Thread: Trigger stick

Gday guys anyone using or had experience with the trigger sticks for shooting off?
Any brand you would recommend?

I'd give the Ridgeline speedstick tripod a swerve

I bought one from xHunter in Aussie for not many pesos. Looks identical to the expensive Primos product. They even used some of the same marketing photos. Something dodgy there. Anyway, it works, but I prefer my DIY quad sticks for stability. That said, the trigger sticks are adaptable to terrain and height, and quicker to deploy.

Originally Posted by NZ_noddy

I'd give the Ridgeline speedstick tripod a swerve

Haha the ridgeline one rubbish is it?

Originally Posted by MB

I bought one from xHunter in Aussie for not many pesos. Looks identical to the expensive Primos product. They even used some of the same marketing photos. Something dodgy there. Anyway, it works, but I prefer my DIY quad sticks for stability. That said, the trigger sticks are adaptable to terrain and height, and quicker to deploy.

Do you know what brand the one from oz is?
The primos looks the goods but pricey!

https://xhunteronline.co.nz/products...t=895330353196

Originally Posted by MB

https://xhunteronline.co.nz/products...t=895330353196

Hey, I've been trying to contact xhunter and join their mailing list, wanting to buy one of these tripods, but keep drawing a blank. I see that the sticks are out of stock, and the price has jumped up to $180. But I would like to know when they will be available again.
Are they a legit company?
They don't appear to be easy to get a hold of, or is it just me being a techno-dumbarse?

Originally Posted by kidmac42

Hey, I've been trying to contact xhunter and join their mailing list, wanting to buy one of these tripods, but keep drawing a blank. I see that the sticks are out of stock, and the price has jumped up to $180. But I would like to know when they will be available again.
Are they a legit company?
They don't appear to be easy to get a hold of, or is it just me being a techno-dumbarse?

I've placed a couple of orders with them for stuff I couldn't get in NZ. No issues. I've emailed them before asking about products and they got back to me pretty quickly. They are (or at least were) a legit company.

Originally Posted by kidmac42

Hey, I've been trying to contact xhunter and join their mailing list, wanting to buy one of these tripods, but keep drawing a blank. I see that the sticks are out of stock, and the price has jumped up to $180. But I would like to know when they will be available again.
Are they a legit company?
They don't appear to be easy to get a hold of, or is it just me being a techno-dumbarse?

Pretty sure thats the Ridgeline model under a different name. i have the Rdigeline and the pics look very similar.

Go out in the bush and cut yourselve a length of Manuka or Lancewood. Instant Nibbie/musterers stick or shooting stick. Better when dried out. Free and if you can't shoot off that, sell your rifles because you can't shoot for shit anyway. If the weight is too much, Harden the fuck up!

Originally Posted by woods223

Go out in the bush and cut yourselve a length of Manuka or Lancewood. Instant Nibbie/musterers stick or shooting stick. Better when dried out. Free and if you can't shoot off that, sell your rifles because you can't shoot for shit anyway. If the weight is too much, Harden the fuck up!

I have no problems decking deer off the shoulder but a portion of my hunting is on private blocks with a thermal and during the summer the grass is too long to use a bipod or pack for a rest on 300m shots hence why i am enquiring about shooting stick as a alternative rest so i can get some height, open to your suggestions on how you pull off your 300m shots off the shoulder and the best way for someone to harden the fuck up…..🤦🏻*♂️🤣

I had a Ridgeline one. Awesome bit of gear for the money. Great for shooters who aren't confident shots or have trouble holding a rifle up.
I said "had" as a dumb arse client decided to swat flies off a deer while I was away getting the side by side, and snapped the top off it.

Cut two sticks of 20mm dia bamboo at 1.9m. Tie them together with a heavy duty rubber band 100mm down from the top and you've got a free bipod

Originally Posted by Hugh Shields

Cut two sticks of 20mm dia bamboo at 1.9m. Tie them together with a heavy duty rubber band 100mm down from the top and you've got a free bipod

Great if you are shooting on flat even open ground. But uneven broken ground a trigger stick setup is quicker and easier to use. Plus you are not carting a couple of two meter poles around, which would be a pain in the arse.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Great if you are shooting on flat even open ground. But uneven broken ground a trigger stick setup is quicker and easier to use. Plus you are not carting a couple of two meter poles around, which would be a pain in the arse.

FFS. It seems like everyone seems to be carrying walking sticks/poles these days, instant shooting stick. If your clients or anyone else can’t make do then maybe they should take up another hobby.