front rest?

[JFrank]

Its had a shadetree top on it at one point in its life

That's good to know. Did it bolt right on or were there any modifications needed?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

That's good to know. Did it bolt right on or were there any modifications needed?

Bolts right on that post. Send the post to butch and he will install his top on there its not the standard size rod he usually uses

 

[boltman13]

I used a Shadetree on a Bald Eagle base for years, and still do for RF-BR. It still does all I could ask for. I switched to a Farley for CF F-Class and BR and it works fine but that sucker weighs a ton, which makes it rock solid.

 

[uashooter]

Has anyone modified a shadetree to incorporate a front stop to provide for consistent gun location fore and aft? If so, what worked well to do so?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Has anyone modified a shadetree to incorporate a front stop to provide for consistent gun location fore and aft? If so, what worked well to do so?

Ive never seen one without a stop

 

[tmwinds]

If you decide a coaxial rest is not for you. A used JJ rest for around $800-$900 is the gold standard in my opinion.

 

[Buzzsaw]

I use a Randolph exclusively, you can run both knobs simultaneously with practice, I don’t normally shoot score but the one time I did, I wished I had a joystick to do it with. Anything but a joystick in the score game would be pissing in the wind in my opinion. For group and 600/1000yd, a Randolph has no equal, again, IMO.

best out there. hand machined. can be custom painted

 

[uashooter]

Has anyone modified a shadetree to incorporate a front stop to provide for consistent gun location fore and aft? If so, what worked well to do so?

Here is the front of my rest, the whole in the front face is access to the stick mechanism and can’t be used for the front stop to preclude interfering with that. I am thinking that I can make a plate adapter that uses the two foremost Allen head screws and then interfaces to the front stop.

 

[JFrank]

If you decide a coaxial rest is not for you. A used JJ rest for around $800-$900 is the gold standard in my opinion.

Who will make replacement parts for these awesome rests now that John has passed?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Here is the front of my rest, the whole in the front face is access to the stick mechanism and can’t be used for the front stop to preclude interfering with that. I am thinking that I can make a plate adapter that uses the two foremost Allen head screws and then interfaces to the front stop.

Your forend stop has been removed. At least they left the 2 bolts there for it. Call butch at shadetree and order a new forend stop and plate assembly.

 

[tmwinds]

Who will make replacement parts for these awesome rests now that John has passed?

Probably no one to the standard that John did. But, properly cared for they will last a lifetime. I’ve had mine for 10 years and it’s gonna out last me.

 

[butchlambert]

Ive never seen one without a stop

Dusty, I've had a couple guys throw them away inadvertently and a couple ask what they happened to be.

 

[wkdickinson]

Here is the front of my rest, the whole in the front face is access to the stick mechanism and can’t be used for the front stop to preclude interfering with that. I am thinking that I can make a plate adapter that uses the two foremost Allen head screws and then interfaces to the front stop.

I just purchased a new Shadetree top from Butch and mounted it on a BE "slingshot" base. It came with a triangular mount and a vertical rod, threaded at the bottom as a forend stop. Because my rifles don't have 3" wide forends I have to use a Sinclair "Bench Rest Adapter" which mounts back further and raises the rifle. So I had to make an extension and a new stop.

The extension is made of 1" aluminum channel and the stop is made from 1/2" aluminum round stock.

 

[muleystalker]

If you decide a coaxial rest is not for you. A used JJ rest for around $800-$900 is the gold standard in my opinion.

And a work of art too!

 

[muleystalker]

Who will make replacement parts for these awesome rests now that John has passed?

I heard a gentleman that used to work for him might be keeping the rest alive, I believe I read that from Johns daughter. There is not much to wear out on them.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I heard a gentleman that used to work for him might be keeping the rest alive, I believe I read that from Johns daughter. There is not much to wear out on them.

Any machine shop can make any part on em

 

[jackieschmidt]

Most cringe when they see what I use.

 

[muleystalker]

Any machine shop can make any part on em

Not only parts, I thought she said he may keep producing the rest with her blessing.

 

[1bamashooter]

Neo or Farley

 

[johara1]

Most cringe when they see what I use.View attachment 1242155

Jackie, the towel looks well used..... lol... jim