Author Topic: What shooting rest do you use for backyard target shooting? (Read 4399 times))

avator · « **Reply #40 on:** March 31, 2019, 02:46:15 PM »

Quote from: Lt. Dan on March 30, 2019, 01:10:17 PM

Quote from: avator on March 30, 2019, 08:28:30 AM
I just picked this up for $25....
I've seen those, let me know how you like it.

I like it so far. You can take it apart for pistol or just use the front for a rifle rest. It's great for cleaning and scoping a gun. Maybe a little on the light side if anything... Well worth the $25.

steveoh · « **Reply #41 on:** March 31, 2019, 04:29:33 PM »

I use a variety of rests depending on where and what I’m shooting. My favorite is the Born Wild Shooting Chair my friend Kevin makes. It was designed for ground squirrel shooting and is awesome for shooting at steel too.

Lt. Dan · « **Reply #42 on:** March 31, 2019, 06:22:26 PM »

Quote from: Roadworthy on March 29, 2019, 10:51:14 PM

I use nothing exotic. I got a roller stand from Harbor Freight: ( https://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=EAScore%2Cf%2CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=roller+stand ). I taped the roller so it won't move and added a piece of foam pipe insulation. I taped a sponge onto that and added a couple layers of flannel. I lay the back of my hand on it and the gun goes across my palm. It's nothing exotic but works for me.

Thomas I liked your idea but I decided to use a 3" wide piece of 5/4" treated decking. I stapled a piece if closed cell foam to the board then wrapped it with some black indoor/outdoor carpet that was left over from a project.

msurf · « **Reply #43 on:** March 31, 2019, 07:35:54 PM »

Quote from: Steveoh on March 31, 2019, 04:29:33 PM

I use a variety of rests depending on where and what I’m shooting. My favorite is the Born Wild Shooting Chair my friend Kevin makes. It was designed for ground squirrel shooting and is awesome for shooting at steel too.

That is a cool rig!

gendoc · « **Reply #44 on:** March 31, 2019, 08:07:19 PM »

MTM shooters rest & caldwell zero max

Lt. Dan · « **Reply #45 on:** March 31, 2019, 09:28:58 PM »

Quote from: Steveoh on March 31, 2019, 04:29:33 PM

I use a variety of rests depending on where and what I’m shooting. My favorite is the Born Wild Shooting Chair my friend Kevin makes. It was designed for ground squirrel shooting and is awesome for shooting at steel too.

Well thought out, I bet it cost a pretty penny.

Lt. Dan · « **Reply #46 on:** March 31, 2019, 09:30:56 PM »

Quote from: gendoc on March 31, 2019, 08:07:19 PM

MTM shooters rest & caldwell zero max

Wonder if it comes in a bright color?
Futuristic!

Mossonarock · « **Reply #47 on:** April 01, 2019, 04:48:08 PM »

I use a railroad tie plate with a 3 inch pvc pipe that had been sawn in half length wise and glued to the plate. I put a folded up towel in the pipe. My HW 97kt does very well in it. I can easily shoot 1 inch groups at 50 yards with it. I just made the rest. So, I'm still learning what I can do with it. Casually carrying around the rest is not one of those- too heavy.

jumpin · « **Reply #48 on:** April 01, 2019, 09:28:08 PM »

I started with a Primos bi-pod with rubber 'y' and back of my hand.For two years I wiggled my knuckles and wrist to level the rifle, maintain consistent pressure points, etc. Then I decided to cut a lambskin paint roller into a 4-5" cylinder then split long-ways. Slipped over the rubber Y and clamped with a stove bolt. I can shoot my springers off the roller without fore hand under the rifle. I'm not a super marksman; but this shoots almost a good as a Caldwell bag, table, etc. Easy to transport, light.

