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Post by lwh723 on Apr 18, 2015 17:21:01 GMT -5
I really liked the looks of Earnhardt's new rest, so I decided to copycat him. Really like the rest. Now I need to upgrade my shooting bench (or at least tighten some bolts). New rest First and only group with it so far. Hadn't shot the gun in 2 months, and the powder had gummed up so much that I had to hammer it down. Subsequent shots loaded much easier. Didn't seem to hurt the group although shot#1 is far right.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2015 17:33:14 GMT -5
25 meters or 100 yards? That's some tight shooting.
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Post by tnhunter54 on Apr 18, 2015 17:33:21 GMT -5
Good group, and I like the new rest.
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Post by airborneike on Apr 18, 2015 17:38:07 GMT -5
Luke,
Nice rest and good shooting.
Is this one of your Brux/arrowhead plug guns?
Good combination
Mike
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Post by lwh723 on Apr 18, 2015 17:57:22 GMT -5
Mike, Thanks for the compliment. Not only is it one of the Brux/Arrowhead Plug guns, it's The Original Brux/Arrowhead Plug Gun--the very first one. Luke
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Post by lwh723 on Apr 18, 2015 17:59:19 GMT -5
25 meters or 100 yards? That's some tight shooting. Ha! 91.4 meters.
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Post by rambler on Apr 18, 2015 18:45:59 GMT -5
25 meters or 100 yards? That's some tight shooting. Ha! 91.4 meters. Can it do the 500 yd Earnhart boogie??
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Post by kash913 on Apr 18, 2015 18:53:49 GMT -5
Nice group what the cost of that rest?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2015 19:02:51 GMT -5
Nice shooting Luke. Hey you're light years ahead of what I shoot off of...
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Post by mrbuck on Apr 18, 2015 19:12:47 GMT -5
Does not look that far right to me !! Very nice shooting . Chris
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2015 19:54:26 GMT -5
Very nice rest, hope it helps you reduce the beating on your shoulder.
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Post by Richard on Apr 18, 2015 20:14:55 GMT -5
Very nice rest and nice group even with that one democrat practically out of the group Something about that rest just seems to eek $$$$$$$. I would be guessing $500.00 + If you really want to stabilize it, fit a flat plate to the forend and then get a corresponding front bag. Something in the 3" wide range..............which is a standard bench rest bag. Here is one sold by Hart....There are others also. www.rwhart.com/store/proddetail.asp?prod=RWH-N-AA Richard
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Post by BuckDoeHunter on Apr 18, 2015 21:36:26 GMT -5
Nice shooting! Nice lookin rifle and rest
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 5:34:23 GMT -5
Great shooting Luke! One of the things I like best about the rest is the stability and repeatablilty. Low recoil and the rest barely moved after battery. My lead sled would slide all over the place after I shot. This rest does not. Plus it's solid as a rock.
You're right...I'm having the same problems as you now...I need to tighten the screws/bolts on my bench or add some more screws to tighten it up.
How hard is it to build/form up a concrete bench?
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Post by Dave W on Apr 19, 2015 6:40:37 GMT -5
Forming is pretty easy with concrete, wood, screws, wire remesh, and plastic strips or metal flashing to form rounded corners, and you are in business. The benches at our club have metal poles with flanges to bolt the legs to the concrete floor and table top. Seen some that use concrete blocks as legs. Concrete benches are nice but they are not kind to guns, especially for what we do, where you need somewhere to lean the gun when loading.
Nice shooting Luke!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 7:45:56 GMT -5
Forming is pretty easy with concrete, wood, screws, wire remesh, and plastic strips or metal flashing to form rounded corners, and you are in business. The benches at our club have metal poles with flanges to bolt the legs to the concrete floor and table top. Seen some that use concrete blocks as legs. Concrete benches are nice but they are not kind to guns, especially for what we do, where you need somewhere to lean the gun when loading. Nice shooting Luke! So you're tellin me my loaner gun looks like crap now??!! :/
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Post by rambler on Apr 19, 2015 7:49:57 GMT -5
Great shooting Luke! One of the things I like best about the rest is the stability and repeatablilty. Low recoil and the rest barely moved after battery. My lead sled would slide all over the place after I shot. This rest does not. Plus it's solid as a rock. You're right...I'm having the same problems as you now... I need to tighten the screws/bolts on my bench or add some more screws to tighten it up. How hard is it to build/form up a concrete bench? Makes me wonder what its doing to your scope??
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Post by Dave W on Apr 19, 2015 9:25:15 GMT -5
Forming is pretty easy with concrete, wood, screws, wire remesh, and plastic strips or metal flashing to form rounded corners, and you are in business. The benches at our club have metal poles with flanges to bolt the legs to the concrete floor and table top. Seen some that use concrete blocks as legs. Concrete benches are nice but they are not kind to guns, especially for what we do, where you need somewhere to lean the gun when loading. Nice shooting Luke! So you're tellin me my loaner gun looks like crap now??!! :/ No, lucky for you there is a picnic table behind the bench I like to shoot from. The days somebody else gets control of the table I have to use a sandbag to lean the guns against. Concrete is nice for the no flex factor but I liked our old metal and wood benches better.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 10:58:17 GMT -5
rambler, I'm sure some of the bench's abuse comes from shooting. But the majority of the abuse comes from dragging it around the yard when mowing or plowing snow.
