Portable Shooting Table....
- Thread starter Max Owner
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back40sniper
CGN Regular
- Location
- South east Sask.
They are not that hard to build, everyone knows somebody with a welder and materials aren't that much.
Damn thing was supposed to come up as a pic and not a link, oh well.
Max Owner
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I approached a welding shop here. I got told "good luck" Everyone is nucking futs busy out here that a little job like that is a waste of time.
Really didn't want to spend the money, but that was about the only way I was gonna get past 500 yards, at club over an hour away. Shooting from the hood of my truck is out. Tailgate may have worked. Black and Decker Workmate bench may have been alright......
Really didn't want to spend the money, but that was about the only way I was gonna get past 500 yards, at club over an hour away. Shooting from the hood of my truck is out. Tailgate may have worked. Black and Decker Workmate bench may have been alright......
- Location
- behind the grassy knoll
I would think by the time you bought all the materials, and PAID someone to weld and machine the parts, get the upholstery done, had the finished product powder coated etc it would cost 1 hell of alot more than these do.
Now in that same vein, if you were to have alot of spare time and consider your time to be worthless, didn't care how it was finished or how easily it is disassembled and packs up, I am sure a bench of sorts could be constructed for less $$.
Like all things in life, if you can make it yourself and have the time to do it that does not interfer with making money with that same time, there is a saving.
You don't actually believe there is $1.00 worth of material in a loaf of bread do you?
Time is money, so things that are engineered to work, are finished nicely and that require NO time or effort on the part of the user to obtain, costs money. It all boils down to what you value your time at.
KK
Now in that same vein, if you were to have alot of spare time and consider your time to be worthless, didn't care how it was finished or how easily it is disassembled and packs up, I am sure a bench of sorts could be constructed for less $$.
Like all things in life, if you can make it yourself and have the time to do it that does not interfer with making money with that same time, there is a saving.
You don't actually believe there is $1.00 worth of material in a loaf of bread do you?
Time is money, so things that are engineered to work, are finished nicely and that require NO time or effort on the part of the user to obtain, costs money. It all boils down to what you value your time at.
KK
I just scooped Rick's 2nd to last Big Shooter table.
There are a couple of things that set the Big Shooter apart from the other pedestal style tables, e.g. the design of the legs are stronger than the others, but more importantly the shooter is sitting right on the pole so his (her) weight is squarely anchoring the unit. On most of the others, the shooter is away from the center pole causing a cantilever effect which can contribute to movement.
The last table I built was a simple design very similar to the Larry Willis table above. With a 1.5" top and 4 - 1.5" galvanized pipes for legs @ a couple of degrees angle. It was not bad but still had some movement. I'm pretty sure it was flex in the mount point and in the threaded portion of the legs. The best design I've seen for a fixed table style is at www.shootingbenches.com
Notice the additional support around where the leg meets the table, this is a key feature that I believe greatly stiffens it, this is what my home made table lacked.
Jay
There are a couple of things that set the Big Shooter apart from the other pedestal style tables, e.g. the design of the legs are stronger than the others, but more importantly the shooter is sitting right on the pole so his (her) weight is squarely anchoring the unit. On most of the others, the shooter is away from the center pole causing a cantilever effect which can contribute to movement.
The last table I built was a simple design very similar to the Larry Willis table above. With a 1.5" top and 4 - 1.5" galvanized pipes for legs @ a couple of degrees angle. It was not bad but still had some movement. I'm pretty sure it was flex in the mount point and in the threaded portion of the legs. The best design I've seen for a fixed table style is at www.shootingbenches.com
Notice the additional support around where the leg meets the table, this is a key feature that I believe greatly stiffens it, this is what my home made table lacked.
Jay
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Cortexburn
CGN Regular
nm, found my answer on page 2....
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