Primos Trigger Stick vs BOG DeathGrip for hog hunting

We haven't tested these units; scores come from published specs and the rubric on our How We Choose page. Every figure in the table links to the maker's product page: Primos's Gen3 Tall Tripod page and BOG's DeathGrip Tripod page for the aluminum model. Where one maker publishes a figure the other doesn't, we say so rather than guess.

Trigger Stick vs DeathGrip: the specs side by side

Both sat in our under-$500 tier when we checked Amazon in September 2026, so price won't decide this. Two figures neither maker publishes on the pages we cite: a load rating for the rest, and (for Primos) the leg material. BOG also sells a carbon fiber DeathGrip; its weight isn't in our sources, so every DeathGrip number on this page is the aluminum model's.

Clamp vs yoke: the difference that decides it

Everything else on this page follows from the head. BOG's patented DeathGrip clamp grips the rifle and holds it hands-free. Primos's Quick Detach Yoke System (with an integrated lock) cradles the fore-end in a U, and you hold the rifle in it.

• On a long sit, the clamp wins outright. The rifle is already on the feeder when a hog steps in, and your hands and arms are free while you wait, glass or change position in the chair. With a yoke, you either hold the rifle up the whole time or set it down and pick it up again when a hog shows.
• On a stalk, the yoke wins. You set the stick, drop the rifle in and shoot. Clamping and unclamping is a step you don't have with a yoke, and it's one more thing to do while a hog is walking.

That's why our best shooting sticks and tripods ranking puts the clamping tripods first for hogs: most hog hunting over bait is sitting. But if you hunt the other way, the ranking flips.

Height range: the DeathGrip goes lower, the Trigger Stick a little higher

BOG publishes 7 to 59 in for the aluminum DeathGrip; Primos publishes 24 to 62 in for the Gen3 Tall. Our arithmetic from those figures:

• The DeathGrip reaches 17 in lower (7 against 24 in), which covers prone and a low blind chair. The Trigger Stick can't get that low.
• The Trigger Stick reaches 3 in higher (62 against 59 in), a small edge for tall shooters taking standing shots.
• The DeathGrip has more travel: 52 in of adjustment against 38 in, so one rest covers more positions.
• From a ground blind chair, both work. Barronett lists 35 in from the floor to the bottom of the Feather Five's windows, inside both ranges.

For uneven ground, Primos calls out a leg angle lock and extreme leg angles, which helps on a slope or a creek bank. BOG lists no-slip lever locks on its aluminum legs. If standing shots are most of what you do and you're tall, neither top height is generous; the Primos Edge (9 to 67 in, clamping) is worth a look, as covered below.

Weight and carry: 5 lb is the whole argument for stalkers

Primos lists the Gen3 Tall at approximately 3.5 lb. BOG lists the aluminum DeathGrip at 8.5 lb. That's 5 lb more, or about 2.4 times the weight. From the truck to a blind 100 yards away, it doesn't matter. On a mile-long walk with a thermal, a light and water, it's the heaviest single thing you're carrying besides the rifle.

One way to see it: BOG lists its smaller DeathGrip Bantam at just over 3 lb. A Trigger Stick for stalking plus a Bantam for the blind together weigh about 6.5 lb, still less than one full DeathGrip. Neither maker publishes a collapsed length on the pages we cite, so we can't compare how each packs.

Setup speed: a one-hand trigger against lever locks

This is the Trigger Stick's strongest point. Primos's height adjustment is a trigger: pull it and set the height one-handed, with your eye still on the hog. Primos says you can make last-second micro-adjustments on target the same way. The DeathGrip sets like a conventional tripod: release the lever locks, extend the legs, lock them, then clamp the rifle. That's fine when you set up before the hogs arrive, and slow when they're already moving.

For hogs, that maps cleanly onto the two hunts. Over a feeder you set the rest once, in daylight, and speed barely matters. On a stalk, the seconds between seeing a hog and being steady are the whole game.

Following a hog: pan and tilt

Hogs rarely stand still at a feeder. BOG publishes the more detailed head: 360-degree pan with tension adjustment, plus a tilt lever that gives up to 25 degrees of cant fore and aft. With the rifle clamped, you can follow a hog walking off the feeder by panning the head, with tension set so the rifle doesn't drift. Primos describes a strengthened rotating joint for smooth panning and doesn't publish a tilt figure; with a yoke, you aim by moving the rifle in the cradle, so there's no tilt lever to set.

At night over a feeder

Most hog sits end in the dark. The extension publication Feral Hogs in Texas calls feral hogs "usually nocturnal," resting by day in dense cover and moving at night to open areas for food and water (Feral Hogs in Texas, B-6149, 2004). A night sit usually means a long wait with a thermal or night-vision scope, or a light, on the rifle. That's where the DeathGrip earns its weight: the clamp keeps the rifle on the feeder while you scan with a handheld thermal, and the pan tension lets you follow a hog without lifting anything.

If you're building that setup, see our best thermal monoculars for the scanning half and our guide to hunting hogs at night without thermal for the lower-cost route. And before any night hunt, read can you hunt hogs at night in Texas.

Heads, grips and legs

• Swappable head: Primos's Quick Detach Yoke comes off so the same legs can hold binoculars, a spotting scope or a camera. The DeathGrip's head is its gun clamp; we didn't find a swappable optics mount in the specs we cite.
• Grip: Primos lists a contoured no-slip grip; BOG lists high-density foam grips.
• Legs: BOG publishes aluminum legs (and sells a carbon version). Primos doesn't list the leg material on the product page.
• Our sub-scores: the DeathGrip scores 9.5 on stability and height range against 7 for the Trigger Stick; the Trigger Stick scores 9 on setup and weight against 5.5 for the DeathGrip. The DeathGrip also scores higher on durability and materials (8 against 6.5); Primos doesn't publish the Trigger Stick's leg material. Both cards below show every sub-score.

What neither maker tells you

A fair comparison has to name the gaps, because they're where a buyer can get surprised. From the product pages we cite:

• No load rating for either rest. If your rifle wears a heavy thermal or night-vision scope and a light, neither maker gives you a number to check it against. BOG does publish a load figure for the smaller Bantam's clamp (up to 40 lb, the maker's claim); for the full DeathGrip, ask BOG directly.
• No collapsed length for either, so we can't tell you which rides better on a pack or in a truck toolbox.
• No warranty terms in the specs we cite for either rest. Check the maker's site before you buy if that matters to you.
• No leg material for the Trigger Stick. Primos lists it on the Edge (aluminum) but not on the Gen3 Tall page.

None of these gaps changes the verdict, because the clamp-or-yoke question outweighs them all. They're worth knowing if you're choosing between the DeathGrip and the Primos Edge, which differ mainly in weight and height range.

The in-between options

If neither is quite right, two rests on our shortlist split the difference:

• Primos Edge Aluminum Tripod: a clamping tripod like the DeathGrip, but 5.75 lb (2.75 lb lighter) with the widest range we list, 9 to 67 in. Primos doesn't publish its leg-lock type or a load rating.
• BOG DeathGrip Bantam: the clamp at just over 3 lb, for sitting and kneeling only (20 to 42 in per the listing title). The lightest way to get a hands-free rest in a ground blind.

Both are ranked on our shooting sticks and tripods page, and our ground blind ranking lists the window heights and floor space each rest has to fit.

Which one to buy

Choose the BOG DeathGrip if

• You mostly sit a feeder, a blind or a field edge, especially at night.
• You want the rifle held on target hands-free while you wait or glass.
• You shoot prone or from a low chair: only the DeathGrip gets down to 7 in.
• You carry it a short way from the truck, so 8.5 lb doesn't matter.

Choose the Primos Trigger Stick Gen3 if

• You stalk hogs on foot and need to be steady in seconds.
• You walk a long way in and want a rest about 3.5 lb.
• You hunt slopes and creek banks where extreme leg angles help.
• You want one set of legs for your rifle, binoculars and a camera.

Either rest steadies a shot; neither makes a poor one good. Shot placement and a safe backstop matter more than the rest, and our best caliber for hogs guide covers both. For the rest of the sit, see the blinds, rests and field gear hub.