Front Rests.....info and opinions!

[xswanted]

I'm looking at upgrading to a really nice and high quality front rest.

I want it to be legal for use in IBS and NBRSA.

What are guys using? What are the opinions on some of the higher end rests?

I have my eye on the Sinclair Competition Shooting Rest BR....anything out there that is better or the same quality that is cheaper?

Probably going to be the one and only BR rest that I buy so price isn't a huge deal, I just don't want to buy something that is higher priced than something that is equally as good for lower price.

Let's hear it!

 

[LHSmith]

point blank group? score? or long range?

 

[xswanted]

point blank group? score? or long range?

Well I'd like one that I can use for 100-600 yard BR as well as F-class

Probably a tall order but I only want one.

 

[jdb]

At the top of this page, click on Articles, on the left side of that page,click on gear,on that page scroll down & check out Randolf Machine Rests & Seb Neo Rests. They are both Very Nice!

 

[gmitchell]

Check out Hart rests

 

[Killshot]

The Coaxial by Farley is a very nice rest for Benchrest and F-Class.

http://www.farleymfg.net/coaxial/coaxial.html

 

[dansig]

seb neo has my vote.. been waiting for my neo for 8 months, still a few months left to wait but worth it

 

[rjtfroggy]

http://www.drgreenlawmachining.com/_b__style_rest
Check out these. Very nice rest at what I would call a very good price.All custom made, you can pick and chose options while talking to Mr. Greenlaw.
It took 4 weeks to get mine.

 

[nhm16]

seb neo has my vote.. been waiting for my neo for 8 months, still a few months left to wait but worth it

Agreed. . . I'm also waiting for one. Currently using a Shadetree top with a Caldwell base. I shoot F-Class, and on the firing line I see more Sebs than Farleys these days.

 

[xswanted]

Thanks guys, lots of good stuff so far.

What are you guys using? And what do like/dislike about them?

Any opinions on the Sinclair?

 

[butchlambert]

If you are serious about FClass, a coaxial rest is a big advantage. Most folks shooting from the prone position have a hard time adjusting knobs without getting out of their shooting position.

 

[ReedG]

Shooters at our IBS matches use 'em all, very well. Any rest/bag combo will work if you practice and adapt to the benefits each offers.

Bag Squeezing -- still one of the fastest, most flexible ways to move around a target. Down side to me is that there isn't any "hold", if you release your squeeze the gun moves.

Knob Twizzling -- A super solid way to go, with a solid rear bag a good windage rest allows you to pinpoint and hold a sight picture while waiting for a condition, etc., and most have good range.

Joystick -- this style, popularized by the Farley design, is hard to beat. I personally have an original Farley and a Magnum Metal and have no particular preference between them. The joystick, properly adjusted with a solid rear bag, is the ultimate sighting machine for me. In Score shooting, they allow a quick dip down to the sighter, then right back up to target, and allow shooting to any position on the paper without any upset to the set-up.

If I had to shoot a match with either of these three set-ups, I would not feel any disadvantage. But my money goes for the "joystick" as the smoothest, most flexible system.

 

[bdale]

I looked at the Seb Neo and the Farley choose the Farley because if i ever needed a part its American made, but after getting the Farley doubt i will ever need any parts

 

[xswanted]

Shooters at our IBS matches use 'em all, very well. Any rest/bag combo will work if you practice and adapt to the benefits each offers.

Bag Squeezing -- still one of the fastest, most flexible ways to move around a target. Down side to me is that there isn't any "hold", if you release your squeeze the gun moves.

Knob Twizzling -- A super solid way to go, with a solid rear bag a good windage rest allows you to pinpoint and hold a sight picture while waiting for a condition, etc., and most have good range.

Joystick -- this style, popularized by the Farley design, is hard to beat. I personally have an original Farley and a Magnum Metal and have no particular preference between them. The joystick, properly adjusted with a solid rear bag, is the ultimate sighting machine for me. In Score shooting, they allow a quick dip down to the sighter, then right back up to target, and allow shooting to any position on the paper without any upset to the set-up.

If I had to shoot a match with either of these three set-ups, I would not feel any disadvantage. But my money goes for the "joystick" as the smoothest, most flexible system.

Very good info, thanks!