My homemade rifle rest

Lionhill

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I was on the lookout for a good, sturdy rifle rest. While surfing the other night, I cam across a website that sells rifle rests made from tripods. I had a very sturdy tripod that I don't use much, and collected a few bits from the wood pile. 10 minutes on the table saw, and this is my portable long range rest.




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It's very heavy, and allows me a lot of adjustment for shooting up and down. It is really better than I expected for shooting. I was shooting CB's in my yard with the 10/22 and it worked well. I have an armature that will connect to a spotting scope, and a small steel table that connects to the centre post.

It's a running joke with Mysticplayer how little time I have to shoot these days (work is good) but with this I hope to make the prospect of getting out to shoot a little more pleasurable.

It cost about $3 to make. (minus the tripod - which should be around the $300 mark - but I was given it by a sales rep)

LH
 
Looking good. Consider putting on some guide rails for the bags so these don't slosh around too much. Be nice to give this a test drive this week when you come up and do some shooting :)

How much weight can that head hold without moving?

Jerry
 
Looking good. Consider putting on some guide rails for the bags so these don't slosh around too much. Be nice to give this a test drive this week when you come up and do some shooting :)

How much weight can that head hold without moving?

Jerry

I can stand on it without it flexing, and I am 200 Lbs.

There is some grit that I put on the rest areas to inhibit slippage.

Test drive = yes!

LH
 
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