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[Corky]

I purchased the new Caldwell DeadShot FieldPod... it's a portable bench rest advertised for Rifle and Crossbows. I use it for my crossbow and it works really well, very portable, light to carry, folds up and comes with a carry strap, swivels in 360 degrees, tilts up/down. (if you're handy, you could make the same thing out of an ordinary camera tripod. It'd be heavier than the Deadshot however).

Anyone else try this? Bought mine on line. Increased my accuracy very much. As I'm new to all things crossbow, I hunt from the ground. Put a bit of camo tape on it, snuggle up to a tree and you're a ready Freddie! Am making a Ghillie suit for further stealth, now just got to get ride of my human stink.

Good Lord, I'm havin' fun... ain't put anything on the ground yet, but smilin' as I play!!

Corky  AKA Robert Wahl

Edited by Corky, 21 January 2012 - 06:36 PM.

[briarpatch]

Never saw one of those...looks pretty ccol....btw...welcome to the Nation

[Buck_Slayer]

Agreed. That looks pretty sweet.

[rock74]

I use a bi-pod from UTG from the bench its 9-11 inches and fold flat to my fore stock it came with a swivel mount and a picatinny rail mount i have mine on the rail.

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[Corky]

I see Cabelas has come out with something very similar to the DeadSpot FieldPod... $84. Hmmmm, must be sellin' 'em!

Corky

[H&S Archer]

Here is a pic of it. I will take a closer look

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[hankenhunter]

I made one from an old antique brass camera tripod. It extends to 4 feed and down to 1 foot.Taped it up with camo duct tape. Very light and free too! I'd post a pic but I'm on a tiny notepad and can't find the dam slot for the memory card.
Enjoy your rest,PTP
Hank

[Urban Legend]

I have one myself.  I like it very much.

[Wired Wrong]

H&S Archer, on 29 January 2012 - 06:53 PM, said:

Here is a pic of it. I will take a closer look

Is this one from Cabelas?
Thanks  

[Corky]

Cabelas sells both, theirs, and the Caldwell... if I'm viewing the Cabelas pic correctly, it looks like Cabelas is just the top half of a reconfigured DeadSpot that fits a standard camera tripod. The camera tripod would provide 360 pan and up/down tilt. Either one looks okay, I just like the steadyness these provide... looking through my scope there's no "hovering" around the aim point so you can concentrate on squeezing the trigger in a relaxed manner!

Corky

[Stalker]

hankenhunter, on 29 January 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:

I made one from an old antique brass camera tripod. It extends to 4 feed and down to 1 foot.Taped it up with camo duct tape. Very light and free too! I'd post a pic but I'm on a tiny notepad and can't find the dam slot for the memory card.
Enjoy your rest,PTP
Hank

I did the same thing.I put a block of wood on top that my quiver mount sits on.Works great and I can carry it in my back pocket.Got my first xbow deer using it.

[Stalker]

Corky, on 21 January 2012 - 06:34 PM, said:

I purchased the new Caldwell DeadShot FieldPod... it's a portable bench rest advertised for Rifle and Crossbows. I use it for my crossbow and it works really well, very portable, light to carry, folds up and comes with a carry strap, swivels in 360 degrees, tilts up/down. (if you're handy, you could make the same thing out of an ordinary camera tripod. It'd be heavier than the Deadshot however).

Anyone else try this? Bought mine on line. Increased my accuracy very much. As I'm new to all things crossbow, I hunt from the ground. Put a bit of camo tape on it, snuggle up to a tree and you're a ready Freddie! Am making a Ghillie suit for further stealth, now just got to get ride of my human stink.

Good Lord, I'm havin' fun... ain't put anything on the ground yet, but smilin' as I play!!

Corky  AKA Robert Wahl

I would like to see your homeaid suit and get ideas about making one for myself.I like to take my daughter hunting with me but we both cant fit in one climber.

[H&S Archer]

Wired Wrong, on 29 January 2012 - 08:10 PM, said:

Is this one from Cabelas?
Thanks  

I lifted from the Caldwel site.

[Corky]

Yes, that's available thru Cabales, and apparently other places as well... it's the Caldwell DeadSpot FieldPod.

Corky

[H&S Archer]

My bipod rig

[rock74]

Corky after looking at that rest in Bps i can see that coming in handy in a lot is situations that maybe next on my list off accessaries. Im just wondering is it pretty sturdy in the high position i think if sad up to 42" ?

[Corky]

Rock, it's pretty sturdy. I crank my tilt down so that I have to move it up, or down, to set my scope crosshair on target. You can then take your hand off, so that you're only touching the trigger of the crossbow... leads to a very relaxed steady trigger pull. I wish there were detents on the tilt function so you could secure it a bit more. I shoot left handed. Sometimes I gently place my right hand on the ballance point of the Deadspot. This way, my hands/fingers are never close to moving strings.  ( my Wildcat is head heavy so my balance pt. is a bit forward)

Corky

[SmacD]

hankenhunter, on 29 January 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:

I made one from an old antique brass camera tripod. It extends to 4 feed and down to 1 foot.Taped it up with camo duct tape. Very light and free too! I'd post a pic but I'm on a tiny notepad and can't find the dam slot for the memory card.
Enjoy your rest,PTP
Hank

Hank would love to see your rig...  any chance you could get it posted?  i have beaucoup camera tripods and wold lke to convert one as well...  I'm also thinking about how to convert one of my monopods ( may be easier to just buy one ...LOL)

Edited by SmacD, 04 February 2012 - 08:50 AM.