front bag from edgewood

[Lkwebb]

has anyone used this type of bad on a front rest? if so did you like it or did it create to much drag on the side of the stock forend.
does this have any advantage over the smaller profile front bags
thanks

 

[Shooter13]

I just got one but haven't had a chance to try. I've been told it is illegal for IBS and UBR (we follow IBS rules) but can be used in NBRSA. Go figure. I hope to try this week and will post back if I can.

 

[LHSmith]

The IBS SR rules state: "The front sandbag must be such that the rifle can be easily removed in the vertical direction without any front sandbag adjustment." That bag obviously (if filled properly to be functional) would have you struggling to lift the gun from the bag. If one uses the normal ear height bag and the side plate screws are too tight it will also want to pull the front rest pedestal off the bench top.

 

[Lkwebb]

I just got one but haven't had a chance to try. I've been told it is illegal for IBS and UBR (we follow IBS rules) but can be used in NBRSA. Go figure. I hope to try this week and will post back if I can.

Well I ll be waiting for your opinion and experience with it. I've been thinking of buying one but waiting on my new rest to come in first.
Hopefully the ibs and Ubr will follow suit. Don't know why all rules don't apply to each discipline regardless whether nbrsa or ibs etc

 

[LHSmith]

I don't know what rifle or discipline you intend to use this bag on, but I don't see what the bag accomplishes over the standard short ear bag- at least for competition. If you believe that the taller ears will keep the fore-end from lifting up from recoil (as the Edgewood website claims) then you have a balance problem or rest set-up problem. When that stock hits upward on the bag ears -it's going to tend to lift the entire pedestal creating a tracking nightmare- or at the very least continually disturbing the sand in the ears - another issue with maintaining POA. Stock movement must be straight rearward to track well.

 

[TrxR]

On the same subject has anyone tried this bag?

 

[Lkwebb]

I don't know what rifle or discipline you intend to use this bag on, but I don't see what the bag accomplishes over the standard short ear bag- at least for competition. If you believe that the taller ears will keep the fore-end from lifting up from recoil (as the Edgewood website claims) then you have a balance problem or rest set-up problem. When that stock hits upward on the bag ears -it's going to tend to lift the entire pedestal creating a tracking nightmare- or at the very least continually disturbing the sand in the ears - another issue with maintaining POA. Stock movement must be straight rearward to track well.

short range 100 and 200 nbrsa

 

[LHSmith]

On the same subject has anyone tried this bag?
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That's a new one to me. Hunter Class /VFS combination?

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

That's a new one to me. Hunter Class /VFS combination?

I haven't seen that one either. I'd say just check your rules and do what they say. Some say specifically that the forearm and bag must maintain full contact.

 

[Shooter13]

On the same subject has anyone tried this bag?
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On order from Ryan at Edgewood, from what I have been told it is legal in all Discipline.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I just got one but haven't had a chance to try. I've been told it is illegal for IBS and UBR (we follow IBS rules) but can be used in NBRSA. Go figure. I hope to try this week and will post back if I can.

I think there might be a need for clarification of the UBR equipment rules. That was never my understanding related to equipment and I know of several guns and rests that don't meet IBS rules. I also know of a couple of instances where it was asked of match directors that said something that is not IBS legal is legal under UBR equipment rules. Not stirring anything, just want and need clarification on this. @prologr

 

[Shooter13]

I think there might be a need for clarification of the UBR equipment rules. That was never my understanding related to equipment and I know of several guns and rests that don't meet IBS rules. I also know of a couple of instances where it was asked of match directors that said something that is not IBS legal is legal under UBR equipment rules. Not stirring anything, just want and need clarification on this.

Absolutely 100 %

 

[LHSmith]

I haven't seen that one either. I'd say just check your rules and do what they say. Some say specifically that the forearm and bag must maintain full contact.

IBS rules state that the stock bottom must be in full contact with the front bag while in the shooting position. So really curious to know what discipline or stock configuration that bag is for.

 

[Codeman]

NBRSA allows the drop out bag from edgewood. They changed the rule last year or the year before.

 

[Lkwebb]

Edgewood isn't very good bout returning emails