Best rear bag sand(s)?

[BoydAllen]

I just got a new Bigfoot bag, and matching doughnut, and I am about out of heavy and silica sand. I need to buy some sand, so I began as I usually do, looking around on the internet, and found that there are a lot of different kinds of sand, hence this thread. This is a question for serious competition shooters (who do not mind sharing information) What sand, or combination do you prefer for a rear sandbag? Thanks

 

[Nowhere Man]

Heavy sand from Brownells. Pack it hard.

 

[Dub]

I use heavy sand from Brownells/sinclair in the base and fine decorative sand in the ears.

 

[JFrank]

@BoydAllen
I use an 80/20 mix of heavy (chromite ) and medium/ coarse regular sand in the base at 95% fill , followed by medium coarse in the ears at about 98 ish%
I've recently added a couple spoonfuls into the base for extra stability.

 

[LRPV]

Sinclair heavy sand in the base and dead bottom. In the past I used parakeet gravel in ears and front bags. It’s a mixture of sea shells/oyster shells and sand. It’s no longer for sale, must’ve offended a parakeet. I’m currently playing with crushed seashells. The finer the better, I think. Probably doesn’t make a damned bit of difference is what I’ve gathered in talking to different people. Seems everyone has different concoctions.

 

[caihlen]

Sinclair heavy sand.

 

[LHSmith]

Heavy sand in base. Black Diamond medium grit blasting sand ( TSC ) in ears. I don't pack it to the point it rounds the bottom or bulges the sides -essentially keeping it's original shape. If I did not have heavy sand I would use coarse regular sand in base.
Ratigan's book has a good explanation that made sense to me - using media that is jagged and has multiple shapes- definitely not round spheres as found in beach sand.

 

[Louisb]

Garnet sand (a type of heavy sand) from Grainger.

 

[INTJ]

Sinclair heavy sand in the base, playground sand in the ears. I pack the heavy sand hard in the base. I fill the playground sand in the ears so it fits the rudder on my stock.

 

[rangertim]

Petco sales sand for lizards, and creatures of the desert, they have sand for the fish and calcium sea shell’s ground up,multiple sands at the pet store ! My new Lenzi bag has Lizard sand in the bottom and a mixture of silica sand in ears seems to be working good ! No play ground sand for me !

 

[rardoin]

Garnet sand (a type of heavy sand) from Grainger.

Harbor Fright (sic) has garnet blast media by the 25lb box.....cheap.

 

[Fuj]

Going to cost you an arm and a leg and possibly part of
your lower region but, Tungsten powder in the mix will
sure pack on the weight I would imagine !!

 

[LHSmith]

Going to cost you an arm and a leg and possibly part of
your lower region but, Tungsten powder in the mix will
sure pack on the weight I would imagine !!

Just throwing this out there-- might violate IBS rules about "sand only" and "no metallic materials." Being a Bigfoot bag, I don't see the point to gain more weight. I had enough trouble lugging a Gator bag full of heavy sand, and it certainly never moved from shooting.