Primos Tall Bi Pod Trigger Stick Review

When it comes to “speak the language”, there is more to Primos than just hunting calls. If you have not yet wrapped your hands around a Primos Trigger Stick do yourself a favor and find an excuse to make it happen.

From first touch you will be able to tell that they spared no expense in quality of material and design. Armor type plastic gripping and smooth retractable and sturdy metal poles are obvious just pulling one off the shelf. Although well constructed, Primos has found a way to keep the system lightweight enough to consider as a valuable trekking tool as well as a shooting rest. Whether a mono-pod, bi-pod or tri-pod version, the Trigger Stick immediately impresses with its value as a walking stick before ever needing to deploy it for its actual intended use.

Primos makes both a short and tall version of the Trigger Stick in two of the three styles. Being 6’-3” tall myself, the “tall” version of the Trigger Stick seemed the route to go. If shooting at 90 degrees to the unit, you’re good if you’re up to about 8’ tall, as it has an extended height of 61”. To the opposite the stick reduces down to 36 ½”, well within height for most average females and younger hunters. Obviously I speak to extremes at the 90 degree shooting position tongue-in-cheek; the very broad adjustment range makes it excellent for shooting up or down hill in uneven terrain.

Being a photographer as well as a hunter, I really appreciate some of the details about the Trigger Stick that have traditionally been lacking in the camera tri-pod world. Traditional units required the opening of levers or the twisting of tightening rings to raise or lower the legs to the desired length. Often the legs would stick or need pulled out by hand to set the height. The Trigger stick legs drop smoothly to the ground when the pistol grip style release is squeezed, to meet the terrain no matter how level or sharp the grade. If one leg needs to extend to 42” and the other to 49” they stop immediately when in contact with the ground and lock firmly when the grip is released. This is a great feature when in the field with a rifle and shots come and go quickly.

The sturdy rubber “V” shaped yoke is made of the same armor style material, so there is no slip and slide to what is rested in it, nor any metal to metal noise when placing a firearm in the groove. This is also one area of consideration, a con if you will, that should be given attention. On most firearms, if a sling is installed, the swivel nipple is mounted close to the end of the stock. There is very little stock material beyond the nipple to rest the gun upon in the “V” unless you rest the actual barrel itself in the yoke. I know this is defiantly not true of all weapons and speak only to “most” styles, but I am guessing that many long range shooters are not going to want to use the barrel of the gun as the primary rest for the shot as opposed to the stock. Thus being aware that you may want to compensate by making sure you rest the stock in the “V” behind the swivel and think ahead enough to maneuver the sling outside of the “V” will allow you to make a steadier rest and have less resting inside of the yoke to hinder you.

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