I had a person PM and asked about the Primos Trigger Stick Tripods we are using while we hunt so I thought I’d post my reply here so it may be helpful to others.
Primos Trigger Stick Tripods are AWESOME! They are about $100 and the best $100 I’ve spent for hunting. I couldn’t imagine hunting without it. My hunting buddy and I have both used them for about the last 5 years. Mine fell over last week and the top yoke broke off which is the first problem either of us have had with them. I ordered a new yoke for $15 and should be here tomorrow.
I started with a mono stick then went two legs and both are a joke. Very unstable. The tri-pod is the way to go. It adjusts to about any useable height and uneven terrain by squeezing the trigger until it’s where you want it then release the trigger and it locks the legs. I’m 5-10 and shoot off the standard yoke included with the stick. My buddy is well over 6’ so I made him a 6” extension to put on top of his. We shoot mostly high elevated shots at birds and he was constantly stooping and has bad knees so the extension was helpful for him.
While walking, we carry our sticks in our left hands like a walking stick and our rifles hang from our right side on a single point harness. It’s very easy and quick to deploy the trigger stick with our left hand and grab our rifles with our right hand.
Theres no comparison to the stability advantage of three legs on a tripod compared to a bipod or monopod. It’s as easy as shooting off a solid post, fence, bench or large tree rest. I would encourage anyone to give one a try if you are into hunting and stalking in the field. Here’s a picture of my hunting buddy shooting off his. Notice two legs are positioned off of the higher and uneven cattle feed and the third leg is on concrete, yet it’s still a stable platform to shoot off of.
Primos Trigger Stick Tripods are AWESOME! They are about $100 and the best $100 I’ve spent for hunting. I couldn’t imagine hunting without it. My hunting buddy and I have both used them for about the last 5 years. Mine fell over last week and the top yoke broke off which is the first problem either of us have had with them. I ordered a new yoke for $15 and should be here tomorrow.
I started with a mono stick then went two legs and both are a joke. Very unstable. The tri-pod is the way to go. It adjusts to about any useable height and uneven terrain by squeezing the trigger until it’s where you want it then release the trigger and it locks the legs. I’m 5-10 and shoot off the standard yoke included with the stick. My buddy is well over 6’ so I made him a 6” extension to put on top of his. We shoot mostly high elevated shots at birds and he was constantly stooping and has bad knees so the extension was helpful for him.
While walking, we carry our sticks in our left hands like a walking stick and our rifles hang from our right side on a single point harness. It’s very easy and quick to deploy the trigger stick with our left hand and grab our rifles with our right hand.
Theres no comparison to the stability advantage of three legs on a tripod compared to a bipod or monopod. It’s as easy as shooting off a solid post, fence, bench or large tree rest. I would encourage anyone to give one a try if you are into hunting and stalking in the field. Here’s a picture of my hunting buddy shooting off his. Notice two legs are positioned off of the higher and uneven cattle feed and the third leg is on concrete, yet it’s still a stable platform to shoot off of.
....what's it get caught on? Im.wondering if one could make it "unsnaggable" like those fishing hooks that push weeds out of the way
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