Adjustable Height Needed

[Ben]

I shoot out in a rural area. We have a great back stop and I have the range to myself whenever I want to shoot by myself or take a friend.......

I have a 3 legged shooting bench that is very steady and stable . It works well. I'm 6' 5" , so my chair height to the table and the height needed for someone that is 5' 6" is quite different. We continue to have problems with chair height.

My friends and I have a folding chair that has worked about as well as a submarine with screen doors addressing this height problem.

I finally decided to make a shooting stool that is adjustable for height. You can make height changes in 30 seconds. I think this will solve our problems. The adjustment is made by moving a pair of 5/16 " dia. bolts that have wing nuts on their ends. Quick, low tech, and safe. Every where two pieces of wood touch there is wood glue. This one will last for a LONG TIME !

The first photo is of the bench ( this isn't our problem ).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/07282011.jpg

The next photos are of the adjustable seat :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/Shooting%20Stool/017.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/Shooting%20Stool/015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/Shooting%20Stool/013.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/Shooting%20Stool/016.jpg

[frankenfab]

Nice setup, Ben! I would like to hear more about the rifle in the photo as well. Is that a stock Midway used to sell? I have that one and the green one just like it, slated for "twin" Mausers in .416 Taylor and .458 Win. Mag.

[oneokie]

Very nice.

[Ben]

Yes, in the days when MidWay was still selling Fajen stocks, I bought that one.
The action in the rifle is a VZ-24 action and has an A & B stainless barrel ,
F-54 contour, 308 Win. I glass bedded the action,put in a Timmney Trigger
that is adjusted to 1.0 lbs.

It is one of the most accurate rifles that I own. A joy to own and shoot with cast bullets.

The rifle has a Vari-X III, 30 mm, 6.5 X 20 with a 50 mm bell with A/O on it.
The scope has tapered cross hairs with a target dot.

The group below was shot with this rifle, it is sub inch for 5 shots @ 100 yds.
4 of the bullets are in about 5/8" or so.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/haysb/0012-1.jpg

Ben

[frankenfab]

Sweet! Thanks!