeks in South Africa, and there no self respecting PH would go hunting with a client without two things--a good tracking dog and a set of sticks. Hunting with 4 different PHs I got to use four different types--traditional three stick leather bound about 10" from the top, a portable fore and aft rest like a bench rest atop a tripod, Jim Shockey trigger sticks and Bog Pod, and an accordion style with about six pieces all hooked so the fore-end and the butt are supported.</p><p></p><p>This was my fourth trip to SA. I can tell you a rock is better, as is a tree, but the tripod comes in second. All of the 4 types worked on a variety of game at distances beyond 400 yards and on flat and mountainous terrain. I would NOT buy the Jim Shockey trigger shooting sticks--I have a set and both mine and the guide's in SA have not held up. The legs release on their own and the swivel can't be locked and wobbles. Not a good combination. The last animal I took was a running zebra of another guides borrowed Bog Pod--the trigger sticks were by then relegated to the trash bin.</p><p></p><p>I like the traditional bound set or a Bog Pod--both are sturdy and won't shift just as you start to pull the trigger. The Bog Pod I think should be a tall set so you can use it standing or sitting.</p><p></p><p>I don't know about you, but at 71 my ability to shoot freehand standing isn't what it once was. But with a tripod, I have a rest anywhere. I took some big animals while in SA, some were running, most moving at all at distances from 75 yards to over 450. The difference on both the running and distance shots were that the rifle was stable.</p><p></p><p>I took an eland, kudu, sable, roan, red hartebeest and a blue wildebeest at 300+ yards, with one shot kills. The gun, (a 300 Win Mag), is accurate,[ATTACH=full]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]145918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145921[/ATTACH] especially coupled with Swift A-Frame in 180 gr., but I wouldn't have had a prayer without the tripod. Back home I carry one anytime I hunt when I'm not in a permanent or portable deer stand. I think it's as important as a clear set of binos.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Wright, post: 1695796, member: 108611"] You and I have similar years behind a rifle stock. I would like to answer this based on hunting experiences. I have tried bot, but i find that as we age, finding a good/quick way to get down behind a bipod gets more difficult. I just got back from 5 weeks in South Africa, and there no self respecting PH would go hunting with a client without two things--a good tracking dog and a set of sticks. Hunting with 4 different PHs I got to use four different types--traditional three stick leather bound about 10" from the top, a portable fore and aft rest like a bench rest atop a tripod, Jim Shockey trigger sticks and Bog Pod, and an accordion style with about six pieces all hooked so the fore-end and the butt are supported. This was my fourth trip to SA. I can tell you a rock is better, as is a tree, but the tripod comes in second. All of the 4 types worked on a variety of game at distances beyond 400 yards and on flat and mountainous terrain. I would NOT buy the Jim Shockey trigger shooting sticks--I have a set and both mine and the guide's in SA have not held up. The legs release on their own and the swivel can't be locked and wobbles. Not a good combination. The last animal I took was a running zebra of another guides borrowed Bog Pod--the trigger sticks were by then relegated to the trash bin. I like the traditional bound set or a Bog Pod--both are sturdy and won't shift just as you start to pull the trigger. The Bog Pod I think should be a tall set so you can use it standing or sitting. I don't know about you, but at 71 my ability to shoot freehand standing isn't what it once was. But with a tripod, I have a rest anywhere. I took some big animals while in SA, some were running, most moving at all at distances from 75 yards to over 450. The difference on both the running and distance shots were that the rifle was stable. I took an eland, kudu, sable, roan, red hartebeest and a blue wildebeest at 300+ yards, with one shot kills. The gun, (a 300 Win Mag), is accurate,[ATTACH=full]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]145918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145921[/ATTACH] especially coupled with Swift A-Frame in 180 gr., but I wouldn't have had a prayer without the tripod. Back home I carry one anytime I hunt when I'm not in a permanent or portable deer stand. I think it's as important as a clear set of binos. [/QUOTE]
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