Just (almost) finished my odds & ends rifle rest V2. All that's left is to apply carpeting to where the butt stock rests, but the rifle is halfway to California, and I need to set it in the rest so the fit is right.
Rest V1 IMO, was pretty ugly with all the extra holes from repositioning parts, the rear rest was too tall/thick to get good positioning on the rifle, and the solid wood feet added a bit too much weight.
I had plenty of scrap materials for a complete rebuild, plus I'd found some 2" pvc pipe that I thought would work better, since the angles of the rest made the feet sit on the edges, not flat. The pvc works great on the front feet, jury's still out on the rear (height adjustable) feet.
I also bought some self adhesive rubber, slip-resistant furniture foot pads so the pvc stays put on the shooting table.
V2 is much lighter than V1, and seems that once I'm in position with a rifle, fairly steady. It's not perfect, but you can only expect so much from a backyard hack with scrap materials
Rest V1 IMO, was pretty ugly with all the extra holes from repositioning parts, the rear rest was too tall/thick to get good positioning on the rifle, and the solid wood feet added a bit too much weight.
I had plenty of scrap materials for a complete rebuild, plus I'd found some 2" pvc pipe that I thought would work better, since the angles of the rest made the feet sit on the edges, not flat. The pvc works great on the front feet, jury's still out on the rear (height adjustable) feet.
I also bought some self adhesive rubber, slip-resistant furniture foot pads so the pvc stays put on the shooting table.
V2 is much lighter than V1, and seems that once I'm in position with a rifle, fairly steady. It's not perfect, but you can only expect so much from a backyard hack with scrap materials
