Unique shooting bench

[Hairtrigger]

Found this pic, the shooting brunch definitely looks interesting and well done

Does not appear to me that it would be overly stable and the seats look like they may wobble but overall I am impressed with the ingenuity of the person that made this

[smithnframe]

Looks like a good idea! I think it would be easy to strengthen it. Now I'm looking for one!

[Hossfly]

That hole in the middle looks like a good place for a beach umbrella,


or a place for errant rounds.

[mattw]

That is really a good idea, a little work to make the seat stronger and it might be really good. Someone had their thinking cap on.

[toallmy]

+ it can be rolled around

[mongo40]

Saw this on pintrest a few months ago, picked up two of the spools but haven't got around to making one yet, need to get after it.

[elk hunter]

That hole in the middle looks like a good place for a beach umbrella,


or a place for errant rounds.

It's true; "necessity is the mother of invention".

I use a cable spool as a table to hold my tool box and the center hole to hold a large umbrella while I'm working on the grader I use to dress the roads at our range. Never thought about using one to make a shooting bench. Years ago I made a plywood top to use with a "work mate" folding clamping table along with a folding chair, it made a usable shooting bench when I didn't want to drive 27 miles one way to the range.

[Baltimoreed]

Clever idea. I like it. Needs a solid top, i can see your brass going down the hole. Also needs to be water proofed. I had one that I used as a shooting table on my backyard range and the weather eventually destroyed it. Salt treated blocks to get it off of the ground will help keep some of the water away from it.

[Winger Ed.]

That is clever.
I always put a towel over the bench top when I shoot, so the hole isn't much of an issue.

If it's a problem, any thin something will cover it, even the handy man's secret weapon--- duct tape.

[OS OK]

Tell'Ya what . . . as a retired Electrical Contractor I have emptied more of those big spools than I can remember.

Everyone back then wanted one and we made coffee & patio tables and such from them ... this is genius ... this was some good thinking too.

Cut a short pile carpet over it and tack it down, or screw it down so it can be replaced...nice work there.

[fast ronnie]

Don't see those spools that much any more, but at one time they were hard to get rid of. Great idea that serves a couple of purposes.

[Winger Ed.]

Don't see those spools that much any more, but at one time they were hard to get rid of. Great idea that serves a couple of purposes.

I've seen them going down the road on flatbeds,
but they're all plastic now or a heavy wire frame looking something, and might get re-used and not thrown away.

[gnoahhh]

Looking at this I can see where it could be wobbly, at least when speaking in terms of a rock solid shooting platform. To counter that, perhaps 4 stout stubby legs under it, maybe an inch or two long?

[dverna]

We had a couple when I was a kid...wasps loved them too.

[RP]

I asked about the old spools at the supply house and was told they shipped them back now guess they have a core charge on them now.

I did see a guy that reused one of those folding picnic tables made a new top out of scrap 1/4 with cut outs on each side for left and right hand shooters for his autos he use a plastic tote and a brick to hold it in place which work well. I shot off it and to my surprise it was more stable then it looked. When he was done put his odds and ends gear in the tote folded the legs and was loaded up and gone in just a few mins.
I built a few for me and my sons using the same type legs in the front and a screw in pipe for the rear if I do it again I think I copy his.

[45workhorse]

Just so happens we have a couple out at our range! Might need to do a little cutting soon.
Mighty fine idea!!

[Czech_too]

For those who have used something like this, what would you say is the optimum diameter to use? This would be to accommodate both righties & lefties.
I'm seeing these for sale locally and since our range is going to need more benches it seems like a viable option. The cost is CHEAP compared to that of another bench designed similar.

Brian

[jmorris]

Looking at this I can see where it could be wobbly, at least when speaking in terms of a rock solid shooting platform. To counter that, perhaps 4 stout stubby legs under it, maybe an inch or two long?

Made from steel with 3 legs would do it.

[Ural Driver]

Idea stolen.....

[murf205]

Wow, that brings back memories. My first reloading bench in my apartment was a wire reel. I came home one day and my wife had filled the cracks with wood putty and painted it bright yellow for me. I bolted a RCBS JR to it and was off and running, 50 yrs ago .