Caldwell Stable Table Shooting Bench
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Caldwell Stable Table Shooting Bench
After 13 years, it was time to replace my wooden shooting benches. In that, I have a private range I had considered a concrete bench but the cost, prefab or custom, was going to run me about $1600 with an integral seat. Been searching around quite a bit and the Caldwell Stable Table kept coming up with good reviews, so I found one for $199 shipped through Wal-Mart and bought it.
Plenty of room for my bags and Labradar, so I think it will work. Shot the M94TS off of it has it and it was rock steady and comfortable. It is not a portable table, it would take a bit to fold up each time and would be a bunch of odd length pieces and shapes which would make it tough to carry. At 65 lbs, it would be tough to tote very far.
Plenty of room for my bags and Labradar, so I think it will work. Shot the M94TS off of it has it and it was rock steady and comfortable. It is not a portable table, it would take a bit to fold up each time and would be a bunch of odd length pieces and shapes which would make it tough to carry. At 65 lbs, it would be tough to tote very far.
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Re: Caldwell Stable Table Shooting Bench
Looks like a fine choice! And money left over for a guest couch. I just wish I had a back yard that would accommodate a private range.
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Re: Caldwell Stable Table Shooting Bench
Thank you for posting this. That would make a fine bench for a small "home" range.
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Re: Caldwell Stable Table Shooting Bench
Nice set up ! I don't have a private range, but we gotz lots of BLM and National Forest in NM. I found a need for a portable shooting bench or table. The commercial ones I looked at didn't seem rock solid, nor were they light to transport around.
I decided to try and fab my own. I had some remodeling done and had some left over plywood sheathing to work with. I had read an article in an old issue of Guns & Ammo magazine by Reid Caufield some time ago about using "Rugged Buddy" folding sawhorse legs, so I was bent on replicating the table. The original design included saw cutting a grab handle on one side, but I didn't get to it. Since then I've fabbed three other similar tables for friends.
The tables are solid enough for 600 yard shots, so far.
The overall dimensions are 42" x 20".
I've also fabricated steel gas pipe stands for target swingers.
I decided to try and fab my own. I had some remodeling done and had some left over plywood sheathing to work with. I had read an article in an old issue of Guns & Ammo magazine by Reid Caufield some time ago about using "Rugged Buddy" folding sawhorse legs, so I was bent on replicating the table. The original design included saw cutting a grab handle on one side, but I didn't get to it. Since then I've fabbed three other similar tables for friends.
The tables are solid enough for 600 yard shots, so far.
The overall dimensions are 42" x 20".
I've also fabricated steel gas pipe stands for target swingers.
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Re: Caldwell Stable Table Shooting Bench
Stands are sweeeeet
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