Kinetic sand as fill for shooting bags

C.308 said:
Anyone ever try Kinetic sand as fill for a shooting bag? I just made a mix of 50-50 kinetic sand with regular fine sand for a few cheap amazon bags.and wow! It sure seems to do the trick. I raided my kids stash and had to take him to toys r us today to replace it!
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It isn't "dead" enough and IMHO it's to light.

Unlike fine silica sand which creeps into every crevice of the bag and is quite heavy, but still pliable enough to make minor corrections with a squeeze of the bag, Kinetic sand proved to have a memory.

Fine Silica sand is great, the best by far, is Iron Pyrites powder, sprayed down with Silicon before filling the bag.

For most purposes, it's almost to heavy, but it's absolutely stable on the bench surface and still maleable enough to make slight squeeze corrections.

Not knowing your needs our usage of the bags, Kinetic Sand might be ideal for your purpose.
 
bearhunter said:
It isn't "dead" enough and IMHO it's to light.

Unlike fine silica sand which creeps into every crevice of the bag and is quite heavy, but still pliable enough to make minor corrections with a squeeze of the bag, Kinetic sand proved to have a memory.

Fine Silica sand is great, the best by far, is Iron Pyrites powder, sprayed down with Silicon before filling the bag.

For most purposes, it's almost to heavy, but it's absolutely stable on the bench surface and still maleable enough to make slight squeeze corrections.

Not knowing your needs our usage of the bags, Kinetic Sand might be ideal for your purpose.
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Other fillers are OK, as long as they don't get wet or if they're in anything but proper bunny ear rear bags or surfaces on adjustable front rest bags.

I found a nice leather bag at our range, in the garbage can, that was full of what appeared to be wet Kitty Litter at one time and it dried like a block of concrete.
 
I filled a bag with hobby store 'beanie baby' filler. Little slippery plastic pellets about the same proportions as lentils. Not lightweight nor cheap, but it's absolutely 'dead' when it comes to resting a rifle, takes whatever shape and just sits there solidly.

Long ago when I tried juggling for a while I made a few sets of juggling balls, as well as a few hacky sacks. Requirements were similar to those for a shooting bag - something which acts like a dead blow hammer on impact. I tried different fills. Settled on a mix of roasted coffee beans and popcorn. Worked very well for both applications and really durable, besides smelling nice. Wouldn't want to get those wet though...
 
GerardSamija said:
I filled a bag with hobby store 'beanie baby' filler. Little slippery plastic pellets about the same proportions as lentils. Not lightweight nor cheap, but it's absolutely 'dead' when it comes to resting a rifle, takes whatever shape and just sits there solidly.

Long ago when I tried juggling for a while I made a few sets of juggling balls, as well as a few hacky sacks. Requirements were similar to those for a shooting bag - something which acts like a dead blow hammer on impact. I tried different fills. Settled on a mix of roasted coffee beans and popcorn. Worked very well for both applications and really durable, besides smelling nice. Wouldn't want to get those wet though...
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Lots of us have been on the same route, but sometimes, you just end up shooting in the rain.
 
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