Question about rests
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Kinda bags??...leme think....umm....paper..nooo, umm...plastic, nooo,....SAND BAGS!!! BWOHAHAHHAHHAAA!!!!!!
I just use a couple shot bags filled with sand, a Hoppes front rest/with one of them shot bags, and a rabbit ear rear rest over anther shot bag. The rest entails a good POA and NPA along with a rock solid hold. I pull the stock in TIGHT with the right hand (trigger hand), and then curl my left elbow nook around the gripping hand and let my left hand hang loose, while keeping the right hand/arm/shoulder/stock tight along with the tight left elbow cradle with a good slow trigger pull (you never want to know when the shot fires, it should always surprise you) ...and then the concentration and angle of attitude makes up for the other half of the shot.
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\But then again, that's just how I do it. What works for me may make you shoot 5's!
I just use a couple shot bags filled with sand, a Hoppes front rest/with one of them shot bags, and a rabbit ear rear rest over anther shot bag. The rest entails a good POA and NPA along with a rock solid hold. I pull the stock in TIGHT with the right hand (trigger hand), and then curl my left elbow nook around the gripping hand and let my left hand hang loose, while keeping the right hand/arm/shoulder/stock tight along with the tight left elbow cradle with a good slow trigger pull (you never want to know when the shot fires, it should always surprise you) ...and then the concentration and angle of attitude makes up for the other half of the shot.
:t \But then again, that's just how I do it. What works for me may make you shoot 5's!
PC,
I use a Caldwell front rest and a bunny ear rear. You'll probably want the narrow sporter front bag for a good fit to the stock. I filled mine with iron filings from a brake lathe...I'm a mechanic and it was cheap (read free). The combo works well for me. G'Luck JL
Or better yet, make ski let you use his!
I use a Caldwell front rest and a bunny ear rear. You'll probably want the narrow sporter front bag for a good fit to the stock. I filled mine with iron filings from a brake lathe...I'm a mechanic and it was cheap (read free). The combo works well for me. G'Luck JL
Or better yet, make ski let you use his!
It's late at night so I just thought for giggles, I'd throw a monkey wrench in the gearbox.
If you are gonna really get serious about bench shooting, the last thing you want is a stock that doesn't have a slick finish. Even with a 22 there is going to be recoil. That means is will be slipping back in the bags to one extent or another on every shot. The forearm and bottom of it oughta be slick as glass.
I don't think that describes an overmolded stock very well.
then again, I'm talking about a dedicated rifle. If you are going to be using it hunting, you have to make concessions.. just have to weigh the odds and decide what you will be doing the most of.
Ron
If you are gonna really get serious about bench shooting, the last thing you want is a stock that doesn't have a slick finish. Even with a 22 there is going to be recoil. That means is will be slipping back in the bags to one extent or another on every shot. The forearm and bottom of it oughta be slick as glass.
I don't think that describes an overmolded stock very well.
then again, I'm talking about a dedicated rifle. If you are going to be using it hunting, you have to make concessions.. just have to weigh the odds and decide what you will be doing the most of.
Ron
Ok
It's going to see quite a bit of action on the bench with an occasional hunting trip. I'd actually though about 2 stocks (one for br one for hunting) but right now OM is about all I'm budgeted for
thing is I'm left handed so I'm guessing(like everything else) its going to be hard to find a BR stock in a left handed model that doesn't cost me an arm and leg.
It's going to see quite a bit of action on the bench with an occasional hunting trip. I'd actually though about 2 stocks (one for br one for hunting) but right now OM is about all I'm budgeted for
thing is I'm left handed so I'm guessing(like everything else) its going to be hard to find a BR stock in a left handed model that doesn't cost me an arm and leg.
The stock in the picture is nothing but a factory Ruger 10/22 Carbine stock that I redid.
If you have never done any wood working or automotive body work or something similar, it would be too much of a project to start on... but it is possible.
You can also buy inletted blanks to work from but that's just as bad or possibly/probably worse than doing like the one above..
Ron
If you have never done any wood working or automotive body work or something similar, it would be too much of a project to start on... but it is possible.
You can also buy inletted blanks to work from but that's just as bad or possibly/probably worse than doing like the one above..
Ron
Just a thought, just buy a 10/22 T stock, I see them for sale on the For Sale/ Trade forum once in a while. I had one and was happy with it till I got the hots for a B&C Anschutz style. The "T" stock had a semi-beavertail foreend that rode the bags well. And had all sorts of that ambidexterous stuff......what ever that is...tehe JL
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I think the best deal for a front rest would be to get on Joe Cowan's list. His rests look like good ones. I dont have his contact info. but I would bet someone will. I like the bald Eagle Ribbed front bags, They have a Ribb sewn across the top of the bag that lets the stock slide easier. You can get it in 3" wide cordura and make a benchrest aid for the front of your stock that will fit the bag. I use one screw in my aid and it is easy to install and remove.
I have bought several inexpencive Protector rear bags, and I just bought a Protector from Bruno's, that is of Lester Bruno's design.
Great bag and cost less than buying several cheep bags.
Buy good the first time, the addiction is strong enough thet you eventually will any way. It will save you money in the long run.
MY .02 worth.
Mike
I have bought several inexpencive Protector rear bags, and I just bought a Protector from Bruno's, that is of Lester Bruno's design.
Great bag and cost less than buying several cheep bags.
Buy good the first time, the addiction is strong enough thet you eventually will any way. It will save you money in the long run.
MY .02 worth.
Mike
Hansen's right. Buying cheap stuff is like throwing money away. Joe Cowan's rest is competition-quality at a very reasonable price. That's what I'd get. Also, on that stock, you can get teflon stock tape from Sinclair's that will make that Hogue slide like greased eel-****. Of course, it kind of defeats the purpose of having an over-molded, but it's just a thought.
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Joe Cowan does not have a web site, but you can contact him at this e-mail address:
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