DIY Rifle Rest
Posted: 24 Feb 2016 22:29
Not exactly Gunsmithing, but a DIY project for the gun.
I had a sandbag style rifle rest for shooting at the range and it worked great until I took my dad shooting this past weekend. Toward the end of the day, he rested the hot barrel down deep into the sandbag and it was toast. Well, close to toast anyway and un-repairable.
So I did a little youtubing, scrounged around the house and shop, and came up with this handy dandy DIY Rifle Rest for the shooting range.
It's made from a mini tripod. I took off the camera mount piece, drilled out a bolt, added some pvc pipe, put some sticky sided felt inside and viola, instant rifle rest.
The back of the rifle is unsupported, but I like it better that way. The legs are adjustable and even on the lowest setting there is enough ground clearance to work the lever.
I had a sandbag style rifle rest for shooting at the range and it worked great until I took my dad shooting this past weekend. Toward the end of the day, he rested the hot barrel down deep into the sandbag and it was toast. Well, close to toast anyway and un-repairable.
So I did a little youtubing, scrounged around the house and shop, and came up with this handy dandy DIY Rifle Rest for the shooting range.
It's made from a mini tripod. I took off the camera mount piece, drilled out a bolt, added some pvc pipe, put some sticky sided felt inside and viola, instant rifle rest.
The back of the rifle is unsupported, but I like it better that way. The legs are adjustable and even on the lowest setting there is enough ground clearance to work the lever.