Spartan Precision Equipment: Best Shooting Rests for Hunters
Backcountry Hunting Podcast
Joseph von Benedikt
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
This episode, we're joined by legendary British hunter and mountaineer Rob Gearing. Nicknamed "Lord G" by none other than Craig Boddington, Gearing designed the Javelin bipod, which I believe is the finest bipod for backcountry hunting that's ever been made. We talk through Spartan's various shooting rests, and tell plenty of stories that examplify just how crucial it is to have the right gear. ENJOY!
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| 0:00.0 | Ten years ago this year, I met a man that's become a very good friend. |
| 0:03.9 | Rob Gearing gave me one of his mountaineering quality, lightweight, quick detachable bipods, |
| 0:09.7 | and I took it to Africa and made what is to this day the longest shot on a game animal |
| 0:15.5 | that I've ever taken. |
| 0:18.0 | 997 yards while doing bullet testing. |
| 0:21.7 | This was a journalistic responsibility for a long-range bullet that was about to be introduced. |
| 0:26.9 | And I've been a fan of and a proponent of Spartan precision equipment ever since. |
| 0:32.9 | There's big things moving and shaking within the industry, not leaving Spartan behind, I might add. So, |
| 0:41.7 | Rob, thanks for coming. Rob's just stayed overnight with me at my house in Southeastern Idaho. |
| 0:46.2 | We welcome him like a brother every year because he's one of our favorite people. And we |
| 0:51.0 | meet together. We do. It's either Moose, elk, halibur, or we had done some bison |
| 0:56.9 | last night, which was not a bad dish. Yes, it's always great to come here because I always know |
| 1:02.3 | I'm going to get very well looked after. So it's delightful to be here. Yeah, things have come |
| 1:08.3 | on a long way, Joseph. And arguably, if I was very bright, I would have come down the mountains a wee while ago. |
| 1:15.8 | But that's my happy place. |
| 1:17.7 | But there are a host of products now, a host of answers for really whatever you're doing, wherever you're hunting. |
| 1:27.7 | We've got some great products out there. |
| 1:29.7 | And I've been listening. |
| 1:31.5 | I've been listening to people that hunt in Africa, |
| 1:33.7 | to hunt in Europe, |
| 1:34.8 | to hunt up in the Arctic. |
| 1:36.7 | And effectively, |
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