Thread: Shooting rest in tussock country

Originally Posted by akaroa1

My technique is to have two walking poles
Each pole has a number of turns of electrical tape around it 2/3rds of the way up
Leave a small end section of tape folded back in itself so about 1cm does not stock down

It you need a rest
Unwrap one lot of tape enough to loosely wrap both poles together parralel with each other
Then when you open the legs up the tape tightens and it is very stable
I do this just below the padded handles and the rifle sits nicely in the V
Works well
Relatively quick
And with some practice can be very effective
Mostly used in alpine tussoch and at animals that are not aware you are there so have some time to set up

But very quick when you've done it a few times

Do very similar but loop the wrist straps. Have shot a fair way with this setup. Pretty stable and I have them out anyway.