lead sled

I agree, love mine as well. I will mention a side benefit to having a lead sled. Guys who don't shoot much (I bet we all know a few) seem to be much more ready to do the zeroing chores when using a lead sled. The rest softens the effect of poor shooting form and stops the flinching that "5 shells a year" shooters quickly suffer from off the bench. It tends to give them more confidence in their guns and they tend to shoot them better.
 
I love mine,, and for really trying to get the most out of your guns sighting in i dont think there is no other way to go.
 
Depends what you are using now. If you have a good front rest with a good rear bag stick with it! I have the DFT Lead Sled and can still shoot better with standard rest and rear bag. It does do a great job with the recoil. RR
 
I use a lead sled to test the grouping of hand loads, but once I find an accurate well grouping load I move to the posistion(s) I will most shoot from, i.e. sitting w/ sticks/bi-pod or laying down.
 
I love my ledsled. It really helps me stabilize much better to zero my rifles, and prevents me flinching when my shoulder might be getting sore after 50 shots of a higher recoil cartridge than a more enjoyable varmint caliber.

It is in no way a substitute for learning proper shooting techniques, but it at least helps ensure that your rifle is sighted in properly.

I even used mine to sight in my 22 Hornet. That way I couldn't blame a poor shot on the rifle
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I use mine for developing and testing loads to remove the human factor as much as possible....I strap the sled down to the bench and the rifle to the sled, just tight enough to allow positioning the rifle in the same spot and with the same amount of pressure, both downward and rearward to gain consistency....

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For testing my shooting skill, I use just a front rest...
 
It's a good product that works very well. I have never added any weight to the sled it works well just as is. And makes for a rock solid shot.
 
I used a friends for the first time a couple of months ago to check zero on my deer rifle before season. He did put a bag of shot on it, and I was really impressed with how solid it was.

Shayne
 
I also have the lead sled and love it for sighting in. I have been told that the sled is not friendly to optics.Has anyone else heard any negatives?

Lefty
 
Turtle,

Is that a modification to the rear adjustment jackscrew that is hiding behind your DQ? If so does this allow clearance for the grip at the rail?
 
I dont own one myself but have used one. My observations are that it's well suited to kill recoil, but not solid enough for me to do precision work. I find that a BR and rear bags work much better for me.

I was very impressed last yr when I was working up a load for my guide gun and i just couldnt take the recoil any more. Im in no way "recoil-sensitive" but heavy loads in that gun just plain hurt. I jumped on my buddy's lead sled with 50# on it and that gun instantly became a "pussycat"...lol
 
Question for you fellows that use the leadsled.I am not downing the use in any way,I just want to ask:do you see a differance in POI when shooting your rifle from other rests?It always seems to me that I need to shoot off whatever rest I will be shooting off of in real use to have my rifles shoot the same in the field.It seems that if I use bipod prone I get a pretty big difference than off bags or ruck.I understand the use of whatever is most solid for load development but do you use whatever you will be using in the field last to check POI?
 
tnshootist,

I think a guy has to definitely use field rests to get the most accurate reading on how a particular gun will shoot in the field. As an example, I worked up a load for my neighbors Browning BLR and it would not tolerate shooting off any kind of sandbag type front rest. Held off hand it would give decent groups. Ironically, my neighbor has only one arm and can shoot that rifle better than anyone he hands it too. A somewhat bizarre match made in heaven.
 
Lead Sleds are a great idea but thats it.

When the Military are testing loads for accuracy thier sleds have Hydrolic give for a reason. Can you guess why??
 
Personally, I use the sled for multiple shots when working on loads and checking poi at several distances. I will use my hunting position to tweek (usually pretty close) before I leave the range. If I keep the anchor point the same in different positions, my poi is close.
 
RonO,

It's a small world. I too am an amputee. I lost my right hand in '72. I am right eye dominant and still think of myself as being right handed. I have learned that there is no one way to do things. What works for one, doesn't work for another. Most of all Don't give up.

Lefty
 


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