Primos Tall Bi Pod Trigger Stick Review

When I purchased the Trigger Stick I did it for my wife as a gift. She is a very good shot, but like many she struggles with the off-hand shooting situations she often finds herself in. When I spoke with the folks from Primos at the Eastern Sports Show in Harrisburg PA, they really made a valid point in which style stick would be the best option for her. The mono-pod definitely compensates for up and down stability when shooting and it’s compact, single leg design makes it quite practical as a walking stick and shooting rest. But the bi-pod impressed me with not only the up and down stability but the left and right stability as well which is very important in my wife’s shooting. I could not conceive the need for the tri-pod version as a hunting shooting rest with more weight and legs to maneuver in the woods, but the photographer in me was encouraged. I agreed with the sales pitch on the bi-pod and gladly paid the asking price.

The bipod legs are firm in the fact that they do not readily fall open (separate or spread) when carried, and the folks at Primos added a rubber banding type strap that is attached to one of the legs near the bottom of the unit and wraps around the second leg and secured to a nipple on the strap to hold the legs together when not in use. On our first trip with the Trigger Stick, we were hunting deer in some deeper snow and using the bi-pod as a walking stick when not deployed for a shot. The constant immersion in the snow took its toll on the rubber banding strap and sheared the rubber nipple off rendering the strap useless and dangling from the leg. This being the only negative consideration and feeling I need to fault myself to some degree for the issue, as it is a shooting stick and not primarily a walking stick. My only recourse to compensate for this would be to perhaps slide the banding further up the legs above snow level. I plan to follow up with Primos about a replacement strap and will be interested in how difficult or easy it will be to rectify on the stick.

As previously stated, I do photography as does my wife with her sideline wedding photography business and we are both intrigued at using the Trigger Stick as a camera mount . The unit will work beautifully as the yoke is removable and the stick facilitates 1/4″-20 & 3/8″-16 threaded a fixture which is what most camera and spotting scopes require to be mounted.

I would highly recommend purchasing this system well in advance of using it in the field and practicing with it in as close to real life hunting situations as you can. You will notice these things I have mentioned for yourself and be well practiced to compensate in advance of the moment of truth. With the bi-pod version we have purchased, I will assure you that most of Sandy’s practice shooting, going forward, will be from the Trigger Sticks as opposed to a gun vice and I firmly believe it will make practical shooting sense. As a side, Sandy did indeed anchor a nice deer with the aid of the sticks on that first outing.

I recently guided a young dall ram hunter who was using the mono-pod version of the Trigger Stick with a muzzleloader. He did kill the ram but had made a couple of misses before making a good lung shot. I could visibly see a swaying movement in his rest that I believed would have been compensated for if he was using the bi-pod version. It extended the hunt a bit, but the mono-pod made the long shot he finally closed on possible. A steadier, calmer and more experienced hunter may have had less issue with only the mono-pod, but we were all young and excitable once and as they say “that’s sheep hunting”.

The Primos Tall Bi-Pod Trigger Stick retails through the Primos’ website at around $110 at the time of this writing. Many reputable retailers carry the system and I would encourage you to pull one off the shelf and give it a look over before committing to anything. As it is a significant purchase that I do strongly feel you will deem a good investment, I think you’ll agree that the Trigger Stick dwarfs many “on the market” systems.

All of my future scouting and hunting trips will include the Primos Trigger Stick for sure and I can hardly wait to use it in the photography business. I am not sure if I am most anxious to see how it performs in a wedding shoot environment or seeing my wife chasing a bride and groom around with a camera mounted on a camo colored bi-pod.

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