Tree mounted prop

[jd411111]

From what I've read,it's hard to get the same sight picture shooting from a bench that you get standing up. Just wondering if anyone has made some type of prop that could be mounted to a tree so you could be standing when sighting in. Of course you could just hold it against the tree but I would like something a little more solid.

 

[Rat]

Most interesting. Shooting sticks would work, but you can tie three sticks together, and make a quick tripod. Throw a wool cap on top for some cush and you'd be good to go. Step ladder might work.

Not sure that there's enough difference in sight picture to make a difference, but worth a try. Why not?

 

[jd411111]

Hmmm,stepladder might be the easiest. It just seams I tend to hunch down when shooting off a bench and my head is held up more when standing.

 

[Tom Compton]

Not so much a difference in sight picture as recoil. Sit low and elevate the rifle rest so your back is straight and you are in or close to your off hand position. Or be old a bench rest and clamp it to a post on the firing line. A sand bag under your support hand (with it in your normal OH position) and one under your firing elbow.

 

[jd411111]

Not so much a difference in sight picture as recoil. Sit low and elevate the rifle rest so your back is straight and you are in or close to your off hand position. Or be old a bench rest and clamp it to a post on the firing line. A sand bag under your support hand (with it in your normal OH position) and one under your firing elbow.

That's probably what I need to do . Keep raising it until my back is straight.

 

[smo]

I’ve used a single shooting/walking stick, it can be leaned against a tree if necessary..

I prefer too grab a bush, and place the rifle across my arm or grip the forearm against the bush if it’s comfortable.

Another good reason too practice off hand shooting, if you’re going too shoot from the ground there may not always be a bush/ tree where you need it.

To the OP about tree attachments, I don’t know of any for shooting, but they do make some nice strap on tree seats nowadays.

One of those could easily be used as a shooting test for target shooting, I would think.

 

[tenngun]

Could you make a tall cross sticks or a walking stick, Moses stick I think it was called

 

[Brokennock]

Not sure about attaching to a tree. But, if you look around enough on the net regarding sighting in the heavy double rifles for dangerous game you will eventually find pictures of a standing support for doing just what you seek. Shooting these guns from a bench would be detrimental to one's anatomy.
The step ladder idea is probably closest. A saw horse built to the correct height for you would be closer. And that is the rub. The device used for the above is adjustable for the height of the shooter.
Can you hold your gun on target and have someone measure from the floor up to the where you want the gun to rest on the cross piece? Screw a 2x4 between 2 trees at that height?

 

[Stumpkiller]

I've used a cane looped over a branch and then rested my forend over the top of my hand holding the cane shaft for a standing rest when hunting. No reason it shouldn't work in practice shooting.

But really, if you are holding the forend and have your cheek in tight the sight picture doesn't change between sitting and resting elbows on knees, using a tree support, or offhand. Bench shooting you do tend to lean further into the firearm.

 

[jd411111]

Thanks all! I've talked to someone that recommended a wood block. Drill a hole in it,run a rope or heavy cord long enough for the tree circumference and wrap it tight around the tree. Just play with it a little until you get it the right height.

 

[Grenadier1758]

When we do Woods Walks, we can often use a tree for a rest. Depending on the diameter of the tree trunk, I can grip the trunk and rest my musket on my hand for a steady aim.