Homemade shooting rest or Lead Sled?

[Spokerider]

Sand bags suck for sighting in a contender pistol or contender carbine, but that's all I have at the moment.

Anybody have a home made lead sled or shooting rest that is innovative, simple, and works well?

Ideas?

[Whiterabbit]

funny. I was JUST thinking about posting mine. I threw it together in a couple hours this weekend.

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The proof is in the pudding, and I havent shot it yet. Might be a TERRIBLE rest.

And yes, I know that it is a crime to use all-thread. I am not too proud to use it as a poor (no money OR talent) machinist.

[OutHuntn84]

Whiterabbit that is one dandy lil hand cannon rest. Great work!

[Whiterabbit]

OK, I need some advice for my rest. I got a chance to take it out, and my two accurate loads showed a vertical dispersion of ZERO at 50 yards. Incredible.

The gun ever so slightly rocks side to side, and best as I can get it, the holes end up about an inch apart, side to side. In short, I need some sort of side to side stabilization.

Any advice on what to change one or two delrin plugs with (and WHICH delrin plugs) in order to improve lateral stability?

Thanks!

[FrankG]

Wider bases at the three points with some padding to deaden the vibration .

[Whiterabbit]

there's already padding, but it was added after I took the photo.

I'm not sure wider bases would correct the rocking though. the base is already wider than the gun, so as long as it is wider, what difference does it make if its twice as wide or ten times as wide?

If I'm mistaken, I'm all ears!

[Bren R.]

I would say the bigger problem is not the base, but the connection of the rest to the gun.

You're holding the vertical on the gun in three places. The horizontal in none.

You have a rest at the fairly flat grip area, a rest at the fairly flat action area, and a rest at the round barrel.

Everything vertical is "locked in" but there is nothing holding your horizontal movement except your hand(s).

Bren R.

[freebullet]

Looks like you did a fine job there. I prefer that nothing touches the barrel when firing though.

[country gent]

Try going to a larger dia front pad with a Vee cut in it. Maybe 2"dia and a vee 1" wide across or so. That will help to keep thigs "centered" up better.

[Whiterabbit]

which front pad, barrel or frame?

[Bren R.]

I'm sure he means barrel pad. Most rests hold the barrel in a notch of some sort.

Bren R.

[country gent]

Yes the pad unde the barrel, A Vee there for the barrel to set in should help to keep it centered with everything.

[Whiterabbit]

I'll try that.

[FrankG]

I like the frame at area in front of trigger guard and barrel tucked solid on a sand bag that is "v'd" out and butt touching nothing for handgun bench work .I cradle butt in off hand . Seems to work for me best.