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New Toy - Nightforce Shooter's Tripod
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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 42471" data-attributes="member: 25"><p><strong>Re: New Toy - Nightforce Shooter\'s Tripod</strong></p><p></p><p>Len,</p><p>I mentioned the height situation to Nightforce and they are interested in considering a modification to enable shooting from a lower prone position. Of course the Harris is the primary tool for low-prone but there are some advantages to the Nightforce design also. I am just starting to photograph the rig, I will send you a scan or two as I have no idea how to post it to this site.</p><p></p><p>I always place a piece of rubber-backed carpet under my Harris legs when I shoot from our concrete benches, some rifles just do not like to shoot from Harris's and hard surfaces. We have a .257 WMag that sprays from the bench/Harris but shoots well over sandbags.</p><p></p><p>I fill my sandbags with plastic beads that I obtain from a hobby/craft shop. Since beanie-babies became such a big thing the beads are very common in such shops. Same goes for the sandsocks. No dust and they don't hold any moisture, plus they are a nice consistency to shoot from. Total pain in the butt to get into the bags but you only do it once.</p><p></p><p>We are going to test a couple of rear rests, the thing must be field-portable so I expect that my trusty Underwood shooting sticks will do the job. I don't go on any hunt without my Underwood shooting sticks - they have worked perfectly on many trips from the sub-arctic to south Texas.</p><p></p><p>Shooting from this type of field rest has an interesting learning curve - most guys do not shoot well from field positions with a Harris, Snipe-pod, Underwoods or Stoney Points until the third or fourth groups are fired. One would think that the Harris is the easiest but not so from the shooting tests that I did last summer with a bunch of guys. Like you, I prefer to have something supporting the toe as well as the fore-end.</p><p></p><p>By the way, we also shoot a lot over backpacks, depending on the hunt. I have an old fleece pack from Cabela's that makes a great field rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 42471, member: 25"] [b]Re: New Toy - Nightforce Shooter\'s Tripod[/b] Len, I mentioned the height situation to Nightforce and they are interested in considering a modification to enable shooting from a lower prone position. Of course the Harris is the primary tool for low-prone but there are some advantages to the Nightforce design also. I am just starting to photograph the rig, I will send you a scan or two as I have no idea how to post it to this site. I always place a piece of rubber-backed carpet under my Harris legs when I shoot from our concrete benches, some rifles just do not like to shoot from Harris's and hard surfaces. We have a .257 WMag that sprays from the bench/Harris but shoots well over sandbags. I fill my sandbags with plastic beads that I obtain from a hobby/craft shop. Since beanie-babies became such a big thing the beads are very common in such shops. Same goes for the sandsocks. No dust and they don't hold any moisture, plus they are a nice consistency to shoot from. Total pain in the butt to get into the bags but you only do it once. We are going to test a couple of rear rests, the thing must be field-portable so I expect that my trusty Underwood shooting sticks will do the job. I don't go on any hunt without my Underwood shooting sticks - they have worked perfectly on many trips from the sub-arctic to south Texas. Shooting from this type of field rest has an interesting learning curve - most guys do not shoot well from field positions with a Harris, Snipe-pod, Underwoods or Stoney Points until the third or fourth groups are fired. One would think that the Harris is the easiest but not so from the shooting tests that I did last summer with a bunch of guys. Like you, I prefer to have something supporting the toe as well as the fore-end. By the way, we also shoot a lot over backpacks, depending on the hunt. I have an old fleece pack from Cabela's that makes a great field rest. [/QUOTE]
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