Joy Stick for Benchrest

[Curmudgeon]

What is the advantage of a joy stick rest over a front rest that has to be dialed when shooting benchrest?

 

[LHSmith]

In competitive Benchrest -time. Is is vital to get shots on target in the SAME conditions in the 7 or 10 minute period you have to complete a record target which constitutes a match of which there are 5 to an aggregate. In benchrest (small "b") for fun- there is no constraints on time-shoot at your leisure.

 

[INTJ]

In Long Range BR, a joystick allows quicker movement to adjust aim point. It also is probably less precise than a good standard rest and can lead to fiddling with the joystick when you should just pull the trigger.

Either can (and are) be used very successfully when you get used to them.

 

[JMayo]

Short range, 5 target card, wind really switching. Finding a condition, learning the hold, looking at flags through the scope. When that condition shows up being able to get to the target and aim point quickly and fire.... Back to looking at flags and do it all again.

 

[762plinker]

all i can tell you is that in BENCHREST joysticks out number the dial a rest by over 3:1... i know i have been counting.

 

[TrxR]

I would think a joystick rest would be more beneficial in for score shooting than in group shooting but could be wrong.

 

[R.Morehouse]

For long-range a joystick can help out if you are unable to get your gun to track really well.

Regards
Rick

 

[BoydAllen]

I believe that the coaxial rest was first marketed by Farley, and that the target market was short range group benchrest. In that sport the target paper has two rectangles, one above the other. Shots fired into the lower one do not count, and shooters are allowed an unlimited number of these during a match. The upper rectangle is designated for shots that count, so called record shots. Most matches,except some unlimited (rail gun) matches are five shots for record. There are a couple of common ways that shooters proceed through their record shots. One is to fire all shots rapidly when the wind condition holds long enough for this. This is called "running". The other method which is used when the wind will not hold long enough to run the group is to wait for the wind flags to show a more or less duplicate condition to what the first record shot was fired in, for each following shot. Sometimes that condition does not return, so shooters will go down to the sighter target and fire a shot in a condition that they think will come back and use that impact to gauge the hold off they will need to put their next record shot into the group. The coaxial or joystick rests allow quicker aiming as compared to using a windage top and the rear leg adjustment, so shooters can go down to the sighter and back up to the record target much faster, with less chance of the wind changing while they do. Getting back to running, rifles often do not track perfectly from shot to shot, and so the speed advantage of the coaxial/joy stick rests means that you can run a group faster, so that you do not need for the wind to hold steady for as long. Having said all of that, shooters can do the same thing if they squeeze the rear bag to aim and slide the rifle to go from sighter to record. That method can be quite effective, and just as fast.

 

[762plinker]

I would think a joystick rest would be more beneficial in for score shooting than in group shooting but could be wrong.

again my survey says much more use of joy sticks than know turners in sort range..i'll have to start looking at use in lr

 

[Uncle Mike]

I believe that the coaxial rest was first marketed by Farley, and that the target market was short range group benchrest. In that sport the target paper has two rectangles, one above the other. Shots fired into the lower one do not count, and shooters are allowed an unlimited number of these during a match. The upper rectangle is designated for shots that count, so called record shots. Most matches,except some unlimited (rail gun) matches are five shots for record. There are a couple of common ways that shooters proceed through their record shots. One is to fire all shots rapidly when the wind condition holds long enough for this. This is called "running". The other method which is used when the wind will not hold long enough to run the group is to wait for the wind flags to show a more or less duplicate condition to what the first record shot was fired in, for each following shot. Sometimes that condition does not return, so shooters will go down to the sighter target and fire a shot in a condition that they think will come back and use that impact to gauge the hold off they will need to put their next record shot into the group. The coaxial or joystick rests allow quicker aiming as compared to using a windage top and the rear leg adjustment, so shooters can go down to the sighter and back up to the record target much faster, with less chance of the wind changing while they do. Getting back to running, rifles often do not track perfectly from shot to shot, and so the speed advantage of the coaxial/joy stick rests means that you can run a group faster, so that you do not need for the wind to hold steady for as long. Having said all of that, shooters can do the same thing if they squeeze the rear bag to aim and slide the rifle to go from sighter to record. That method can be quite effective, and just as fast.

Very well explained, thank you.

 

[INTJ]

all i can tell you is that in BENCHREST joysticks out number the dial a rest by over 3:1... i know i have been counting.

I think I see more Standard rests than sticks in LRBR, but also see guys go both ways.