Author Topic: Stable shooting setups (Read 2455 times)

longwinters · « **on:** November 09, 2011, 02:55:33 PM »

For hunting, what set ups have you come up with that gives very good stability. I have thought about Harris bipods. Have tried shooting stix and found them too shaky for much beyond 50 yards. I am using my Contender this fall, but am hunting out of a blind so I can set up a horizontal "shelf" to rest the gun on. But there has to be something that is transportable and stable.

Long

tacklebury · « **Reply #1 on:** November 09, 2011, 03:25:43 PM »

Mr. Whitetail often has cross sticks. Maybe try that...

too phister · « **Reply #2 on:** November 09, 2011, 04:03:30 PM »

I've been useing a too phisted encore and condtender grips that i have made for a few years. Made some with sand bag atached to the stock. one with an adjustable tripod and just solid wood that sits in a sand bag. take a look at the encore stock I have for sale in the encore section, I could make a custome grip for your tender if wanted.

manofthe45 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 11, 2011, 12:55:18 AM »

Bog tri-pod with my elbows on my knees. You said ground blind. My buddy used a rest setup made from a folding wooden table.. The little ones barely bigger than your plate you set out when you have more guests than table chairs. Course I wish I hadn't been there when his old lady found out she went from a set of four to a set of three.

If you have more money than I do maybe check these guys out http://trifectahandgun.com/

Catfish · « **Reply #4 on:** November 11, 2011, 03:36:45 AM »

I`ve been useing a Harris 27 in. bypod on my Encore for years. With that bypod you can rest the grip of the gun on your knee when sitting on the ground and it`s as good as most rest.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #5 on:** November 11, 2011, 11:11:33 PM »

I saw the add for the bog tripod a while back and made one myself out of a camera tripod. Ive used it to shoot deer out to 400 plus yards. Works like a champ.

Quote from: manofthe45 on November 11, 2011, 12:55:18 AM

Bog tri-pod with my elbows on my knees. You said ground blind. My buddy used a rest setup made from a folding wooden table.. The little ones barely bigger than your plate you set out when you have more guests than table chairs. Course I wish I hadn't been there when his old lady found out she went from a set of four to a set of three.

If you have more money than I do maybe check these guys out http://trifectahandgun.com/

GA_36Seneca · « **Reply #6 on:** December 22, 2011, 07:11:23 AM »

Quote from: longwinters on November 09, 2011, 02:55:33 PM

For hunting, what set ups have you come up with that gives very good stability. I have thought about Harris bipods. Have tried shooting stix and found them too shaky for much beyond 50 yards. I am using my Contender this fall, but am hunting out of a blind so I can set up a horizontal "shelf" to rest the gun on. But there has to be something that is transportable and stable.

Long

Just bought a Stoney Point monopod a few weeks ago. Doubles as a walking stick. Although I haven't yet used it on game, it offered a very stable rest out of my ground blind a few weeks ago. However, I use it to support my forearm, not the gun, as I get different POI if I rest my gun directly on a rest.

Maccool · « **Reply #7 on:** December 22, 2011, 02:22:23 PM »

I haven't started hunting with a handgun yet but I use this table from home depot with a shooting bag on it for my rifle.
http://www.homedepot.com/buy/tools-hardware-power-tool-accessories-specialty-accessories/ridgid-flip-top-portable-work-support-192670.html

longwinters · « **Reply #8 on:** December 23, 2011, 02:05:08 PM »

That seems like it would work well in a blind. Let us know how you do with it this next season.

Long

jem44357 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 29, 2012, 09:57:56 PM »

I use this. It is a combination of a camera tripod, which I had from an old vhs camcorder, and a shooting stick I picked up at Meijer for $10. I can remove the stick and use it as a mono pod. It is hard to see but there is a strap which is slipped over the forward leg and is captured under the removable "Y" piece which the gun rests in. I have a quick detach sling swivel on the strap I hook it to the front sling stud and adjust the stick up until the strap is just snug with the gun tilted forward. I lock the stick in place and I pull the gun into shooting position and it is basically locked in place. I use a similar method with the mono pod and the sling I carry the gun with. I grip the stick and the strap together and pull it into place.

I recently added an extendable support from just above the locks for the center stick which catches my T/C Scout, Contenders and Encore at the frame just in front of the trigger guard. I'll add pics later with some close up details. It is lighter and cheaper than anything I could find on the market. I can also use this with my 28" barreled Encore 20 ga. I have to adjust the forward leg a bit lower to load the weight forward so it will sit and not tip back. This works very well in my lo profile chair blind.

odie-wan · « **Reply #10 on:** November 30, 2012, 04:18:06 AM »

Pretty cool setups. Mine is much simpler. I lash a couple waist-high sticks together (benefit of being a scout leader). When I use sticks, I never got a really SOLID rest until I started resting the butt of the pistol on my left wrist. Now it's a 2-point rest that has been as steady as a bench.