As for the scope abuse...That Sightron SIII 8-32x probably has ~ 2000 shots on it, and it still holds zero like it was new.
I have quite a few shots on the Sightron 6-24 as well, and a couple hundred on the 10-50x. and they are holding zero also.
We'll see how well the Burris XTR II 8-40x holds up this summer and coming winter. But I'm sure it'll be just fine.
Luke, how wide is the front bag?
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Post by rambler on Apr 19, 2015 11:01:55 GMT -5
rambler, I'm sure some of the bench's abuse comes from shooting. But the majority of the abuse comes from dragging it around the yard when mowing or plowing snow. As for the scope abuse...That Sightron SIII 8-32x probably has ~ 2000 shots on it, and it still holds zero like it was new. I have quite a few shots on the Sightron 6-24 as well, and a couple hundred on the 10-50x. and they are holding zero also. We'll see how well the Burris XTR II 8-40x holds up this summer and coming winter. But I'm sure it'll be just fine. Luke, how wide is the front bag? Actually upon further thought I can see where the snow might factor in but I didn't think the grass would be an issue with all that perma frost up in the tundra
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Post by dannoboone on Apr 19, 2015 16:28:57 GMT -5
As usual, GREAT shootin', Luke!
You ARE taking this rest inside, right?
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Post by deertroy1 on Apr 19, 2015 17:04:21 GMT -5
Forming is pretty easy with concrete, wood, screws, wire remesh, and plastic strips or metal flashing to form rounded corners, and you are in business. The benches at our club have metal poles with flanges to bolt the legs to the concrete floor and table top. Seen some that use concrete blocks as legs. Concrete benches are nice but they are not kind to guns, especially for what we do, where you need somewhere to lean the gun when loading. Nice shooting Luke! Concrete bench is an easy build. Can't beat the stability. Now if I only had that rest!
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Post by Richard on Apr 19, 2015 19:22:10 GMT -5
Now that would be a certified/approved bench rest............bench! Very nice. Most of the benchrest ranges use thee concrete block pillars with the formed top. Set on a concrete foundation. Earnhardt............my only objection to your set up is the fact the gun cannot recoil on its own? Whereas if it was placed in guided tracks, it could move rearward and not jump all over the place provided sufficient weight was added. But hey,whatever works for you. Richard
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Post by Dave W on Apr 19, 2015 19:24:52 GMT -5
Forming is pretty easy with concrete, wood, screws, wire remesh, and plastic strips or metal flashing to form rounded corners, and you are in business. The benches at our club have metal poles with flanges to bolt the legs to the concrete floor and table top. Seen some that use concrete blocks as legs. Concrete benches are nice but they are not kind to guns, especially for what we do, where you need somewhere to lean the gun when loading. Nice shooting Luke! Concrete bench is an easy build. Can't beat the stability. Now if I only had that rest!
Nice bench!
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Post by lwh723 on Apr 19, 2015 19:51:14 GMT -5
As usual, GREAT shootin', Luke! You ARE taking this rest inside, right? Haha Danno... yeah, I remembered to bring it in yesterday. On a side note, if anyone wants a VERY weathered zero kick rest with no bags. Let me know. Tim...Your rest just makes the groups I've seen from you all the more impressive. Deertroy...Love that concrete block bench.... Learned the hard way back in high school with my first MZ about how hard concrete benches can be on MZ's if proper precautions aren't taken. Earnhardt...I think it's a 2" wide, but don't remember. I've got a narrower one that might work better for that HS stock, but the one that's on there now works well with the Boyds Varmint T-holes. Richard... I may have to pickup one of those accessories.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 19:54:42 GMT -5
Whats the name of the rest? I know E listed it somewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 22:15:39 GMT -5
Now that would be a certified/approved bench rest............bench! Very nice. Most of the benchrest ranges use thee concrete block pillars with the formed top. Set on a concrete foundation. Earnhardt............my only objection to your set up is the fact the gun cannot recoil on its own? Whereas if it was placed in guided tracks, it could move rearward and not jump all over the place provided sufficient weight was added. But hey,whatever works for you. Richard Richard, I did build a rail for the Lead sled and my groups went vertical. Between the rubber on the stock and the sorbothane on the Target Shooting Rest, there's about a water bed's worth of "cushion for the pushin'". The rest that Luke and I have is made by TargetShooting.com... Model 1000LP with the recoil reducer. Thanks for the bench picture, deertroy!
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Post by rebelrick on Aug 31, 2015 8:28:05 GMT -5
Well ,,,, What's the verdict Do you need room for the gun to recoil or is the solid rear rest sufficient for sighting in for hunting .. Cold weather vs warm days I thought about mounting a rear shooting bag on my Lead Sled to see if there is any difference ... Rick
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Post by Richard on Aug 31, 2015 10:37:50 GMT -5
Rick...........I have no vertical problem with my recoiling sled but Hey, everyone is free to form their own opinions? I can only show what has worked for me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2015 10:39:27 GMT -5
Can you give an example of it working?
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