HELP need good gun rest
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Eddie Harren
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It's hard to beat a Hart or Bald Eagle. Until the Farley ($700.00) came out, the Benchrest game was dominated by Hart and Bald Eagle.
SamSpade
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FIREMAN40X
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2700,
Depends on your intended use of the rest. If you are going to use the rest just for sighting in rifles and informal bench shooting I'd buy the Caldwell. It has some nice features for a bargin. Now if you plan stepping up to BR, I'd go with a Bald Eagle or Sinclair(Hart). They are machined better and offer features(at an added cost) you can't get with a Caldwell. Don't get me wrong the Caldwell is a nice rest.
Gari
Depends on your intended use of the rest. If you are going to use the rest just for sighting in rifles and informal bench shooting I'd buy the Caldwell. It has some nice features for a bargin. Now if you plan stepping up to BR, I'd go with a Bald Eagle or Sinclair(Hart). They are machined better and offer features(at an added cost) you can't get with a Caldwell. Don't get me wrong the Caldwell is a nice rest.
Gari
260_Rifleman
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A short bi-pod is arguably the most stable front rest for a hunting rifle. The two legs keep the rifle level from shot to shot so you don't have to worry about cant from shot to shot.
For a rear rest you can spend money to get a rabbit ear rear bag and fill it with sand or lead shot.
A bi-pod with rear bag is every bit as stable as a full benchrest rig for taking a shot. The only down side to this sort of rig is that you have to re-position the rifle from shot to shot where a benchrest rig will return the crosshairs to the same aiming point without any need for adjustment.
If you do use a bi-pod try to put a layer of something soft between a concrete table and the legs. I use a piece of carpeting that has been cut to fit the concrete table top so that I can rest my shooting arm on it without getting concrete scrapes on the underside of my arm.
For a rear rest you can spend money to get a rabbit ear rear bag and fill it with sand or lead shot.
A bi-pod with rear bag is every bit as stable as a full benchrest rig for taking a shot. The only down side to this sort of rig is that you have to re-position the rifle from shot to shot where a benchrest rig will return the crosshairs to the same aiming point without any need for adjustment.
If you do use a bi-pod try to put a layer of something soft between a concrete table and the legs. I use a piece of carpeting that has been cut to fit the concrete table top so that I can rest my shooting arm on it without getting concrete scrapes on the underside of my arm.
OldTurtle
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I have a Caldwell Lead Sledd and for heavy magnums, it is hard to beat, but for my AR-15 and Savage 204, it is a little awkward for repeat shots. I'm more used to using a "high" eared sand bag and rear bag.
For field use, I have a harris bipod and a San Angelo portable shooting table with a swivel rifle rest.
I guess it depends where you are going to use it. If you go to the range and someone has one, ask to try their's before you spend your $$ as some are easier to adjust to your needs.
For field use, I have a harris bipod and a San Angelo portable shooting table with a swivel rifle rest.
I guess it depends where you are going to use it. If you go to the range and someone has one, ask to try their's before you spend your $$ as some are easier to adjust to your needs.
I picked up a Shooters Ridge gun rest last year and it works really well to soak up recoil during the sighting-in period.
However, as discussed when this question was last asked 2 weeks ago, a rest doesn't replace practice with, and fine tuning of, the rifle once you've finished with the sighting in.
And most rests, of any design, also tend to transmit your bad shooting habits. If your breathing wrong, squeezing the trigger wrong, pushing on the stock too much---whatever, it will throw off your results.
However, as discussed when this question was last asked 2 weeks ago, a rest doesn't replace practice with, and fine tuning of, the rifle once you've finished with the sighting in.
And most rests, of any design, also tend to transmit your bad shooting habits. If your breathing wrong, squeezing the trigger wrong, pushing on the stock too much---whatever, it will throw off your results.