David Tulloch Reviews: Primos Trigger Sticks

You regularly get to read Bushwear's own opinion on products, but we'd be remiss if we didn't ackowledge that every retailer is a little bit biased towards their own products.  That's why we've enlisted the help of real customers from all shooting disciplines to review the goods we sell in a real environment.  This week, David Tulloch gives us his thoughts on the Primos Trigger Sticks.  If you'd like to be featured on our blog and social media, drop an example review to marketing@bushwear.co.uk.

Stalking season is upon is and Bushwear has kindly let me borrow the sticks to test and review. I have come across these before as my boss uses them so I know a little about how they operate already and I have heard a lot of mixed reviews on them from other stalkers so I wanted to get my hands on them and do my own tests.

Primos Trigger Sticks
Bushwear price £109.95 to £159.99 depending on model

Many die hard stalkers make their own designs and stick by the traditional fold out tripod set up that sometime can be noisy and fiddly as well as cumbersome on rough terrain.

To test these sticks I used three different rifle set ups to get feel for them with the different weights and positions you might find yourself in and it covers all the bases whether you're shooting Deer on the open hill or rabbits in a flat field.

Rifle set ups I am using for the test as follows:

.270 browning A-bolt with T8 moderator and Kahles stalking scope and no Bipod.

.243 Howa 1500 synthetic stock with T8 Moderator and including Bipod

.22lr CZ 455 with SAK moderator and Yukon Photon scope with no Bipod.

In addition to using rifle set ups I also tried the sticks with the Stealth Cam that is still on loan from Bushwear, A Yukon Scout Spotting scope and a larger Minox Spotting scope. This is to show the versatility of the sticks and the many functions it can be used for.

While walking the sticks are very good as a walking aid by fully extending the legs and clamping closed with the flexible rubber straps that are already incorporated on the end of the legs to keep them closed while not in active use.

Each leg is extendable individually and it is all controlled by one trigger with adjustment easily done without much pressure just by motioning your hand on the grip towards the angle you want to adjust. There is no folding out or manual screwing of the poles to get your desired elevation and support, all you need to do is use the grip and the trigger. The motion of the adjustment is very quiet and wont disturb your quarry.

My thoughts on these are that I think they are great. I tested these alongside traditional tripod sticks and mono stick just to get an idea of the comparison and the difference was really a lot. While resting the rifle upon the Primos I can easily make adjustments without changing my angle of view or lifting my rifle off the sticks.  The support it gives is very firm and creates no hassle when having to take your shot. The sticks don’t take a lot to operate and I found that within a few minutes you can master them easily enough. Unlike the other styles you do not have the awkward screwing of the poles to change elevation or angle and with the more traditional tripod style the Primos are far more efficient.

In conclusion I think these are worth a buy and never leave home without them. These are a great stalking aid that makes life on the “hill” that much easier.