Shooting sticks are portableweapon mounts commonly used withrifles to brace the weapon on the ground, walls, and other features of the local terrain in order to provide a stable resting position to shoot from; reducing user fatigue and increasing potential accuracy. They are popular with field shooters, such as hunters andsnipers, and withmetallic silhouette competition shooters using blackpowder rifles.
Likemonopods,bipods, ortripods, shooting sticks can have one to three legs and be of fixed or adjustable length. However, unlike the aforementioned shooting aids, shooting sticks are not directly attached to the firearm and consequently many stick designs are multi-functional. Some can also serve as, for example,tent supports andtrekking poles. Shooting sticks can be anything from homemadeDIY solutions made from local vegetation to factory-manufactured commercial products made ofcarbon fiber.[1]
