Shooting sticks more stable than sand bags?Hi I am looking for some stable shootings sticks for a 5 year old. His still practicing his eye relief with his pellet gun would like to get some more stable then sand bags m.
I should specified standing sticks not bench for shooting game. Something that absorb recoil. Where it has a recoil pad.
What is even better is to buy 4 sticks, make 2 bipods using bicycle inner tube as a bungee then do the same with the feet of both bipods. This gives a set of quad sticks that supports the front and rear of the rifle. The accuracy that can be achieved off such a support in much better than off a bipod or tripodFor my buddy's grandson I went to a local hardware store, purchased 3 - 5/8 inch x 4 foot long dowel rods, tied them together with a piece of leather lacing. Then when the sticks are set up place 1/2 inch pipe foam around the top of the tripod to prectect the stock from getting scratched up. Works well whether standing or sitting in a chair, on a stump or log, in a blind.
What is even better is to buy 4 sticks, make 2 bipods using bicycle inner tube as a bungee then do the same with the feet of both bipods. This gives a set of quad sticks that supports the front and rear of the rifle. The accuracy that can be achieved off such a support in much better than off a bipod or tripod
@Dewald
I agree not overspending on the young man, as he will quickly outgrow them.
Hi I am looking for some stable shootings sticks for a 5 year old. His still practicing his eye relief with his pellet gun would like to get some more stable then sand bags m.
Just an FYI having used those for their intended purpose as electric fence posts.... you can get fiberglass slivers from them. And damn they are bad compared to wood slivers.I found several Youtube videos on various homemade shooting sticks. See below
I made a set for myself by getting three, 7 ft long tomato stakes and used some "castration bands" to hold them together. You can get castration bands at Tractor Supply. They are super strong rubber bands, about the size of a Cheerio cereal. I've had several on the sticks I made a couple years ago and they haven't dry rotted or come apart.
For a young, short child, I would suggest getting some 4 ft fiberglass rods and castration bands and you can make a tripod for less than $10.
From Tractor Supply
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