Portable shooting bench

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Swede62

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Anyone have ideas or plans for a portable shooting bench that can be pulled by human power. A lot of places I hunt there is walking access only or in the fall there is fire danger. Any help is appreciated.
 
See;

http://www.geocities.com/graymist44/hunt3.html

scroll down to Page 8 and see one of my partners shooting off a tri-pod from a chair-in-a-bag. There is a V- shaped rubber shooting adapter that attaches to the tripod. He's an old OH groundhog hunter who likes his comforts..and is a good shot to boot.

If you look at some of the benches we used, I liked the simple plywood top table with banquet legs best.

I doubt that you'd want to hump even a lightweight table, rifle, ammo and stool very far..or often.

I tried just using the chair and shooting sticks and while was OK, will be using the tri-pod on walkabouts this year.
 
Try this one. It is a Cadilac. Rock solid for shots in the field out to 500 or 600 yards with no problem. It comes with a shoulder strap. Uphill or downhill with ease, and the ground does not even have to be level where you set it up. I have been using it for a few years, and it is awesome. Most of the parts are aluminum so it is not real heavy. My only complaint is when you put it over your shoulder you need to be careful or you will get a screw in your back. It just takes a minute to carry it properly. Tom.

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Cool, HOGGHEAD. Huntsman, it doesn't get much simpler than that. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
Thanks for the ideas! I have an old multimedia heavy duty tripod at home that i bet would be just great for this application. Swede
 
With no place to set ammo, headset, binos ?

I prefer one that has those basic requirements, folds flat and can be carried in one hand.

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hog head were can i buy one of these ? how much ? marty




I bought mine from Hart & Sons. The barrel and rifle guys. You can buy it a few different ways. It is called "The Ultimate Tripod", and it really is. Tom.
 
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With no place to set ammo, headset, binos ?

I prefer one that has those basic requirements, folds flat and can be carried in one hand.

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I gotta call BS when you say you are carrying all the stuff in that picture in one hand. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif


I actually believe where you hunt has a lot to do with it. A table is great, no doubt. however you have to be hunting on flat land. And you need to be able to drive your vehicle up to where you are using it. I also believe the tripod is much more solid than a light table like that. Just my opinion. Just kidding about the one hand. Tom.
 
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I guess you could say I have contributing member witnesses...enough said. Besides thats my son, he's a big boy I'd make him carry the stuff. At 22 lbs. you can call it anything you want but I'm guessing the boy can carry it under one arm.

No matter how you slice it, its still better than laying your binos, ammo and accessories on the ground to shoot.

My sons girlfriend getting ready for her first day of pds. She's about to do what some of these guys only wish they could. We did not make her carry the table by the way.

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samspade. i have the stoney point 2 legged biopod. attaches to front swival. how do like the 3rd leg set up on your tripod. do you think it work on praire dogs ? does it support the rifle with holding the rifle up by hand. just wonder what u like about it and what u dont like. i am thinking about buying one for the walk huns. i have a nice truck hitch shooting table being made right now. sets about 2 feet above truck bed. marty
 
I like the third leg and wouldn't shoot without it. It stabilizes the bipod a lot by keeping it from moving forward and back. I don't know if it will fit on the swivel bipod but if it does that might be better than my setup. The tag-along that supports the buttstock takes a lot of getting use to but works good also. I use mine mostly for PD shooting, walking or quick setups. The trouble with truck or trailer mounted benches is that in most states you are required to have at least one foot on the ground. My reservation on swivel mounted bipods is they let the rifle tilt from side to side to easily.
 
thanks for the info,. here in ND you can use truck shooting bench for parier dogs only. but i also am going to use mine for target prctice. i like the higher elevation. i can see better. on your stoney point tripod picture looks like it attaches to the front sling swival if not want kind of rest is it ? mine is a stoney point. thanks. coonman
 


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