Coaxial front rest

[bench]

Fellas,
I need a good front rest for shooting from the bench,and it looks like my Seb mini will not be here in time for my local compition.
I want it to have a joy stick control and must be able to fit a custom front bag
What are some of your ideas to lead me in the right direction.
Bench

 

[F Class John]

All depends how much time and money you have. Worst case grab a Caldwell Fire Control off the web which is your cheapest and fastest option (about $220 and perfectly acceptable in a pinch). Other than that you could post a Wanted ad on the classified for a front rest and see what happens.

There’s also stuff like this in stock
https://bulletcentral.com/product/bulletcentral-coaxial-rest-br/

There’s a few other options but again just depends on time and cost.

 

[dogdude]

@butchlambert ...Shadetree rests

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Bullet Central stocks Farleys. No rest I know of has an adjustable top to fit different sized bags.

 

[linekin]

My mentor shoots off a Shadetree top & has let me use it some. I liked it alot.
Last I knew they were $375 a couple years ago. Butch, please correct me if they've gone up a bit. Well worth the $$$.
I bought an original Seb a couple years ago on the advise that I'd want that for shooting cf score. Nice rest, but a coaxial isn't for me.
I shot off a Neo last year with an adjustable bag top,(not sure if they all are), and didn't care for it either. I don't like adjustable tops is all. Otherwise its art.
I went back to my Randolph Machine front rest.
I'm not sure what the appeal is with a coax over a traditional rest with windage adjustment other than they are much faster on target. If not adjusted to your rifle for tension they're a PIA in my opinion. If you shoot more than one rifle which I do in both rf & cf you're always adjusting tension screws or a counterweight. Also, I found that because they are so much faster to 2nd shots it was easy for me at least to pay less attention to subtle changes in the flags. Thats a killer!

Keith

 

[butchlambert]

My mentor shoots off a Shadetree top & has let me use it some. I liked it alot.
Last I knew they were $375 a couple years ago. Butch, please correct me if they've gone up a bit. Well worth the $$$.
I bought an original Seb a couple years ago on the advise that I'd want that for shooting cf score. Nice rest, but a coaxial isn't for me.
I shot off a Neo last year with an adjustable bag top,(not sure if they all are), and didn't care for it either. I don't like adjustable tops is all. Otherwise its art.
I went back to my Randolph Machine front rest.
I'm not sure what the appeal is with a coax over a traditional rest with windage adjustment other than they are much faster on target. If not adjusted to your rifle for tension they're a PIA in my opinion. If you shoot more than one rifle which I do in both rf & cf you're always adjusting tension screws or a counterweight. Also, I found that because they are so much faster to 2nd shots it was easy for me at least to pay less attention to subtle changes in the flags. Thats a killer!

Keith

So far I haven't raised my prices in 13 years. I do keep them in stock for instant shipping.
www.shadetreeea.com

 

[bench]

Thank you guys for your input
Bench

 

[Danoh]

I have a Shadetree and love it. Won’t break the bank buying one either.