Hunters rarely get to choose their shooting position. Terrain, grass and time decide. Knowing several positions, and how your gear fits each one, lets you take the steadiest shot the ground allows.
Practice every position with an unloaded rifle first, and always know your target and what is beyond it.
Prone
The steadiest option when the ground and vegetation allow you to see the target lying down. Support the front with a bipod or pack, and put the rear bag under the toe of the stock to fine-tune your aim. See our prone guide.
Prone off a pack
No bipod? Lay your pack in front of you and rest the fore-end on it. The rear bag still does the same job at the back. Squeeze to raise or lower the crosshairs.
Sitting
When grass or brush blocks a prone view, sitting gets you higher. Use shooting sticks, a tripod or your knees for support. A rear bag can still help where the stock meets your support, for example on a raised knee or a pack across your lap.
Off natural cover
A rock, a log or a fence post can make a front rest. Pad the contact point with your hand or a glove, keep the barrel itself off the rest, and support the rear wherever you can.
Where Sling Steady fits
Whatever the position, the rear support is the part most often left behind. Sling Steady rides on your sling, so it is with the rifle in every one of these positions, already there when the shot presents itself. At 9.5 oz (Pro) or 6.3 to 6.8 oz (Sport), it is light enough that you never have to decide whether it is worth carrying: no fatigue from extra gear, no tools, just Sling Steady Ready.
Shop the Pro 9" for bolt-action and hunting rifles or the Sport 7" for AR-platform rifles. Sling Steady is a veteran-run company, and every bag is made in the USA.
Related reading: Prone hunting · Building a stable prone position · What is a rear squeeze bag?
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