Front rest feet question

[gdbleb]

I'm about to start using a front rest so I have to ask. Williamsport has nice wooden tops on their concrete shooting benches. They hammer their front rest (with pointed feet) into the wood (slightly) to "anchor" the rest. What do folks do on a bare concrete bench top? Does the rest bounce or move? Do you use different feet on a concrete surface? Do you bring your own wood (or other) surface?

 

[JMayo]

Bob adams made the feet I use. I rarely see wood tops.
I'm under the understanding it is vandalism to cause damage to any property. I've watched in disbelief guys hammering the spikes into a bench. The club I belong to has some benches that have been mutilated by spikes. A different mindset can destroy without consciences.
Most clubs require feet.
Some wet them. Some just wipe off the dust/dirt.
Allot use markers around them to see that nothing is moving & to place in same spot when coming back at relay change.

 

[K9TXS]

When I bought my rest from Sinclair many years ago, it came with the feet shown below. I still use them today. They work great on a wooden bench or concrete top. These can also be made fairly easily and will work just as well as the store bought ones. At Sinclair they're called Benchrite-Stabilfeet.

 

[rardoin]

I have the Benchrite feet as above. I glued them to a triangular sheet of 3/14 neoprene material to provide a rest for transport that would not dig into my bedliner. I tried it on the bench top and it really holds the NEO stable with no slide. When I used the Stabilfeet alone I had to make sure there was zero dust/sand on the bench or the rest would slide a little. The neoprene sheet, which is what is laminated to the underside of the Stabilfeet, worked much better than the feet alone. On a side not I forgot my F-class feet while attending a 1000yd match last month. The firing line was peagravel. I laid down the neoprene mat with the stabilfeet and set the rest on it. It worked so well that I used it again for all three days of state championships at that range.

 

[dickn52]

When I bought my rest from Sinclair many years ago, it came with the feet shown below. I still use them today. They work great on a wooden bench or concrete top. These can also be made fairly easily and will work just as well as the store bought ones. At Sinclair they're called Benchrite-Stabilfeet.

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2 washers and a rubber pad. glue them together as shown and done. I think maybe a dollar each???

 

[JMayo]

Pma makes some good ones that stay attached.
They wouldn't work with my storage box. Made the foot print a little too much to fit in it.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Most Ranges require protective feet now. Here is the link to the Sinclair items.

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[Fuj]

I'm about to start using a front rest so I have to ask. Williamsport has nice wooden tops on their concrete shooting benches. They hammer their front rest (with pointed feet) into the wood (slightly) to "anchor" the rest. What do folks do on a bare concrete bench top? Does the rest bounce or move? Do you use different feet on a concrete surface? Do you bring your own wood (or other) surface?

On my Bald Eagle I keep revising, I ordered steel ball swivel machine
levelers from McMaster Carr. I cut most of the points off so the screws
would go deeper into the foot. Height adjustment is simple since the
foot is on a rotating ball and you simply turn the screw with no movement
to the foot. Mine have the non skid pads, and you can order them without.
Parts are cheaper then most other options.

 

[dickn52]

On my Bald Eagle I keep revising, I ordered steel ball swivel machine
levelers from McMaster Carr. I cut most of the points off so the screws
would go deeper into the foot. Height adjustment is simple since the
foot is on a rotating ball and you simply turn the screw with no movement
to the foot. Mine have the non skid pads, and you can order them without.
Parts are cheaper then most other options.

Nicely done.