Let's See Those Benchrest Guns

[CCHASTAIN]

I'm going to buy an air rifle for benchrest . I will only be shooting from a bench so I really want something set up to shoot in my rimfire rest . Haven't decided 100 percent on which gun yet and you can't find much to look at or read about on the web , so I would really appreciate it if some of you guys would post pictures of your rifle and setup . 

Thanks, Chris

 

[Sqwirl57]

What's your budget? 

 

[Butch]

Red Wolf Safari .25

 

[Eaglehorn]

Not my current rig but used this setup for benchrest. 25 cal

 

[bigHUN]

You didn't show your rest, could use just anything?

 

[CCHASTAIN]

I haven't really set a price limit I just don't want to make a purchase and be disappointed if I could spend a thousand more and be satisfied . I have a custom one piece rest built by Richard Gorham that has a 3 inch top for benchrest stocks . Also this will be for 50yds only . 

 

[thomasair]

There are only 2 Airguns made with stocks designed to be used in a rest….Raw and Thomas.

If you are used to shooting unlimited Rimfire….you can expect wind drift with .22 cal 25.4 gr pellets to be triple what you see at 50y with your rimfire. They can be very accurate….but move a lot. In the right kind of wind, you can get over 2000 on an ARA card if your gun is spot on. Most conditions you will be far less than that. Just some info that you might be curious about.

These are Thomas rifles. Look up RAW to find some pics of those.

Mike 

 

[thomasair]

BTW….have a look at N50 benchrest. National50.net

Mike 

 

[jps2486]

Here's mine. RAW TM1000, .177 cal, polygonal barrel no moderator, Randolf front rest, Sightron S3 scope. This one has an FT stock, but a BM stock would be better. I used this for USARB 25M competition. For 25M springer class, my FWB 300S with a Mueller 8-32X target dot scope is tops. For long range, any FX impact will work. Best with slugs, but you'll have to add a power kit. I use either my 22 cal MK2 with slugs or my 30 cal MK2 with pellets. That also has a Sightron S3 with MOA-2 reticle and a Sinclair F-Class bipod.

 

[rsfrid]

You didn't show your rest, could use just anything?

What is the one piece rest?

 

[CCHASTAIN]

Mike, thanks for the comparison . I definitely know the difficulty of an ARA target in the wind even with a rimfire . I've been throwing this around for a couple of years and feel like I want to proceed now . I will check out the N50 website . 

 

[Loufish]

Facebook too: https://www.facebook.com/50National
N50 at 50 yards. A pellet gun can be competitive against ARA Unlimited 22LR benchguns.
To be fair the match conditions were tricky for both of us. 

Mike's silver one piece is a Randolph as well as the red front rest. Both are superior to bipods although not field friendly, obviously. 
http://www.randolphmachine.com/onepiece.html

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[nomojo65]

the HM100x is not a Benchrest stock, but can be made acceptable.

 

[bigHUN]

What is the one piece rest?

You know...in Canada our winters mostly lasts from Nov to Apr and you don't want to step out from house.

I had way to much time in front of me tinkering and browsing internet, and ended up with DIY. I designed myself based on some parts amazon can deliver or I can 3d print (with resin and not with wire filament), also I have no access to machining lately, my friends machine shops are diagonally other corner of Toronto.

These are a lill older pictures still from development, but finally I have it - not really pretty but modular, it can accommodate any shape and dimension rifles. And works pretty well at the 100 bench, the extrusion is filled with #9 lead-shots.

 

[CCHASTAIN]

Appreciate the pics Guys they really add fuel to the fire .

 

[HubenK1Sniper92]

 

[CCHASTAIN]

lisamike92 where did you get the stock for the FX ? Looks awesome .

 

[HubenK1Sniper92]

It’s a Steve Corcoran stock 

 

[Nelsonpk27]

Wolverine R, target out at 70meters.

 

[Chuck-in-Ohio]

Top of the line, state of the art, backed by results, you would want to order a Thomas.

Mike (the Thomas air rifle guy) has developed a platform that is designed SPECIFICALLY for what you want to do.
It is not adapted to BR shooting, it is designed for it.