Freedom Benchrest allow 40lb metal Rear Rest?

[LRPV]

I have skimmed this thread with slight detail, and my opinion on a mechanical rear rest for light gun has always been, what advantage is it? I have won my fair share of matches and I’ve also lost my fair share. I feel that I can compete anywhere I go. Not win maybe but can be competitive. I choose to shoot from a traditional rear bag because all of my stocks are made for that bag. And that’s the only reason. I don’t feel I’ve EVER lost a match because I was shooting a traditional bag against a mechanical rear rest. Truthfully is it that different from me shooting a Seb max in the front? Not to me. Truth be told the more mechanics we introduce into an equation the more chance you have of failure. Outside of ripping a hole in my bag, what else could go wrong? Let them guys shoot their rests. Half of this game is mental. If you don’t go to the bench with confidence in your setup, you’ve already lost. Now going to 5 shot heavy gun is a different story lmao. That’s one I can’t get behind, but whatever keeps people in this sport I’ll embrace it. I may not like it though haha.

This made me think of another point. Most if not all of the guys around here are not using the rear for adjustments. They’re almost all solid, no adjustment set ups with adjustable legs to level up on crappy tops AND coarse height adjustment. In the before times you couldn’t use anything but leather spacers or dead bottoms to add height to a bag that was too short. Wood spacers would have been easier and far less costly but was illegal.

Learning how to order the correct rear bag and then learning how to correctly fill it is a talent that escapes a bunch of people.

 

[Mulligan]

Learning how to order the correct rear bag and then learning how to correctly fill it is a talent that escapes a bunch of people.

I still struggle with this. I bet I have 6-8 rear bags in a shed collecting dust.
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[Jvance513]

This made me think of another point. Most if not all of the guys around here are not using the rear for adjustments. They’re almost all solid, no adjustment set ups with adjustable legs to level up on crappy tops AND coarse height adjustment. In the before times you couldn’t use anything but leather spacers or dead bottoms to add height to a bag that was too short. Wood spacers would have been easier and far less costly but was illegal.

Learning how to order the correct rear bag and then learning how to correctly fill it is a talent that escapes a bunch of people.

THIS. Learning to tune your rear bag is an art within itself. Where to add sand and take sand away, where you position your stock in that bag. This is a game of fine tuning. 80 percent of this game is won in the loading room. It’s not hard to load good ammo now days with the components out there. Get a good smith, learn to truly tune a gun and never settle for “that’s good enough” and learn good bench manners. That’s the other 20 percent that people struggle with. The fine details.

 

[LRPV]

I still struggle with this. I bet I have 6-8 rear bags in a shed collecting dust.
CW

Gotta start somewhere. I’ve got a bunch of fronts and rears I need to sell. Thing is, they might not be the best for mine but work perfect somewhere else.

 

[Mulligan]

Gotta start somewhere. I’ve got a bunch of fronts and rears I need to sell. Thing is, they might not be the best for mine but work perfect somewhere else.

Maybe a big old fashioned swap-meet at 6.0????
CW