Lt. Dan · « **Reply #49 on:** April 01, 2019, 10:11:48 PM »

Quote from: jumpin on April 01, 2019, 09:28:08 PM

I started with a Primos bi-pod with rubber 'y' and back of my hand.For two years I wiggled my knuckles and wrist to level the rifle, maintain consistent pressure points, etc. Then I decided to cut a lambskin paint roller into a 4-5" cylinder then split long-ways. Slipped over the rubber Y and clamped with a stove bolt. I can shoot my springers off the roller without fore hand under the rifle. I'm not a super marksman; but this shoots almost a good as a Caldwell bag, table, etc. Easy to transport, light.

My son has a Primos bi-pod he found in a deer blind last year. I know what you thinking.... that guy was going to come back and get it after he realized he left it in the blind. Well, since it was our property and our blind and no one was supposed to be hunting there... well just say my son kept it. They are nice. I would like to have their tri-pod. I can't picture your lamb skin modification in my mind, but I'm sure it helped.

Arch_E · « **Reply #50 on:** April 07, 2019, 10:03:33 AM »

Quote from: Earl on March 30, 2019, 08:36:29 PM

I use an ironing board with sandbags for the gun and I sit on a chair to shoot from my den into the garage which is 54 feet from muzzle to target.
This setup is a lot more expensive than it appears to be. ... I estimate the cost was $40,000. My wife was very careful to make sure I never found out the actual cost.

Too funny.

Lt. Dan · « **Reply #51 on:** May 05, 2019, 10:34:56 AM »

Quote from: Roadworthy on March 29, 2019, 10:51:14 PM

I use nothing exotic. I got a roller stand from Harbor Freight: ( https://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=EAScore%2Cf%2CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=roller+stand ). I taped the roller so it won't move and added a piece of foam pipe insulation. I taped a sponge onto that and added a couple layers of flannel. I lay the back of my hand on it and the gun goes across my palm. It's nothing exotic but works for me.

I used your rest exclusively yesterday and I really like it. I have indoor/outdoor carpet but I put a piece of t-shirt over is as the carpet seems to be irritating my had after a while.

Back_Roads · « **Reply #52 on:** May 05, 2019, 11:24:51 AM »

There is a time and place for carpet on your paint roller

avator · « **Reply #53 on:** May 05, 2019, 02:08:23 PM »

Quote from: Back_Roads on May 05, 2019, 11:24:51 AM

There is a time and place for carpet on your paint roller

Brilliant !!

fwbsport · « **Reply #54 on:** May 05, 2019, 02:45:29 PM »

I like improvising more than bringing something else to carry around and wonder what to do with. Off-hand shooting is extremely recreational.....

anti-squirrel · « **Reply #55 on:** May 05, 2019, 03:08:55 PM »

Quote from: fwbsport on May 05, 2019, 02:45:29 PM

I like improvising more than bringing something else to carry around and wonder what to do with. Off-hand shooting is extremely recreational.....

/concur

Quote from: Back_Roads on May 05, 2019, 11:24:51 AM

There is a time and place for carpet on your paint roller

This would certainly make painting large rooms a mite bit easier, though possibly more messy. Maybe this is intended for lawn painting?

T3PRanch · « **Reply #56 on:** May 05, 2019, 03:20:56 PM »

Any item I can lean on, prop on where ever I happen to be shooting. This might be a post, tree, vehicle, tractor, plow, assorted landscape junk, another persons shoulder etc. The ONLY time I sit at a bench (Harbor Freight Portable Welding Table) is when sighting in a new scope gun combination when I use sand bags made from old blue jean legs.

Lt. Dan · « **Reply #57 on:** May 05, 2019, 04:14:08 PM »

Quote from: fwbsport on May 05, 2019, 02:45:29 PM

I like improvising more than bringing something else to carry around and wonder what to do with. Off-hand shooting is extremely recreational.....

I agree in my younger days I could hit a dime 9 out of 10 times at 10 yards with my 4" S&W Mod 18. But eyesight and steadiness seems to diminish the older I get.

jumpin · « **Reply #58 on:** May 05, 2019, 05:31:31 PM »

Dan,

Here's a pic of the recreational support I use from bipod and paint roller. Hope this helps.

jumpin

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What shooting rest do you use for backyard target shooting?

Author Topic: What shooting rest do you use for backyard target shooting? (Read 4399 times))