Front rest for shooting 600 yard matches:

[Medic505]

Looks like it will fit, might have to change the bag.

 

[JMayo]

You get what you pay for ..imo

Decide what you want.

 

[ronsatspokane]

The winners all have a SEB. I don't.

I do yet I still seem to get my ass handed to me on a fairly regular basis. Most of those who hand it to me shoot off a SEB mini (as do I) but they often have better tuned guns and read wind much better than I do. Love the SEB though and would hate to go back to anything else.

 

[Old Navy]

Seb mini is around $800. How about a bald eagle base and a shadetree top? Youll love either of those

That is my exact setup. I really like.

 

[mike a]

That is my exact setup. I really like.

I also have the Bald Eagle base and Shadetree top. I'd like to have a SEB but getting the rear bag stable is my next headache. It would be nice if they made a tripod rear bag lol. I got my highmaster with the Shadetree. Mike

 

[Whisky Tahoe Foxtrot]

I have been shooting 600 yard matches for the last few years and I would like to upgrade my front rest.
I have one of those Caldwell Fire Control front rests. It isn't really very good quality. Originally the vertical post had a rack and pinion coarse adjustment with a big handle to lock it in place, but after a few shots the locking screw would come lose and the whole top would fall all the way down to the base.
I replaced that with a 3/4" bolt with a nut to do the adjusting. I just drilled and tapped holes on the flats of the nut and screwed in 1/4" bolts to use as handles to adjust the nut. I kept the locking screw to keep the top piece from rotating. It is better and does not drop unexpectedly, but it is still kind of coarse and the fine adjustment has never worked very well.

My question is do I really need to spend over a thousand dollars to get a decent front rest that will work or is that the price of all good front rests?

I started with a used Fire Control and upgraded to a used SEB when one came up. The amount of travel of the SEB rest via joystick was at least double the travel of the Firecontrol. The SEB is very adjustable and extremely well built.

Do you have to spend a $1000 bucks, no. Can you resell a SEB rest easily? Oh yeah....

 

[eric n]

Would I lose anything going from a Sinclair comp to a mini?
Occasionally shooting prone, mostly shooting off the bench for groups as small as I can.
Thanks

 

[JFrank]

Would I lose anything going from a Sinclair comp to a mini?
Occasionally shooting prone, mostly shooting off the bench for groups as small as I can.
Thanks

Man
Both those you mentioned are awesome rest , hard to imagine a loss with either one.

 

[asyoung]

 

[johara1]

Looks like it will fit, might have to change the bag.View attachment 1162718

Never happen with a 4" forearm, rules state a 1/2" from the retainer. so that adds up to 5"+ ...... jim

 

[foxguy]

Never happen with a 4" forearm, rules state a 1/2" from the retainer. so that adds up to 5"+ ...... jim

johara. - Thanks

 

[Falfan2017]

Sinclair competition, shade tree or if you can find one JJ Loh are all very nice and under 1k.

 

[johara1]

In all fairness from the pic. it looks like you could open the spacing on the ears to make work. and get a 4" bag from Protector that is made to fit in 3" spacing. They will make anything you want there .... good people..... jim

 

[foxguy]

In all fairness from the pic. it looks like you could open the spacing on the ears to make work. and get a 4" bag from Protector that is made to fit in 3" spacing. They will make anything you want there .... good people..... jim

That is kind of what I was thinking of trying. The Seb Mini looks to be a great rest.

 

[ericskennard]

I have a Shadetree on an older three leg rest. That is my go to when I want a joystick.

I also have a Randolph F-Class with their Mark II TOP. There is No rest that is more stable. The belt drive elevation adjustment is as smooth as silk. Where ever you set it, it stays right there. It is heavy but it doesn't move!

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I have a Shadetree on an older three leg rest. That is my go to when I want a joystick.

I also have a Randolph F-Class with their Mark II TOP. There is No rest that is more stable. The belt drive elevation adjustment is as smooth as silk. Where ever you set it, it stays right there. It is heavy but it doesn't move!

is that one of those randolph rests that the top moves around?

 

[Don Shelton]

How wide of a Stock can sit into the Mini's top. I have a Deer Creek LRBR Stock. Its 4" wide.

Just wondering ??

TIA

4” will fit with fclassproducts.com top,,check it out

 

[INTJ]

Most long range shooters try to get all their rounds down range in a quick manner. They pick a condition and get with it. A co axial rest works best for this. You will get back on target in a very quick manner.

In LR BR it's a Catch-22. When your rifle is set up and tracking properly you don't need that many adjustments between shots and non-coaxial rests tend to be a bit more stable. Now on those days when tracking isn't going well and you are adjusting between each shot, a co-axial is superior.

I don't shoot on my belly, but it seems to me that a co-axial press would be the ticket for F-Class given the way they shoot. Butch's Shadetree top on a Bald Eagle is definitely the least expensive way to get a quality co-axial.

 

[johara1]

In LR BR it's a Catch-22. When your rifle is set up and tracking properly you don't need that many adjustments between shots and non-coaxial rests tend to be a bit more stable. Now on those days when tracking isn't going well and you are adjusting between each shot, a co-axial is superior.

I don't shoot on my belly, but it seems to me that a co-axial press would be the ticket for F-Class given the way they shoot. Butch's Shadetree top on a Bald Eagle is definitely the least expensive way to get a quality co-axial.

You hit the nail on the head, shooting 600 or 1000 yd. Br. tracking is paramount.... no need for a joy stick rest. F class... yes, joy stick is king because you reach the stick with easy when you shoot off your belly. ...... jim