Thread: Shooting rests

I use a very entry level Caldwell junior front rest. I didn't have to buy it.
This is pretty good, adjust vertically by screw.
The bag has developed a leak due to recoil wearing a hole in it underneath. Just need to get my act together to fix it.
I found the rest let me shoot just a little bit tighter than I could over a sandbag.
I use a protektor leather rear bag which I filled myself. Its very nice but not much room between pistol grip cap and rear sling swivel.
I'm not a bench rest or varmint shooter so not the most expert on these but I use them a lot for load testing and a bit for sighting in my hunting rifles. They don't take the human element right out but do reduce it a lot.
As best I can tell, the zero is the same with rest, sandbag, bipod or unsupported (although the group is much larger of course).