My Precision shooting bench

[redlaker1]

So I finally got off my butt and threw together my first shooting table today.. pretty happy with how it came out. Its about 36" tall at the table surface and 4 feet long, the legs are 1" pipe threading into pipe couplers cut on a 15 deg. and welded to plates. The table is two 3/4" hardboard sandwiched together. This is my first try so if you see anything I should have done let me know.

should be better than the old foldup banquet table I was using thats for sure!

 

[R.E.D.]

looks good should do the trick!

 

[308BAR]

Nice!! and it's in tacticle black aswell.

 

[Mutt-roc]

looks better than what is at most ranges r u going to build a chair next.

 

[redlaker1]

yes I sure am. the chair is tommorow mornings project

 

[taffman]

Nice, I like the fact you spin the legs out for transport if you like and save room in the back of the pick-up.

 

[PerversPépère]

Jonnson

Nice table. And a beautiful Johnson to go with it!
One of my Holy Graals...
PP.

 

[ian_in_vic]

I didn't think we could post pictures of our Johnson's, the standards around here are really dropping


(sorry, if I didn't say it someone else would.)

 

[Why not?]

This is my first try so if you see anything I should have done let me know.

You should have sent the Johnson semi to me.

Nice job! You should be in business wherever you decide to shoot, now.

Ted

 

[canuck]

Both the bench and the rifle look fantastic - thats the same style bench I've been meaning to build all winter (ambition is in short supply around here)
The only thing I would suggest you add, is caps or plates on the leg bases to keep them from sinking into the ground.

 

[crooked barrel jed]

looks good! I have a similar one. One thing to think about is that left handed buddy you have(we all have one) when he comes to shoot,mind you it's kind of funny watchin' him try to find a position to shoot from

 

[roberti11]

The table looks great, well made, and durable.

I would suggest 2 things

(1) level bubbles in the corners, so that when you are on soft ground you can use a rubber mallet to tap the legs into the ground and level the table.

(2) A small (1/4) trim around the outside, my pet peve is having stuff roll off the table and onto the dirty ground, or worse still into a snow bank, and then have to go looking for it.

Great Job!

 

[guntech]

Your cutout only needs to be about 1/2 of what it is and if equally cut from both sides it would make the table suitable for shooting from either side...

 

[redlaker1]

I am planning on putting caps on the legs because I do a fair bit of shooting in sand pits.. and I had thought of making the table ambidextrous, but I don't currently shoot with any lefties.

 

[live4ham]

Do you have any measurements that you would like to share ?

 

[bigbull]

Looks good The only thing I would add is 4" square pads under the legs so that they don't sink into the ground.
bigbull

 

[redlaker1]

I am welding pipe caps to the bottom of the legs, they don't need to be too big, I don't think I will be shooting on any floating bog...

here is the measurements on a diagram I had professionally done up in solidworks

and the table is 36" tall from the floor

 

[MidnightRun]

Nice sturdy bench.
My only suggestion is adding 2 or 3 2" semi-circle cutouts in the edge of the table top on the "non shooting" side. Spaced appropriately the cutouts make for a convenient rifle rest. Its handy when you have more than one rifle you.