My Taipan Veteran Long .25 wears:- Bipod (wider stance)- Vacuum packed sand bags done with the Food SealerI've made several sand + soil vacuum bags of different volume for my other guns.The bipod has a wider stance, quite stable, and 'drops down' to 22.5 degrees instead of just 45 and 90deg. The sand + soil bags can me molded to fit the gun and are very stable.Here's the bipod...
Quote from: JohnnyPDX on October 01, 2021, 09:26:49 AMMy Taipan Veteran Long .25 wears:- Bipod (wider stance)- Vacuum packed sand bags done with the Food SealerI've made several sand + soil vacuum bags of different volume for my other guns.The bipod has a wider stance, quite stable, and 'drops down' to 22.5 degrees instead of just 45 and 90deg. The sand + soil bags can me molded to fit the gun and are very stable.Here's the bipod...I have that exact one plus its slightly bigger brother (the one with QD pic attachment clamp) also on Amazon. I especially like the additional leg angles of these guys.
I use an adjustable rest up front on the bench pretty similar to AC12's, only mine looks a lot older and more beat up. Still works though. I use it because that's what I've learned works, I can just touch the adjustments to move my POI at long ranges, OK, at 100 yards the adjustments, have to be turned. I use a bag at the back that's for squeezing. Once I'm in proper position for the recoil, the second and subsequent shots are going to be "right there." The rest doesn't move around on the bench top. Bipods do move, maybe not with an air rifle. I guess for a bench rest, I want the opposite of portability I want something that becomes part of the benchtop.
So here is my the FX Elite .25 set up in a M-105 trailer on the Caldwell stable table. That is the first time using the Caldwell table, and I don’t really care for it. The plastic is to slick and is not really that sturdy. When I get home I’ll build something out of wood with some grip, much more stiff and with a elbow rest. Then bolt that onto the Caldwell frame.
Well I do have a few horse stall mats laying around. I may look into that or some stick on non skid. Granted the plastic table is flimsy and will not take the weight well. Ill be adding some appliance feet to it as well.