Thread is a little old, but I finally bought the Bog Pod Tripod and took it out to shoot my .17 HMR. I had actually considered buying a shooting bench for better accuracy, and also considered mountting a Harris bipod onto it. But I liked the Tripod shooting sticks idea for all the applications I'd be using them for, so I bought them first. I enjoyed using the sticks so much more than laying down and using an old sewn up pant leg full of sand as a rest.