First of all, this is NOT my idea, I stole it from Slavia over on the AirGunHome Forum.... It was such a simple idea that I simply HAD to try it, and it worked like a charm.... This was the prototype, I have since made a more permanent one and I'll use it any time I want to test a springer from the bench, for example in finding the most accurate pellet....It is a small paint roller that can rotate on an axle.... The forearm of the springer is laid across the roller, and when the gun is fired, it is free to move fore and aft with the recoil.... I used my left hand under the butt, and held the gun lightly into my shoulder with my right hand which had a relaxed grip on the wrist of the stock.... I shot the two 10-shot groups inside at a distance of 20 feet, using H&N 14.7 gr. FTT pellets, which are the favourite of my B-26.... The results speak for themselves.... The top group was from sandbags, the lower group shot off the roller.... I'm convinced !!!Bob
It's great to see examples of creative thinking applied to shooting - finding new uses for familiar objects to help us get better results. I shall definitely try this idea out as a zeroing rest. It will be interesting to see how well it works when shooting further out e.g. at 35 yards. Also, to see what happens to the POI when we switch from the 'roller' to shooting off-hand. Thanks for sharing the idea.My current zeroing rest is a wooden platform fixed to a cheap, lightweight camera tripod. I put a small bag filled with rice on top of the board and put my hand on top of that. The gun (a springer) rests on the heel of my hand. It gives a very stable shooting platform. See photo: