Posted: 7/25/2014 11:49:52 AM EDT
| It seems like I have read that open class can use bipods and rests but I would like to know if that could include a walking stick / steady stick that could be discarded after using. THX |
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Originally Posted By Tuflehundon:
Not sure of the rules allow it or not, but I would think it would get in the way. You'd have to carry it while carrying everything else. Most longer shots I have taken there has always been something you could use for support. Either a barrel, post, etc. First, using a bipod puts you in Open. Using a 4 foot long monopod would probably do the same. The rules allow the competitor to install and remove items like bipods whenever they want. My guess is that intent was to allow changes between stages but I did not see anything that says you could not use this extralong monopod for part of the stage and not use it for the remainder of the stage. Using the stick as a monopod at the start of the stage and leaving it behind sounds like it would be legal. But them I'm not a 3 Gun Range Master. Maybe one will chime in. Bill |
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Originally Posted By adking0001:
I have seen several stages at local / outlaw matches where it would be faster to shoot from a stick than going prone or shooting from a short wall. You must know of a shooting stick that I am not familiar with. If I have to shoot a target past 50 yards and have the opportunity to go prone or reverse kneeling I'm gonna take it over a stick for the stability factor. All a stick does is help hold the gun up it doesn't limit side-to-side movement or give you anything firm to push into. That is just my take on it. |
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Jessie, give it another 25 years and given the choice between the shooting stick and going prone, the shooting stick will win.
With practice, I've found out to 150 yards I can do almost as well with the stick as going prone if I add in the extra time it takes me to fall down. And the falling down part is still reasonably easy. The getting back up not so much. Bill |
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Originally Posted By Flatland_Shooter:
Jessie, give it another 25 years and given the choice between the shooting stick and going prone, the shooting stick will win. With practice, I've found out to 150 yards I can do almost as well with the stick as going prone if I add in the extra time it takes me to fall down. And the falling down part is still reasonably easy. The getting back up not so much. Bill Lol! I hadn't thought about it from that perspective. Yes if getting up/down isn't one of your strong suits then a shooting stick would rock as compared to shooting offhand at all the long targets. |