PD shooting setups

[Fern]

What twist is on that Tikka?

Has a 1/8 twist. Was unsure if the 40g noslers would stabilize but they did.
Found a load at 33fps and a second one at 3600fps with a different powder.

 

[lgwatson]

Quick set up and easy to haul, stacks flat...View attachment 1453730View attachment 1453731

Please provide details on your portable bench if you don't mind. Thanks in advance. Lonny Watson

 

[farmerjohn]

Please provide details on your portable bench if you don't mind. Thanks in advance. Lonny Watson

DeWalt contractor grade saw horses and matching attachment clamps, you bolt the clamps to your top and it just snaps on the horses. These horses fold and a pair hook together and stack, the tops stack clamp to clamp and make a flat stack about 5in high in the bed of the pickup, 4 horses and 4 tops leave a flat surface below the top of the pickup bed, horses are stout, something over 800lb limit. I know we set a bundle of 10' 2X6s on a pair when we are framing, the legs angle outwardly, just kick the legs out and theres no shake.....hope this helps..John

 

[K9TXS]

On your first photo above, does the top board just slide across the main top or is the rear fastened down and the front swivels right and left?

After posting this, I looked closer and saw what appears to be a worn spot where the top board moves across the main deck.

 

[farmerjohn]

On your first photo above, does the top board just slide across the main top or is the rear fastened down and the front swivels right and left?

After posting this, I looked closer and saw what appears to be a worn spot where the top board moves across the main deck.

Yes, it will swing. For hauling I just run a 1/4" screw with a wing nut through both of them to keep it from swinging around while we are hauling them... John

 

[Rook 6]

Still walking. Sure improves shooting options!

 

[chuckshooter]

 

[K9TXS]

Still walking. Sure improves shooting options!

I do the same. I use a game cart to carry my gear. I get a whole lot more by walking. My rig is post #13

I see a bipod on your rifle, is that a chair or tripod on the bottom of the back pack.

 

[Rook 6]

I do the same. I use a game cart to carry my gear. I get a whole lot more by walking. My rig is post #13

I see a bipod on your rifle, is that a chair or tripod on the bottom of the back pack.

It's a rolled up shooting mat. Sure makes it easier on the old knees and elbows!

 

[centershot]

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What caliber is the Martini?

 

[chuckshooter]

What caliber is the Martini?

I have seven, so it's either a 20 ackley hornet, 20 killer bee or .20 vartarg rimmed. they are great for high volume colony shooting. basically, I bring three types of rifles up to the bench. the martini's, the thumb hole stock and the standard stock. helps with fatigue on long days of shooting to switch off.

 

[searcher]

One thing I see missing on the many images of shooting tables (especially the rotating benches) is the bass boat seat replacing that little round pad. I put one on my rotating bench several years ago and now I get low back support - nice for an old jacked-up back. Can't swing your leg over the seat the same - but having the low back support makes it a comfortable seat when sitting there all day. To keep cool, use a lightweight long sleeve fishing jersey with hood. Keep a water spray bottle at the ready and mist yourself down. Feels like A/C.

 

[17cal Fan]

Our rig from a distance. We used the SxS when we needed to get in with tripods.

 

[CT10ring]

Some clever builds and industrial grade rigs (!) in this thread. Cool to see.
I use a sling, bipod, shooting mat, and 2-3 TAB rear bags. Ammo and water in a backpack, binocs in a belt bag for quick access. I get a lot of exercise; walk miles a day. Downside: high grass, cactus, the odd rattler, cow stuff... Also, no shade! Works best to find a hillside, shoot into a valley and move alongside it. You're not silhouetted, hard to be seen. Toss on some camo netting and maybe a hungry coyote will stop by unawares. I have a fine rotating bench, but I like to move. Some days I carry 2 rifles on slings, but not too far.

 

[lgwatson]

DeWalt contractor grade saw horses and matching attachment clamps, you bolt the clamps to your top and it just snaps on the horses. These horses fold and a pair hook together and stack, the tops stack clamp to clamp and make a flat stack about 5in high in the bed of the pickup, 4 horses and 4 tops leave a flat surface below the top of the pickup bed, horses are stout, something over 800lb limit. I know we set a bundle of 10' 2X6s on a pair when we are framing, the legs angle outwardly, just kick the legs out and theres no shake.....View attachment 1459275hope this helps..JohnView attachment 1459276

Thank you.

 

[CoyoteJakes.com]

CoyoteJakes.com
American made Shooting Benches

 

[chuckshooter]

CoyoteJakes.com
American

for me, I must have a swiveling bench. I never, not once in my life set up to shoot and had all the critters stand up directly in front of me and said shoot me. I need to be able look left, and right, and behind me, with ease.

 

[S&sprecisionTx]

These are some sweet looking setups anybody else has some new ones I'm rocking the new tracer bipod and they pump hello

 

[TravisC]

Bighorn TL3 in 223 that year

 

[pre64win]

This Caldwell table has been improved by adding a bushing made from a powder bottle to the pipe that fits into the base to get rid of the wobble. That made it a whole different table. The boat seat improved the comfort of sitting for several hours. I have also added a golf umbrella with a wind dump that work’s until the wind gets pretty brisk.
I would not go back to a non rotating table.