Progress so far of my attempt of a straight shaft setup for my Musketeer

[Mike95inNJ]

I know I could just go and buy one, but I like trying to come up with something on my own. Plus I don't have the money to spend. Only part missing is the pistol grip. The cuff part I cut out from a old computer case. I'm going to buy a set of mountain bike bar ends to get that part done unless I can come up with something else. The armrest cover I made from part of a accessory bag that goes in a laptop bag of which I have three of. I can sacfrifice one. There's 1/4" foam inside the cover where my arm goes. Came out better than expected. Nice project for a rainy day. Feels real good on the arm. Easily adjustable for whatever I'm wearing summer or winter.
HH, Mike in NJ

 

[themartaman]

Did you ever consider checking local goodwil or salvation army store for crutches? Real cheap and sometimes they only have one.Cup and handle already for use.

 

[Mike95inNJ]

Did you ever consider checking local goodwil or salvation army store for crutches? Real cheap and sometimes they only have one.Cup and handle already for use.

Yeah I thought about the forearm crutches. I have three sets of the regular crutches. It was a rainy day and I wanted a project.
Thanks, Mike

 

[tvr]

Nice way to recycle your extra computer cases / accessories.

 

[doindadiggin]

Hi mike looks like you did a good job but what i did was get a pair of walking sticks [i got a pair like new for $15.00aud] IMG]ausflag:

 

[Mike95inNJ]

I bought these for $9.70 total. Should make a nice handle. I have a black foam grip to go over it.
HH, Mike in NJ

 

[Mike95inNJ]

I got my bar ends today in the mail. Had a foam handgrip salvaged from something else that works perfectly. I cannot believe how good this feels to swing. What a difference.
So much more control with ease of operation. Now I'm going to hunt down a mount clip kit to rear mount. I don't want to take it off the other S curve shaft it's currently on. Still need to find a lenth of pole the right size inner and outer diameter. Really enjoying this project.
HH, Mike in NJ

 

[obolus]

Good job Mike!

 

[Mike95inNJ]

Made it longer to have a bigger sweep. The lower shaft is from a bounty hunter tracker 2-D someone gave me a few years ago I no longer have so why not? I need to get a 10" TS1000 coil to cover more ground. Total spent so far is $12.33. Everything else I had laying around. Hip mount ready for the beach or fields. Swings nice. I may sand it and paint it black.
HH, Mike in NJ

 

[ivanll]

I kind of like the Aqua Green, it has style and shows independence.
A big 15" Orange coil would contrast just nicely.
Green and Orange would spell GO.
Watch out beaches, man with GO is on the move.

 

[Canewrap]

Real nice! I have a very similiar setup for my Musketeer that Plugger (his username on this forum and part of the business name he uses) made for me. Your version is quite a bit less expensive though. Gotta agree with how much nicer it is to detect using this setup with the box under my arm. Once you get the quick mount clip for the box and install it under your armcup, you'll be all set and will have one of the most flexible setups on the market (at least that's how I view what I have now). Again, nice work. I know how satisfying it is to do it yourself.

 

[Mike95inNJ]

Real nice! I have a very similiar setup for my Musketeer that Plugger (his username on this forum and part of the business name he uses) made for me. Your version is quite a bit less expensive though. Gotta agree with how much nicer it is to detect using this setup with the box under my arm. Once you get the quick mount clip for the box and install it under your armcup, you'll be all set and will have one of the most flexible setups on the market (at least that's how I view what I have now). Again, nice work. I know how satisfying it is to do it yourself.

Thanks Canewrap. I'm actually going to try it out hipmounted first. A friend of mine DonnaNJ gave me a mount bracket to try and fix. One end is missing the clip. I figure I could put the bracket on and use a piece of velcro wrapped around the housing to hold it on for now. On my other shaft (the "s" one that came with it) I had drilled out the rivets on the bracket, removed it and mounted it under the arm cuff when I first got it. Here's a few pics of how that went. I could never hunt with the musky with it mounted in front of my hand.
HH, Mike in NJ

 

[Mike95inNJ]

I found the first arm cuff would slip a bit. Until I fix that I put this one together with various types of velcro I had. It works and it's comfortable. This frozen ground stuff is killing me.... I'm stir crazy.
Mike in NJ