Thread: Shooting rests

For benchrest I use a front rest, and a rear bag.
Front rest is a Bald Eagle (windage model).
https://www.brtshooterssupply.com.au...ag/Bald-Eagle/
Caldwell make a 'copy', and so do Protektor.
Front rest is great too for sighting in, or load development when reloading.
I had a cheap front rest (since sold on here), but found I needed the windage too.
This is what I had. It's OK and works well, but buy the 'deluxe' set which comes with the needed front bag too.
https://smartreloader.com/en/product...shooting-rest/
I bought mine in from Oz, but now I see that they are available in NZ.
For serious sighting in, or pinging off varmints at long range a front rest is hard to beat.
Yeah, takes some space to store it...but bags are heavy and take up space too.
I couldn't be faffed now using a front bag as the actual front rest is so easy to adjust.
If you get a bag, don't fill it with rice, wheat, etc (it will get damp and then guess what happens!).
Go to Spotlight and get stuffing pellets.
https://www.spotlightstores.com/nz/c...709002-natural
Yeah, you can use sand too (dry, river sand), or even better get some fine aquarium sand (I use this in my rear bag). It's black and heavy (granite maybe?), and already cleaned.
River sand can contain vege matter and unless you wash it clean you don't know what's in there mixed with the sand.
Bags are a bitch to fill. Sand or pellets (get small size) still take about a 1/2 hour to quietly fill the bag and give it a good poke down now and then.
Too tight and you can induce a vertical spread to your shots though. Firmish is good, drum tight is too much.