hold your joystick

[gunsandgunsmithing]

those out in the 1 ring.. i was trying to take out that number.. LOL Notice too.. that's the only two sighters i shot

Yessir, I see that now but not at first.

 

[USMCDOC]

I see a couple of sighters that are wayyyy out there...in the 1 ring.. is why I asked. I'll hold off but not that much, if I can help it. I assume you were dialed in, now. I see now. Good target.

and thanks on the comps.. appreciate it

 

[USMCDOC]

i love smallbore f-class.. it's a gas!

 

[dannyjbiggs]

Always have held it.

 

[6ShotsOr5?]

I shoot heads up, not touching anything except the trigger when I shoot, and that includes the Rodzilla T-Rex joystick.

 

[jimmymac]

I’m using a SEB NEO Ratigan and shoot hands off. No need for me to hold the stick.

 

[R.Morehouse]

I shoot 3 different-weight guns in 2 different width stocks. I agree that a properly tuned joystick rest should be able to be shot with " hands off " the joystick. After owning many of the top joystick rests out there with adjustable tops etc., I found the best option for my situation is the non-joystick Sinclair Comp with all the Field & Cave upgrades and 2 tops, that switch out very quickly.
I KNOW this post is a bit off-topic, but I would bet I am not the only one in my situation, who would like to be hands-off but can only do it effectively with one gun on a perfectly tuned jotstick rest without a re-tune.

Regards
Rick

 

[jimmymac]

Not trying to be argumentative Rick, but I’ve not had any trouble with my Ratigan whether I’m using a 10.5 pound LV, a 13.5 HV or a 19 pound gun. The counterweight on the rest is easy to adjust to accommodate different gun weights. I’m hands off on all of them with no negatives.

 

[OmegaRed]

What's the point of a joystick if you aren't holding it?

 

[R.Morehouse]

Not trying to be argumentative Rick, but I’ve not had any trouble with my Ratigan whether I’m using a 10.5 pound LV, a 13.5 HV or a 19 pound gun. The counterweight on the rest is easy to adjust to accommodate different gun weights. I’m hands on on all of them with no negatives.

Not at all.....The Ratigan is easily re-tunable between guns to bring you back to where you need to be with the counterweights on the front ( the best re-tune system out there IMHO ). It's just a dynamic I personally don't want in my system....Not a knock at all towards anyone who does. .......

 

[butchlambert]

What's the point of a joystick if you aren't holding it?

It ain't your old pick me up truck!

 

[6ShotsOr5?]

Not trying to be argumentative Rick, but I’ve not had any trouble with my Ratigan whether I’m using a 10.5 pound LV, a 13.5 HV or a 19 pound gun. The counterweight on the rest is easy to adjust to accommodate different gun weights. I’m hands off on all of them with no negatives.

I agree w/ @jimmymac, I’m using my T-Rex with 4 rifles ranging from 10-17 pounds. Just tightened down enough that it tracks and doesn’t move unless I want it to, and i don’t have to change the setup of the joystick when switching between rifles.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I agree w/ @jimmymac, I’m using my T-Rex with 4 rifles ranging from 10-17 pounds. Just tightened down enough that it tracks and doesn’t move unless I want it to, and i don’t have to change the setup of the joystick when switching between rifles.

Yes, that's my experience too. The Raptor/T-Rex does seem more forgiving to varying gun weights than any other rest I've seen and I think it comes from the design vs most other coax rests. But, it's in the adjustment. I can and do set mine pretty light and at that, yes, I can tell a difference in two drastically different weight rifles. But I can tune that out and it still be a lot lighter stick movement than the next closest to it. I totally understand the high praise that some rests get and it's deserved, but unless you've tried a well adjusted Raptor/ T- Rex, you can't really know what you're missing either. Lol! Just very impressed with my Raptor. Nuff said on that.

 

[newbieshooter]

Yes, that's my experience too. The Raptor/T-Rex does seem more forgiving to varying gun weights than any other rest I've seen and I think it comes from the design vs most other coax rests. But, it's in the adjustment. I can and do set mine pretty light and at that, yes, I can tell a difference in two drastically different weight rifles. But I can tune that out and it still be a lot lighter stick movement than the next closest to it. I totally understand the high praise that some rests get and it's deserved, but unless you've tried a well adjusted Raptor/ T- Rex, you can't really know what you're missing either. Lol! Just very impressed with my Raptor. Nuff said on that.

I've run 10.5-28 pounds on my NEO-X and haven't had to make any adjustments to support those varying weights.... YMWV

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I've run 10.5-28 pounds on my NEO-X and haven't had to make any adjustments to support those varying weights.... YMWV

I still haven't had my hands on the new X models yet but hope to soon. But from what I can tell and from what I've been told by those that have one, he changed to internal design to be very much like the Raptor design, so yes, it would stand to reason that they both will support a wide range of gun weights. That's my point, if he did emulate Rod's design, I would expect it to at least be similar in this regard.

 

[Grey Kiwi]

Always held the Farley joystick.
Then bought a SEB AR250.
It just sits so nice that I tried with hands off...and no problems.
The POA doesn't move. Only shooting a CZ457 in an Oryx chassis off it though.