Review of the Stoney Point Bench Anchor

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whitedogone

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I thought I'd share my thoughts on a new(I think) product out there. After putting together an AR, I realized that my old rest setup wasn't going to work too well. I've also been called kinda "tight", although I tend to think of it as being an early sustainability advocate. So as I was shopping for a new setup that might fit the bill for me, I ran across the Stoney Point Bench Anchor rest at the local Gander Mountain store. Although they didn't have one setup, it was priced right at $79.00 and from the pictures on the box looked like it might fit the bill.

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Well, I wanted to try to find some reviews online and do some price research before I made a purchase. I didn't find a whole lot out there as far as reviews. But, I did find a Ebay seller that had a price of $59.00 shipped. I thought that fit the "early sustainability advocate" profile well, so I ordered it up. I ordered it on Friday PM and it was on my porch Monday AM. It was well packed and I got the impression of quality because the box was so heavy (22#'s). I opened it and did a quick glance of the directions (something I rarely do). That just reinforced my belief that most directions were added as packing material. Broken engrish and barely legible drawings were the norm here. I proceeded at my own risk. The assembly was fairly easy except how the front and back parts were suppose to mate together. It took all of 5 or 10 minutes once all the head scratching was complete.

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From the look of the front and rear parts, one would think that there is quite a bit of adjustability to the rest. There is only about 2" of length adjustment. The rest will adjust from 23 1/2" to 25 1/2" from the stock cradle to the center of the front bag. Probably not that big of a deal. You have to pull a pin AND unthread one of the support feet to do this.



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The feet are dual purpose. And can be used as pins or with supplied caps (in the background). I don't think the caps will last long.

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I don't care a whole lot for the way the pins/supports thread thru the legs of the rest. They just kinda tapped the walls of the tube. Although the tube is nice and heavy for making the rest solid, I have my doubts that it is thick enough to provide the surface area to support the pins long term. A better way would have been to braze a nut to the tube. This will be easy enough, if and when the time comes.
 
The front rest lift is quite well done. It is very stable and has a large platform to which the supplied bag is velcoed to. It would have been nicier if the bag was larger. The large cast iron adjustment wheel is covered in a nice rubber coating. The front rest raises very smoothly and locks tightly.The height of the front rest adjusts from 9 1/2" to 11 1/2" from the "crotch" of the bag to the table.

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"I've also been called kinda "tight", although I tend to think of it as being an early sustainability advocate."


Love it! Me too, and ditto!!

OT, are you saying it only has 2 inches of vertical adjustment total???? That's not much. I shoot at a range where, due to terrain, there's quite a bit of vertical change between targets at different distances.
 
The Stoney Point Bench Anchor also has a nice large tray for bags of weight,tools, Ect. The weight tray is very solid and covered in the same rubber coating the the front elevation wheel is covered in. The rest can be used without the tray as well.

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I don't think the rest will work with long AR mags without some mods.
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All in all, I think it's a real nice rest. Especially for the $60.00 it sells for. I have used the Original Lead Sled and this rest is a lot nicer in my opinion. I think it may require a few minor tweeks with time to make it nicer yet.

 
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