Sean

jem44357 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 04, 2012, 07:49:56 PM »

Sean,

I have used the left wrist for butt stock support in the past, It works. Here are some more pics.

I need to refine the rear rest. The gun is just resting on it and could slip off, not a problem while shooting but with the Encore as is it is a bit precarious. With my Contenders it actually captures the frame just rear of the fore stock. Obviously this system is not designed for mobile hunting. Although once it is tweaked for the gun I will be shooting it is pretty quick to set up... uneven terrain makes it a bit more difficult. As I get older I am not so mobile and sit more so I do not think it will be an issue.

Bigeasy · « **Reply #12 on:** December 04, 2012, 08:18:01 PM »

I unfortunately don't have a pic to share, but I'll describe a set up a buddy of mine uses with his Contenders.

He has a sling swivel mounted to the butt of the gun, with one of those stretchy neoprene slings attached. Slings his gun over his head and one shoulder. Also has an adjustable walking / shooting stick (don't know the brand). When he shoots, he adjusts the stick to the proper height, holds it out in front of him, then grips his Contender in his right hand, pulls in forward against the pressure of the stretch sling, and rests the forend on his left hand that is gripping the stick.

It is quite steady, and I have seen him make some impressive shots. No, not bench steady, but works well for him for most normal range shots, certainly a lot better then standing on your hind legs, unsupported.

Larry

Flash · « **Reply #13 on:** December 05, 2012, 01:09:14 AM »

Years back i wanted a stable platform for my contender so i bought aother grip, sawed the bottom square with the barrel plane, attached a square foot piece of plywood and put adjusting screws in each corner. I initially made it for sighting in scopes but also used it for hunting. I purchased nuts at the hardware store that have those barbs that can be driven into wood and made leveling feet with allthread and flat washers. Its easy, crude but effective.

Ladobe · « **Reply #14 on:** December 05, 2012, 08:05:58 AM »

Nothing at all wrong with a quality staff, bi or tripod to support the Contender, its how you support your arms that matter the most with them. A "lean" was always good enough for me even for very long shots whether standing, kneeling, sitting or prone. I never hunted from blinds, so spot and stock I had to use whatever was available for the lean for whatever position I had time to get into. But if you're gonna plant you butt in a blind, you'll be benchrest hunting. The suggestion by Maccool sure looks to have merit with acceptable portability. Put the short Harris bipod or a front bag on it, use you off hand for a fast adjustable elevation rear "rest" also on the table and it will be fast to swing onto target quietly and near as solid a rest as you could ever want.

TeamTurpin · « **Reply #15 on:** December 06, 2012, 02:06:27 AM »

This rest from boggear.com gets good reviews. Pricey though when you add in the cost of their tripod.

hedgehoghunter · « **Reply #16 on:** December 08, 2012, 08:03:15 AM »

I strickly Groundhog hunt this is part of my setup

Hairy Chest · « **Reply #17 on:** December 08, 2012, 07:02:17 PM »

I shoot Coke cans at 100 yards when I lay Creedmore with my BFR 475. Has anyone tried Creedmore hunting?

rockshooter · « **Reply #18 on:** December 12, 2012, 06:12:21 PM »

Following MacCools suggestion, I went to Home Depot and bought the little stand, then took it out to the desert and tried it out. Wow! It's really better than the folding table that I usually use- it gets high enough to use as a pistol rest and the stand is plenty big enough to use a small sandbag to rest my wrists. It folds small enough to sit in the back seat of my truck and is heavy enough to not be wobbly. Thanks for a great suggestion!
Loren

jem44357 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 12, 2012, 08:28:11 PM »

I have been drawing and digging to see what I can come up with to fab up. It seems other than the price I cannot out do these for function and stability. I think it will also work well with my center stick removed from the tripod for those mobile hunting days.

I think it will top my system off nicely... now to just scrap up the $$$. I may also purchase the HD table suggested above it does look pretty cool for a hand gunner.

Jim

Hairy Chest · « **Reply #20 on:** December 15, 2012, 05:31:41 PM »

The best big bore revolver shooting will be done using Creedmore in the field, unless you come across some ideal situation where you have a post to rest the barrel on, but then you have to get behind it so even offhand would be the only other option. Sticks are too wiggly and above rest too much time spent getting it right.

xphunter · « **Reply #21 on:** December 15, 2012, 08:03:30 PM »

Like that Rest

Quote from: hedgehoghunter on December 08, 2012, 08:03:15 AM

I strickly Groundhog hunt this is part of my setup

xphunter · « **Reply #22 on:** December 15, 2012, 08:07:54 PM »

Bog-Gear with the Sargent Sniper rest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFafJpKGCMs&list=FLfEoqqK-q7iARmKwk742NZg

Bog-Gear with the PSR top