How tight on front rest.

[Link]

How tight do you all run the side adjusters on your front rest? You know those whatdoyoucallems that grip the front of the stock on a 3 inch forearm.
thanks

 

[4xforfun]

Tight as I can get them. If I have one in my possession I tap them with a rubber mallet as I tighten them up

 

[dkhunt14]

I like it tight enough to not let the gun move side to side but not over tight. Sometimes if the gun doesn't slide without binding it doesn't track straight. Matt

 

[Uthink Uknow]

I'm with Matt. Just tight enough that you don't move side to side
But not so tight that the rifle doesn't slide to the rear on recoil.

 

[Terry]

I was at the Nationals in Memphis when a guy picked up his rifle, front bag, wheel and shaft. He carried it to a bench and disassembled it.

Maybe not the way to go?

 

[4xforfun]

I was at the Nationals in Memphis when a guy picked up his rifle, front bag, wheel and shaft. He carried it to a bench and disassembled it.

Maybe not the way to go?

Do you mean that the rest was hanging onto the rifle when he picked it up? Not legal.

 

[ShootDots]

I like mine tight enough to stop the rifle from torqueing>>>BUT not tight enough that it won't slide smoothly. It takes a bit to move the rifle rearward but not with any "unsmooth or jerking" motion(s)..

 

[billlarson]

no sideplay...... loose enough to free recoil...... slides back and forth with finger pressure..
bill
bill

 

[VaRandy]

Hopefully you have done your work previously and know the tension that allows true tracking with a return that has you zeroed to your target. If not repeatable, tension i not right yet.If you do not have a stop, you still have nothing.

 

[Richard Coody]

no sideplay...... loose enough to free recoil...... slides back and forth with finger pressure..
bill
bill

+1

 

[Shynloco]

How tight do you all run the side adjusters on your front rest? You know those whatdoyoucallems that grip the front of the stock on a 3 inch forearm.
thanks

Link,
What I've found works for me, is to tighten the sides firmly so the rifle doesn't move and then back off (evenly on each side) until the rifle slides smoothly, making sure it comes back on battery the same...sorta like you were setting up to shoot free recoil. I also make sure the stock is riding on the rear bag smoothly as well and not buried in the bag so there is no hard resistance when the rifle recoils.

Alex

 

[butchlambert]

Unless the rules have been changed, the rifle has to be free enough to be able lift it out of the bags without disturbing the rest.

 

[snakepit]

Unless the rules have been changed, the rifle has to be free enough to be able lift it out of the bags without disturbing the rest.

According to the Edgewood Shooting Bags website the NBRSA has a rule change for 2017 that removed the requirement of being able to lift your rifle fore-end freely from the front rest.

 

[dkhunt14]

According to the Edgewood Shooting Bags website the NBRSA has a rule change for 2017 that removed the requirement of being able to lift your rifle fore-end freely from the front rest.

Just the NBRSA not the others. Matt

 

[LHSmith]

If you shoot shortrange competition, you WILL get doubled on by the bench next to you, and after a bunch of 9's (score) or shooting .4's (group) you will want to make them as tight as possible yet still abiding by the rules and maintaining smooth tracking.....and YES i have seen IBS referees check for entrapment.

 

[butchlambert]

If you shoot shortrange competition, you WILL get doubled on by the bench next to you, and after a bunch of 9's (score) or shooting .4's (group) you will want to make them as tight as possible yet still abiding by the rules and maintaining smooth tracking.....and YES i have seen IBS referees check for entrapment.

I've never seen it checked in 30yrs. I've been to Nationals all over the USA, many Super Shoots, many Cacti, and all over and never seen it checked.

 

[Uthink Uknow]

I saw the front rest checked for pinching back when our forum boss was SER director.

 

[Link]

I want to thank you gentlemen for all the info. As usual there were some interesting answers, now I have to figure out what works best for this old bag squeezer.
Link

 

[savagedasher]

If it has a rule and don't get checked on every gun every time it is just a worthless rule . Larry

 

[dkhunt14]

If it has a rule and don't get checked on every gun every time it is just a worthless rule . Larry

It should be checked more then it does. I have seen it checked a few times at Nationals. Matt