I remember someone had a thread on here a month or so ago about the Mossback shooting sticks which can be seen here:

http://www.mossbackfever.com/cgi-bin/plugins/MivaEmpres...&Product_Code=MP1058

We ordered a set and I just got them in today. So far, I think they are GREAT! I find them vastly superior to the Stony Point shooting sticks because of several reasons. Extending the legs is quicker. The top 10-12" of each leg is coated with rubber, making it very quiet. Then the most important thing. For me, they are much steadier because the forend of your gun is, more or less, lightly wedged in between the 3 legs. Where as, on the Stony Point sticks, you are simply resting your forend on a very small, rounded, slightly "y" shaped platform. I tested them in the back yard and I didn't have any problem keeping the crosshairs inside a 3-4" spot at approximately 200 yards, which is as far as I can see accross the field behind my house to the woods on the far side. Another VERY nice thing about them is that they are roughly HALF the price of Stony Point shooting tripods. I can't wait to test them out in the field. When I do (probably next week), I'll post my results.

I ordered a set a month ago and like them a lot. I have the ones by long grass and like them also. Time will tell which I like better. So far the Mossbacks win because of the heavy rubber padding for rifle support. Mine were still a little stiff in setting up but I don't worry about the checkering on the for end of my rifles as much. I was in the Bass Pro Shop in OKC and they had them there also at about $10.00 higher price than on line.

Thanks - Just what I was looking for -I ordered a set!

there is one less 19'' wide 8 point left in Oklahoma because of them.
They do take a littel wile to get used to though.

I was just looking for any recomendations about good shooting sticks ... these ones seem to be just what I was looking for!

Please post any other pros and / or cons you might consider worthy

Thanks !

I hope so, I just bought a set for myself.

Eland Slayer
That was me but I haven't bought them yet. I will pick up on my next trip to Bass Pro Shops. Thanks.

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Originally posted by PRDATOR:
there is one less 19'' wide 8 point left in Oklahoma because of them.
They do take a littel wile to get used to though.

Man, I bet he had to get close. How hard did you have to hit him and which end of the sticks did you use?

Are they two part with a shock line or do they work like the shooting stix pole cat? I looked at the photo on the homepage and BassPro and could not determine how the adjusted for height. The price was the same on both pages.

The height is adjusted like a regular tripod with release mechinism. Therefore, unlike the other shooting sticks the release levers allow for infinite height variations unlike the underwoods.

Just this evening finshed making my own.

Three wood poles (the best I could find were 1.125" diameter.. would have preferred a little smaller, but couldn't find them), cut 6' 6" long. (I'm 6' 4" in my shoes). Get a threaded rod stout enough to support these (3/16" or so), 4 wide (not thick) washers, 4 nuts. Bend the threaded rod about 2" from the end 90 degrees (use a torch, it will break if you try to bend it cold). Measure the sticks from ground to your mouth, and mark them there. Drill through diameter of sticks at mark to accept the threaded rod. Finish the sticks with tuff-coat (the hard stuff you use for your truck bed), or with camo tape, or paint. Don't use automobile undercoating (leaves flakey sticky stuff). Put a nut, washer, single stick, washer, and nut on the 2" segment. On the other segment, close to the bend, put nut, washer, two sticks, washer, nut. The idea is to hold the sticks with the single pole forward. Swing that pole out. Open the other two each to one side and the other, like opening scissors. Make sure the nuts are adjusted so the rods are close to each other, but perform this opening trick easily. With a few minutes practice, you should be able to pop your sticks up in a second. If you open them a little low, you can adjust height just by lifting up on the point on the top. Rifle sits in the V of the two scissor-hinged sticks.

Dan

I just got mine, and they look great. I have one question though: Do you shoot with the fore end resting on the stick, or do you rest your hand there, and the fore end in your hand? Will resting the rifle directly on the tripod change POI?

Resting the rifle on the padded upper portion of the shooting sticks should have no effect upon bullet impact as is has some give to it. On hard surfaces, rocks, trees, etc. there is no cushion and therefore the recoil causes an immediate response on the rifle stock which can cause enough change to move the point of impact. I like these shooting sticks the best so far because they can be collapsed to a small package and yet are very much more sturdy than anything I have used. The long grass model is maybe a bit stiffer but not as compact nor as easily manipulated to different shooting heights. I can use this shooting stick standing as well as kneeling and sitting. It has a variable height capability not available in other brands. This is just my opinion. I have made my own shooting sticks out of one and two piece materiels and have wasted more than the cost of these shooting sticks to get something that doesn't work as well. Try them and I think you will like them.