DIY Benchrest Shooting Rests

[Fig Newton]

Thinking about starting a company: Newton Redneck Gunwerks! I purchased a scissor jack for $30 and a lab jack for $16. I took the top off an old Caldwell rest I had, along with the hand wheel. Two springs take any slack out of the jack up front.

 

[jackieschmidt]

That is different, to say the least. If it works, that’s the main thing.

I give you an A+ for thinking out of the box.

some 25 years ago we scrapped out a little South Bend 10 inch lathe. I took the compound and made a windage top out of it.

I am still using it to this day.

 

[jackieschmidt]

The scissor concept has many uses. Here is a heavy duty roller rest we built for one of our Submerged Arc Welding Machines.

I can support tremendous weight.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

That is different, to say the least. If it works, that’s the main thing.

some 25 years ago we scrapped out a little South Bend 10 inch lathe. I took the compound and made a windage top out of it.

I am still using it to this day.View attachment 1504878

Looks like you got your money's worth from that rear bag as well. Lol! $7000 worth of rifle/scope on $70 rest and bag....I like it!

 

[Fig Newton]

That is different, to say the least. If it works, that’s the main thing.

some 25 years ago we scrapped out a little South Bend 10 inch lathe. I took the compound and made a windage top out of it.

I am still using it to this day.View attachment 1504878

That’s cool! So far my system works fine.

The scissor concept has many uses. Here is a heavy duty roller rest we built for one of our Submerged Arc Welding Machines.

I can support tremendous weight.

View attachment 1504879

Now that’s heavy duty!!

 

[Txhillbilly]

I got bored and built a new front rest a while back. Had a scrap piece of 1/2" AR400 plate at work, ordered some rubber feet / knobs from McMaster-Carr, along with a scissor lift from Amazon and put it together in a couple days.
It works really well!

 

[JFrank]

I’ve been using this one for several years, @Dusty Stevens made the base and Dan Greenlaw built the top for me. Weighs about 17#

 

[Fig Newton]

I got bored and built a new front rest a while back. Had a scrap piece of 1/2" AR400 plate at work, ordered some rubber feet / knobs from McMaster-Carr, along with a scissor lift from Amazon and put it together in a couple days.
It works really well!

 

[Fig Newton]

Holy cow! That’s professional looking!

 

[DShortt]

Bought this off Amazon for $50 a while back. Has rubber feet also, just not shown. Cast iron frame.

I don't shoot competition and for the price I couldn't justify my time making one.

 

[Rich S]

Shade Tree top. The base is fabbed from a 3 1/4” coupling bolt and nut out of a large steam turbine. The stud offers a course adjustment and the 1” stem on the top finer adjustment. Weighs in just under 28 lbs.