New Contender Shooting Bench

[tred1956]

This bench was made for Contender pistol shooting. Off of my Fuzz Rest of course. Wide enough to accommodate 2 shooter simultaneously for friendly DUM-DUM competitions. Bench is made of 6x6 treated posts. Frame is 2x6 to allow for leg room. 2x6 frame boards are no more than 12 inches apart both ways, see picture with top not on yet. One more long 2x6 was installed from side to side and 5 rows of 2x6 cross bracing added. Frame was bolted to posts with 3/8 x 10 carriage inch bolts again both ways. Top was covered with 2x10 also treated boards. All joints not bolted were screwed with decking screws. Bench to sit on was mounted independent of shooting bench on (3) 6x6 treated post also bolted to a 2x6 frame. While bench seat was also a 2x10 screwed to frame. 600 pounds of concrete secure the both benches. Nothing was designed to shoot a rifle from but if the kids and grandkids can't make it work I guess I'll add a rifle rest to one end. A permanent roof is my next goal but a pop-up 10x10 canopy will have to work til cooler weather.

Just finished seat tonight, have been using a folding chair. While not concrete it is solid as a ROCK and I am too old to finish concrete anymore. LOL.

Can't wait to really set up and shoot a few groups.

Thanks for reading and Happy fourth to all
Doug

 

[Just Say Moe]

I don't think it will move! Looks good!

 

[Iowa Fox]

Nice job. I hope you will post some pics when you get your rest and pitolas set up.

 

[tred1956]

Have had a lot of questions about a DUM-DUM competition so here is a brief explanation.

A DUM-DUM competition requires 2 shooters. I usually shoot one of these three Contenders. The Pink one is OTT 17/222 Rem, the purple laminate is OTT 20 TAC and the step barrel is OTT 20 VarTarg. Grandson favors his 17 Ackley Hornet.

Targets are the DUM-DUM suckers in the bag with the paper removed. You get 160 targets for around $10 and the Kids and Grandkids love to watch them disappear. Who am I KIDDING PaPa loves it too. Target rack holds 9 DUM-DUM suckers. Four on the right and four on the left. The winning DUM-DUM is dead center. Once the Competition begins first one to eliminate his bank of four and get to the center target wins. THE tough part is to win you must cut the CENTER DUM-DUM STICK . If you hit the Center sucker itself you lose.

Hours of fun and it sure teaches concentration and gun control.

Safe Shooting
Doug

 

[Preacher]

Good job !!!!!!!

 

[Uthink Uknow]

Good job and they don’t make Dum-Dums as big as they used to.

 

[GotRDid]

Brilliant!
GotRDid.

 

[biggun2869]

Have had a lot of questions about a DUM-DUM competition so here is a brief explanation.

A DUM-DUM competition requires 2 shooters. I usually shoot one of these three Contenders. The Pink one is OTT 17/222 Rem, the purple laminate is OTT 20 TAC and the step barrel is OTT 20 VarTarg. Grandson favors his 17 Ackley Hornet.

Targets are the DUM-DUM suckers in the bag with the paper removed. You get 160 targets for around $10 and the Kids and Grandkids love to watch them disappear. Who am I KIDDING PaPa loves it too. Target rack holds 9 DUM-DUM suckers. Four on the right and four on the left. The winning DUM-DUM is dead center. Once the Competition begins first one to eliminate his bank of four and get to the center target wins. THE tough part is to win you must cut the CENTER DUM-DUM STICK . If you hit the Center sucker itself you lose.

Hours of fun and it sure teaches concentration and gun control.

Safe Shooting
Doug

We do that here. nobody picked it up though. They make great targets, they blow up better if you leave the paper on.

 

[PRR1957]

Interesting idea using lolly pops for targets. I’ll have to buy a bag and try that.

A good friend has a Ruger 77/22 with a can on it. I have a bunch of 4x4 wood cutoffs from a wood fence repair that I drilled 5/8” holes on two sides that I set out at 50 yards and place scab golf balls on the holes to hold them in place, then my friend, his nine year old son and I take turns shooting at the golf balls with subsonic ammo. The rules are to see how far the balls can be lofted back when hit. The rifle used is about 3/4 minuet of golf ball at 50 yards, so it is more luck then skill to hit them. I number the golf balls and mark a 1/2” black dot on the front so we can retrieve them and see were the bullet hit. To make it fair for his son, we give him ten shots at the five golf balls. The balls can hit five or six times before they come apart.

This the best use of a golf ball I can think of. I really really really hate the game of golf. I am Nichols, and Palmer from the tee, but my game always falls apart at the cup. I am partially blind in my right eye so I can not see the lay of the green, so shooting at gulf balls is my own personal revenge on the game of golf.

 

[Cecil S.]

Great job.

 

[Daddymac]

She looks very solid, and I bet you don't shoot all of those dum-dum's, surely you eat one or two.

 

[tred1956]

Grandson brought his new 308 Win Weatherby and wanted to load ammo and sight it in. Sitting at a shooting bench in 94 degree weather with my Grandson

WOW LIFE IS GOOD I am truly a Blessed man

Safe shooting
Doug