Shooting Rail For A Lock On Stand
I have a 15 ft ladder stand in some tight cover. Some of our spots offer us no cover. The PVC rings are the braces, and the clamps simply hold them in place. These vertical pieces fasten to the shooting rail with bungee chords and hold the rail up.
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A tall person might need the rail to be raised significantly higher than a child or shorter hunter. I've used this rail system for many years. They should be from 1-inch to 4-inches in diameter, depending on how high you need to raise the shooting rail. I used 1/2 inch emt pipe (electrical metal tubing) and bent it with a pipe bender to get the right width. Place a PVC coupling on top of each arm of the stand, beneath the rail, then slide the couplings toward the back of the stand until the rail is raised to the desired height. They are not that expensive. Tree stand shooting rail. I feel like im sticking out like a sore thumb in some of them. In the past deer have gotten to close for me to get ready to shoot. This rail uses a white chord tied to the tree to hold it up. Use these tips to adapt and capitalize! Thanks for the info btw everyone. Here is a link to USA Home Depot prices.... =c_Conduit. We were thinking about wrapping the stands with a camo type material from the shooting rail down to the platform. I welded this particular stand in 1989.
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I bought one a year or two ago from Dicks, tried it out in my back yard and it was junk so I returned it. We have mostly ladder stands with a shooting rail. I have the wife make a cover for it with a piece of camo fabric. I used my imagination and came up with a simple homemade remedy using two square-shouldered U-bolt clamps and two PVC pipe couplings. I can run the conduit and a conduit bender down to you one day if you don't have access to it. Something that will last a couple years? Need Treestand cover ideas. A chain with turnbuckle is used to secure it to the tree. How much does the piping run per 10ft if you know? I suppose a hose clamp or heavy-duty zip tie would also work well for securing the coupling. Thanks for any than "practice your off hand shooting" - almost anyone can benefit from a rest. To grip the tree, I welded an angle iron with some teeth to the ends of the shooting rail. CF, I have made several for my API climbers, I do the same as Peter P with a piece of electrical conduit. Moderator: Excalibur Marketing Dude.
Tree Stand Shooting Rail
I may by the bender.. its like 20 bucks at lowes I think. I myself like a lower rail. This prevents my clothing from catching on it. Or have you rigged one up yourself? Sorry, I dont have a picture of it but it works great. While hunting, I place my crossbow or rifle across the rail to leave both hands free. Has anyone built anything like this before? Ill probably use U bolts and connect it to the stand. Tree stand shooting rail kit. Also what is a good material to use for this. I was wanting to build something that resembles a shooting rail that i can staple camo burlap to conceal my movement better. I then cut the ends to the desired height and wrap it with black copper pipe insulation. Parents will appreciate the ability to raise shooting rails as their children grow. Last edited by warydragon on Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:52 pm, edited 1 time in total. They need to be large enough to fit over the stand arms and bottom of the PVC ring.
My tip is a result of wanting to adjust the height of the shooting rail on my metal ladder stand after I moved it to a new location. You'll find this method also works well for raising and lowering your shooting rails to accommodate different sized hunters. The idea was to have something sturdy and quiet attached beneath each of the rail arms to raise the shooting bar to the height needed. If you have a unique or special tip you'd like to share with Buckmasters fans, please email it to and, if chosen, we will send you a cap signed by Jackie Bushman, along with a knife! 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. I bring a roll of black duct tape too, and wrap some around any protruding parts of the U-bolt clamp. Normally I have a camo cloth draped over the rail to hide my hand movements. It gets in the way but is usable. I havent priced any of it yet. Homemade shooting rail. On one of my ladder stands, the rail was too high and I had to cut it to make it more comfortable.
I normally run a piece of PVC water pipe through the second ladder wrung from the top and connect a piece of 3/4" PVC with a 90 degree elbow to each end. How long of a peice does one rail usually? The closer to the hinges you get, the higher the rail will be. Also bring black duct tape and a wrench to secure U-bolt clamps. Homemade tree stand shooting rail.com. After setting up my stand, I realized the shooting rail needed to be higher because the lay of the land was different than the previous location. It uses a 24' ladder. For the slider rings, bring two, PVC couplings.