derf, right now I'm shooting a Ruger 10/22, outfitted with a "Archangel" target rifle stock. I changed out my barrel with a "KIDD" stainless steel heavy barrel. The archangel front stock is wide and flat but to get stability out of it I attached a"Sinclair" forend benchrest adaptor. I'm just starting out and learning with a 22lr setup. I've had my eye on "Savage Arms" 12 Series Varmint rifles. Can't decide on caliber!!!!
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Front Benchrest For Rifle
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very nice
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I'm a short and long range BR competitor myself. I used to shoot registered competiton with IBS and NBRSA, but the last few years just club matches. We actually just started ABRA matches at our local club and had the State championship last Sunday.
I'm with Derf, I shoot benchrest. Nice looking rest! So how did you make the I date top? What guides it? I've had two different windage tops, one was a Sinclair, the other a Bald Eagle. When Sinclair came out with their first windage top, I bought one and put it on a Hart rest. It wasn't very stable, it went side to side OK,but there was play in it when moving the gun back and forth. That's when I got the Bald Eagle.
Some time passed and I came home from work and a package was on my porch. It was a new windage top from Sinclair! They had complaints about them, they changed the design, and sent out a new top to everyone that bought the old one. Talk about a stand up company! How many do you know would step up to the plate like that?
Some time passed and I came home from work and a package was on my porch. It was a new windage top from Sinclair! They had complaints about them, they changed the design, and sent out a new top to everyone that bought the old one. Talk about a stand up company! How many do you know would step up to the plate like that?
I'm not sure what you mean "So how did you make the I date top". But basically I just studied the "Bald Eagle" design and patterned it after that style. One side has two guide rods with springs on them. The rest/rifle platform has two corresponding holes that the rods slide into. On the other end I drilled a shallow reses for the screw post to seat itself into, guiding the windage travel. Holding the whole top rest/platform in place are an angle brackets (one on each side). I used a product used for "drawer glide" for the rest and base to slide on and prevent friction. It comes in a roll in various with and thickness with one side sticky. Mine has little to no slop or free play. Very tight tolerances used but very smooth in movement and adjustment. I did not have the "Bald Eagle" rest to compare it to. I just looked at the pictures on there site. Studied them and kind of figured it out. I enjoy trying to figure things out like that or as some might call it (reverse engineering) something. If you would like some exploded pictures of the rest, It won't be a problem to post.
Interesting that you used the Bald Eagle rest. I know the original maker of the rest and talk to him often. He lives about 15 minutes from me and has since closed down his machine shop. He is still active in long range shooting but doesn't machine too much if any these days. Great guy and would be impressed with your rest. In fact, I'll print the pics and let him take a look.
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