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What type of shooting rest do you use at the range for long guns?

Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:42 am
Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
Member since Jun 2007
52148 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:42 am
I'm sick of stacking old towels to use as a shooting rest at the range.

What y'all using?
Posted by civiltiger07
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
14033 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:53 am to
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I use these Caldwell DeadShot Front and Rear Shooting Rest.
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
13906 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:56 am to
Usually just use my truck mirrow, that way I can collect my brass off the dash board.
Posted by Ice Cream Sammich
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2010
10111 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:59 am to
I use a lead sled from Bass Pro. I forget the model and such, but it was around $150. Bought one for FIL for Christmas a few years back and liked it so had to buy me one.
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43030 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 10:03 am to
Sand bags
Posted by DeoreDX
Member since Oct 2010
4055 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 10:07 am to
Instead of stacking towels I use a single towel on top of an ammo can.
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
16591 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 10:11 am to
I use my braked, 18" barreled .308 at the local 25 yard indoor range. Use that molded in notch on the plastic shelf.

This post was edited on 8/6/15 at 10:13 am
Posted by Bullredbf
thibodaux
Member since Feb 2013
901 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 10:30 am to
I use lead sled plus. Has worked well so far. Luckily i have dive weights to use so almost no recoil
Posted by Kashmir
Member since Dec 2014
7702 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 12:10 pm to
caldwell
Posted by OleBallCoach
Member since Nov 2007
989 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 12:27 pm to
Sandbags
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
30820 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 12:44 pm to
Atlas bipod and rear bag.
Posted by TigerOnThe Hill
Springhill, LA
Member since Sep 2008
6813 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 12:58 pm to
Front: Harris knock off short bipod
Rear: Generic sand bag.
Posted by Da Hammer
Folsom
Member since May 2008
5761 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 1:32 pm to
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Atlas bipod and rear bag.


+1
Posted by Nawlens Gator
louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
5836 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 2:35 pm to

Lead Sled (Bass Pro) with two 25lb bags of lead shot to minimize recoil.

My favorite is to park the truck perpendicular to the target and shoot from the drivers seat with a towel over the top of the partially rolled down window. I can adjust the window height and stay comfortable while sighting in. Can't do that at a public range though.

Posted by CptRusty
Basket of Deplorables
Member since Aug 2011
11740 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 3:59 pm to
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I use my braked, 18" barreled .308 at the local 25 yard indoor range.


I'm sure that's pleasant for those around you
Posted by WPsportsman
In a van down by the river
Member since Jun 2015
2408 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 5:32 pm to
quote:

Usually just use my truck mirrow, that way I can collect my brass off the dash board.

Did this one time when I was 17 and skipped one across my hood told dad i hit a mailbox.. He was pissed I hit a mailbox but it was better than tell him what I really did
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
8756 posts
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:01 pm to
if you shoot often and enjoy spending weekends at the range or camp, do yourself a favor and buy a Bald Eagle rest with micro windage and elevation

last rest you'll ever buy , had mine for 25 yrs and still the real deal

This post was edited on 8/6/15 at 8:02 pm
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
28014 posts
Posted on 8/7/15 at 12:41 am to
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Sand bags



Thats what I have,the leather ones with a little notch made in them.
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
28014 posts
Posted on 8/7/15 at 1:21 am to
I understand using a mechanical rest to check if your rifle is still sighted in right, but after the first 3 or 4 shots, I don't see the point of it.

The reason I go to a range is to keep my own mechanics sharp. Breathing, sight picture, trigger pressure etc..

Need to actually be holding the rifle for that
yes, sometimes I jerk the trigger, sometimes I am not breathing just right, so my targets don't always look like a work of art,but that is why I am at the range, to work on that shite.

If I use very good ammo,in a solid weapon and I measure and check it closely,do my calculations for windage etc.. and make adjustments accordingly, then I am the only unpredictable part of the equation. The goal is to make myself more predictable..as far as final results are concerned.
This post was edited on 8/7/15 at 3:27 am
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