Robinhood493
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What is a good shooting rest to use on a bench? I like the ones with the 3 legs and will use a bag on the rear. I am not looking for a lead sled type of rest.
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Trickymissfit
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All my rests are home built, and very tight (almost too tight). Still you can buy a good one from Sinclair or Hart. The top plate is another issue that is very critical. I use tops similar to the Sinclairs, and use their bags as well as Protector.
One thing to look for when buying a rest is the overall hight. The first one I built was way too tall (I'm not seven foot tall), and just a crude in design. The second one was much lower, but still kind of uncomfortable. I dropped the third one another inch or so, and it made a big difference. Then I built my last one, and it's about two and a half inches lower than the second one. The threaded post I used on the last three was 20mm with a 10tpi thread (wierd I know) that was all ground finished. But I seemingly had an endless supply of these thread blanks to work with. I built windage tops that even went so far as to have micrometers built into them; what a waste of my time and money!!! Now I use one that is very similar to the Sinclair standard rest to with the black flat bag most of the time. I do have one that is just flat ontop with a protector bag for use with hunting rifles that are very round on the forend.
gary
I did this study last winter, you have probably found my ghost posts if you are doing your homework.
Sinclair. I am sure Hart is great as well but I went with the Sinclair. A good tall bunny ear rear bag and heavy sand. The bags were all much easier to fill than I feared (buy the funnel), actually it was kind of fun but you need a second pair of hands.
Sinclair. I am sure Hart is great as well but I went with the Sinclair. A good tall bunny ear rear bag and heavy sand. The bags were all much easier to fill than I feared (buy the funnel), actually it was kind of fun but you need a second pair of hands.
Robinhood493
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The Caldwell Rock BR seems like a pretty nice rest. Is that one good? I am not looking for a $500 rest. Also what size bag would I need for the rear? The mid sized one I'm thinking.
Sully2
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Its exactly what I have and was going to suggest....but the last time I did the "big boys" chided me and told me to take my stuff back home. Seems they were affronted by someone not using some $1000 rest.
The Caldwell does have a guarantee with it but if down the road it breaks..?...ya just pitch. I can toss a bunch of those Caldwells in the trash heap for the cost of some $$$$ unit.
I have a mid sized and a small bag for the butt stock. Depends on what Im shooting and just where which I use
Trickymissfit
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brother inlaw has two of them, and they work OK for him. The rest top leaves a lot to be desired, but could live with it till I had the money to buy a nice windage top. The top plate is more critical than the rest itself if it's solid.
gary
Trickymissfit
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over on Benchrest Centeral there are two Hart front rests for sale. Both are in the $250 area, but one comes with a really nice windage top. Those things usually run well over a $100 without bags, and this one has two bags to boot!
gary
gary
"Buy once, cry once" - I think my Sinclair without windage was about 250.00. Some of the best shooting money I have ever spent. I almost drove out to Hart to look at their rests which it is of my understanding are excellent. These are solid/substantial rests, not at all what you might think they are unless you have actually seen/touched/shot over one.
And if you want a cheap rest (and many of us have used them) roll up an old stiff blanket or a bunch of big old towels and tie them together with some cord. This is a great start but only good to a point. Fact is I am going to put one of these together again for woodchucks next season.
And if you want a cheap rest (and many of us have used them) roll up an old stiff blanket or a bunch of big old towels and tie them together with some cord. This is a great start but only good to a point. Fact is I am going to put one of these together again for woodchucks next season.
Lefty7mmstw
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A big shaped sand bag like you find from any good shooting store has been my ticket for a couple of years. Before that I used canvas shot bags filled with sand to 3/4 full and tied them off. I made a lower platform with 8 or 10 layers of 1x12" lumber to keep it down to a few front bags. There's wobble in most metal rests, even if well made.
