Hunting season is off to a slow start.

[H&Hhunter]

The only critter I’ve shot this year is a coyote. But I have to give a shout out to the Viper Flex shooting stick/standing rest system. This shooting system is a no kidding portable standing bench rest. I was banging steel off of it at 600 yards without the slightest problem.

They are a bit bulky to carry but are surprisingly easy and quick to deploy and rock steady once set up. The big down side to them is that they are expensive. If however you’re looking for the one and only no kidding easy to carry in the field, serious standing rest these are them. (There might be others but this is the only one I’ve found that’s this good.)

I shot this song dog at about 200 yards standing off the sticks.

 

[H&Hhunter]

I am in no way affiliated with this company. But when I find a product as useful as this I like to share it with my outdoors brothers and sisters. If you are taking out kids I can’t think of a better in field shooting rest than this thing. But like I said it ain’t cheap!
https://www.hollandguns.com/m7/17--...te-series-journeyman-journeyman-xl.html?qty=1

 

[Chuck R.]

Nice yote!

Compared to the $700+ dollar carbon fiber tripod I'm using this year, that rest for $300 is pretty freaking reasonable! How easy is it to move, once set up, and how long to deploy?

 

[H&Hhunter]

Nice yote!

Compared to the $700+ dollar carbon fiber tripod I'm using this year, that rest for $300 is pretty freaking reasonable! How easy is it to move, once set up, and how long to deploy?

It’s super easy to deploy, a second or two after you’ve practiced it a couple of times. It allows for a surprising amount of lateral and vertical adjustment once you’re on the sticks, It’s pretty easy to move after you’ve practiced it a couple of times.

I thought it was going to be much tougher to adjust and move than it was. It just takes a couple of reps for you to figure it out.

Note for ultimate stability you’ll want the optional fifth leg. That extra leg can stay clipped to the main frame and out of the way until you want to deploy it. It’s a good rest without the fifth leg, it’s an unbelievably solid rest with that extra leg deployed.