rear monopod - Update - I built one!! kind of.

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Does anyone use a rear pod of some sort for long range/precision shooting?
I've seen some great looking ones on the internet but the prices are a little crazy.

I was thinking of making a crude one and was trying to get some ideas as design. it would be going on my 6.5x55 build which has a modified stevens stock so if i needed to drill into the stock to accommodate for a long bolt of some sort it wouldn't be a problem.

any ideas on design and materials would be appreciated
 
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They are prohibited in competitive shooting, and frankly, I would never use one anyway. There is a reason F-Class and BR guys use bags that allow the stock to slide
 
I am going to make one out of a 6"long 3/8" carriage bolt (may have to cut shorter if it doesn't fit in the stock). The round shape of the bolt head will slide nicely. Will put it into a piece of laminated wood or hardwood for a handle - shape and seal/paint.

Will need to get a nicer lock nut but a standard nut will work for now. A knurled round nut would be ideal. Will have to check out some bolt supply stores and see what I can find.

Likely use a threaded insert and put that into the stock. Could also inlet a blind nut, fill over and refinish leaving only the bolt hole exposed.

Got to try a really nice one - contact cerickson. worked great but was pretty pricey.

I think my bolt will do the same thing (not as slick) and be a few dollars invested.

Jerry
 
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I have some that fit on the sling swivel and will pivot.They are 4in.high with 1in.adjustment.1 has a flat head bolt to sit on and the others have a 1in.round ball.There are pics on EE of other stuff.Search Gairlochian.
 
mysticplayer said:
I am going to make one out of a 6" 5/8" carriage bolt (may have to cut shorter if it doesn't fit in the stock). The round shape will slide nicely. Will put it into a piece of laminated wood or hardwood for a handle - shape and seal/paint.

Will need to get a nicer lock nut but a standard nut will work for now. A knurled round nut would be ideal. Will have to check out some bolt supply stores and see what I can find.

Likely use a threaded insert and put that into the stock. Could also inlet a blind nut, fill over and refinish leaving only the bolt hole exposed.

Got to try a really nice one - contact cerickson. worked great but was pretty pricey.

I think my bolt will do the same thing (not as slick) and be a few dollars invested.

Jerry
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would like to see what you make when it's all done.
i'm thinking same sort of idea but hoping to get away with less work.maybe a threaded bolt/sleave combo and i'd probably epoxy part of the sleave or a nut inside the stock.
 
I tried a rear monopod and found it very finicky about cheek weld pressure. Also kinda hard to get a good follow up shot, basically have to completely reset for each shot. I wasn't using a cheap pod either, I have the CTK precision rear pod. I found myself to be much more accurate with a rear sock. I made one out of a pair of socks filled with airsoft beads, and it works great. I'm not trying to discourage you, if you want a pod, get a pod. But, I think you will get better results with a rear sock. Have fun shooting!
 
I picked a few accu-shot mono pods from Wolverine, they install on the rifle's rear sling stud, the QK knob is the way to go, easy and quick adjustments.

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I have the accu-pod one as well.

I agree with tnegrin83 for 100y shooting on a bench depending on the surface but found it awesome shooting long distance and on the ground/grass.

it can be difficult to get used to for cheek weld movement but once you get the right grip it is great. Definitely not as sturdy as a sandbag and some socks, but much more portable as it goes with the rifle and can be set.

The accupod eliminates up down movement and with practice really limits side to side movement but is harder to manage with cheek pressure.

I'm sure tnegrin83 knows what I mean, hopefully you the same.. would probably work well with a bipod that doesn't tilt.
 
thanks to everyone. lots of good info.
i won't be shooting the gun for a while so i've got some time to build something decent. maybe i can find a good design on the internet and mimic it.
 
Just got some Blind nuts for the 3/8 carriage bolts. They are quite large and look strong enough to handle the loads.

Will take a few minutes to drill and install. Will also make up a jam nut.

Ran a carriage bolt into the blind nut and the fit was quite tight. With a jam nut, I think this might just work.

Of course, it will not be very industrial strong but for the general shooting, I think it will stand up to good use.

Jerry
 
I had an Accushot monopod and got rid of it. I found it wasn't very versatile in adjusting positions. Some may like it but a green army sock filled with poly beads is still the bet rear bag I have used to date.
 
My only complaint is that I find the Accu-shot monopods which attach to a sling stud are too slow to deploy... you have to unthread a locking wheel, fold it down, and then thread it tight again - all before adjusting your height. However, I also have an accu-shot mounted to a rail on a JAE m14; with this model you just push a button and it swings down and locks - this is how all the models should work. Also, I would never get one unless it had the "quick adjust" feature that allows you to jump threads for rough adjustment before spinning it for your fine adjustment.

Like ceriksson said... they are great for long prone shots, but forget about it for shooting groups off a bench.
 
LloydM said:
My only complaint is that I find the Accu-shot monopods which attach to a sling stud are too slow to deploy... you have to unthread a locking wheel, fold it down, and then thread it tight again - all before adjusting your height. However, I also have an accu-shot mounted to a rail on a JAE m14; with this model you just push a button and it swings down and locks - this is how all the models should work. Also, I would never get one unless it had the "quick adjust" feature that allows you to jump threads for rough adjustment before spinning it for your fine adjustment.
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LloydM, I agree 100% on everything you said, I do have both designs also, and the picatinny mounted models BT-12, BT-13 are alot easier to deploy, and I would not even bother with the mono-pod unless it came with the quick-adjust knob. I have no idea why someone would get the 'standard' version.

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so when i say i built one sort of i mean i found a couple parts and screwed them together, drilled a hole and epoxied it in place.

so after a bit of rummaging around at differnet hardware stores i found something very interesting at Princes Auto. it's everything you see in the first picture. it was built for me! they had three sizes and i got the largest, the other 2 had rectangualr bottoms. the top part swivels and cants about 20degrees in a complete 360.
I decided to take it all apart and ended up making it so it doesn't move at all, i couldn't figure out how to get it to spin and not cant. anyway...
Next i needed a threaded rod to screw into my prebuilt monopod. found a 3' rod(smallest size) at Lethbridge Fasteners, and i have 2.5' left over for anyone else wanting to build one.

so then i found a piece of 3/4" galvonized pipe that fit over the rod just barely. then a nut was the only other thing i needed.

I then drilled a 1" hole through the bottom of my stock and then on the inside top of the stock i routered out a channel to fit my 3/4" pipe. i gobbed mounds of bondo in the stock to secure the pipe then i epoxied the threaded nut to the top of the pipe so it fits flush with the bottom of the stock. and that's it.

p.s. the part from princes auto was on clearance for $2.00 it was cheaper than the bloody nut.
rod was $13
nut was $3(don't ask)

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