I have tried about 7 or 8 shooting bags for the rear using an Atlas bipod. All are either unstable or uncomfortable. Anyone with an Impact have a setup for bench shooting that your happy with?
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FX Impact Bench Shooters What Rear Bag Are You Using?
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According to Mat Dubber and just looking at how the gun is configured ... the Impact is in no way a bench shooter's gun. JMO
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I don't think the current configuration of the Impact was designed for benchrest shooting. But that doesn't mean it can't be used for benchrest. The Impact placed 12th & 13th in Pro Class at the EBR 2015.
http://www.extremebenchrest.com/2015-extreme-benchrest-match-results/
For the front I made a flat benchrest platform that attached to the picatinny rail.
In the rear I used a large (tall) Protektor leather rabbit eat bag. Notice I had to add a 1'' piece of wood underneath to make it even taller. Which wouldn't have been necessary if I had made the front rest lower. For the rear rest I spread apart the rabbit ears, inserted the stock, then squeezed the ears around the stock.
http://www.extremebenchrest.com/2015-extreme-benchrest-match-results/
For the front I made a flat benchrest platform that attached to the picatinny rail.
In the rear I used a large (tall) Protektor leather rabbit eat bag. Notice I had to add a 1'' piece of wood underneath to make it even taller. Which wouldn't have been necessary if I had made the front rest lower. For the rear rest I spread apart the rabbit ears, inserted the stock, then squeezed the ears around the stock.
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That is a nice BR setup Micheal thanks for the explanation and photos. I am going to remove the bipod next time out and try using an adjustable front rest with a similar rabbit ear bag.
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Sam while this in not an FX Impact it is sort of the same configuration problem in that you need a high rear bag. This works very well for me and I don't see why you could not shoot off a bi-pod in the front and the adjustable rest in the rear. It looks like on the Impact there is room for the rear rest bag area to fit under rear tube area. Bill
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it is custom made, and the height adjustment screw goes all the way along the length of it."Jack.K"
Nice setup, where did you get that?"bchehab"Hi Guys,
this is what I use
when used in standing position, it gives the rifle a nice balance toward the back
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Agreed. Impact has a design induced 'flex' when using a bipod only (with any kind of weight transfer) for paper punching. Nonetheless it is a fantastic engineered machine that will cater for the needs of many. Out of the box, it is only and purely a hunting rifle. If one enjoys small groups on paper more frequently than hunting, this is definitely not the one to buy from the FX range.
Good ideas here. Michael's design is the closest to one I've been working on. Pics to follow when complete.
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Don't forget, bi pods on hard surface benches will most likely cause bounce. Bull pups and light weight guns like fx are much harder to shoot off a bench, easier to induce "shooters bad habits" during the firing sequence. But if it is well supported and the shooter does their part, understands there particular rifles likes and dislikes (every gun is different) then you should be just fine. JMHO
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I'm thinking it's going to work better off something like a lead sled DFX (works well for ARs that have same basic design)
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I agree Nappyman the more you can allow for free recoil the less jump or bounce is likely to happen. Bill
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