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NiteShadow
08-30-2004, 05:49 PM
How is the tripod i have seen that spotters and snipers use to either rest a spotting scope or rifle made? What materials are needed? It looks like 3 sturdy sticks and some kind of rope wrapped in a certain fashion.
D.Sigurdsson
08-30-2004, 08:38 PM
got any images of such a device?
Michael RVR
08-30-2004, 10:37 PM
sure they dont come with the gear itself ?
kutter
08-30-2004, 11:47 PM
I think what your looking for is shooting sticks. They've been used for years by hunters (at least since the 19th century) and traditionally they were simply two crossed sticks tied together but the three stick pattern was also quite common. Heres a link describing a simple homemade one:
http://www.selbysafaris.com/shootingsticks.htm
D.Sigurdsson
08-31-2004, 12:18 AM
NiteShadow: you had something like this in mind?

http://simnet.is/blindbylur/snowshoot.jpg
NiteShadow
08-31-2004, 02:11 AM
Those are way too big for if i go ****e.

something like this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/NiteStalka/Military/sniper18.jpg
kutter
08-31-2004, 02:49 AM
If you want to go ****e all you need to do is cut the sticks to the required length.
NiteShadow
08-31-2004, 07:28 AM
materials needed to create these??
D.Sigurdsson
08-31-2004, 07:52 AM
materials needed to create these??

two or three poles (old tent poles?)
some 550 para-cord (or any type of rope/string)
fantassin
08-31-2004, 08:04 AM
The US snipers use photo tripods modified with foam from sleeping mats and 100 mph tape to create a half-pipe to lay the rifle in.

The brits prefer simple sticks; broom sticks are often used; once they are cut in three, it also works fine with para cord and is less bulky than photo tripods.
shrek
08-31-2004, 10:18 AM
Small diameter bungee cord wrapped very tightly, three sticks (your choice) of same length. You can wrap some hockey stick tape or other ruff surface tape around ends where the rifle will lay. Or, you can make a cradle out of a soft material like someone mentioned earlier. You just have to carry it with you or the tripod won't fold up!
NiteShadow
08-31-2004, 06:15 PM
Great, thanks
pretorian669
09-01-2004, 11:48 AM
The PSG-1 uses the Garbini tripod

http://www.hkpro.com/psg1.jpg
http://www.hkpro.com/psg1rt.jpg
http://www.hkpro.com/psgcase.jpg
http://world.guns.ru/sniper/hk_psg1_l.jpg
NiteShadow
09-02-2004, 10:31 PM
eh....probably would cost me an arm and a leg. Better stick to my own craftmanship.