Joystick Rest and Standard Rests -- Product Opinions?

[perry42]

Who makes the best joystick rest and who makes the best non joystick rest? I am looking for a highend rest. I have a Baldeagle bottom and shadetree top and would like to purchase a heavier more substantial rest.

R P Bump USN RET CPO

 

[jxb]

Oh boy...

 

[Dean Slater]

Who makes the best joystick rest and who makes the best non joystick rest? I am looking for a highend rest. I have a Baldeagle bottom and shadetree top and would like to purchase a heavier more substantial rest.

R P Bump USN RET CPO

For me best 2 joystick rests are Lenzi and Seb Neo-X.

 

[R.Morehouse]

21st Century Hybrid X is a nice rest & made in the USA......

Regards
Rick

 

[F Class John]

Maybe this will help. There's been a few changes to the Rodzilla since I made this but overall I think it could at least help a little. Sadly I haven't covered any non-joystick rests except the Stuckey but it is pretty awesome.

 

[6BRA]

Maybe this will help. There's been a few changes to the Rodzilla since I made this but overall I think it could at least help a little. Sadly I haven't covered any non-joystick rests except the Stuckey but it is pretty awesome.

How does Stukey compare to.JJ Loh? Quite the price

 

[F Class John]

How does Stukey compare to.JJ Loh? Quite the price

To be fair I've never used a JJ or a Sinclair for that matter but I know they have a great following and people love them too. I shoot with a pretty good benchrest shooter who borrowed it for a couple weeks and he said he was really impressed.

 

[TRSR8]

FWIW, we have some Lenzi’s around here and they're works of art. I have a SEB which is great, important to me, the SEB is idiot proof to disassemble to clean, lube, rebuild and reassemble without issue.

 

[Oklahoma Jim]

I bought a Rodzilla Raptor last year and I really like it. It's a very stable and easy to use. It's even made in Oklahoma!!

 

[Ranger188]

Who makes the best joystick rest and who makes the best non joystick rest? I am looking for a highend rest. I have a Baldeagle bottom and shadetree top and would like to purchase a heavier more substantial rest.

R P Bump USN RET CPO

What is this rest going to be used for 90% of the time?
F class
Bench rest short range, medium or long?
Non competition?
Price you want to stay under?

 

[TylerFromMS]

There is no "best" of anything. Ever. We're blessed with a bunch of high-quality choices, and the rest of the decision is personal preference.

 

[Dave M.]

21st Century Hybrid X is a nice rest & made in the USA......

Regards
Rick

We own both the 21st century and Neo X front rests, my girlfriend prefers to shoot off the 21st century, and I prefer the Neo X. My only wish is that the Neo X feet were longer giving it a larger “triangle” base.
Dave

 

[stavey]

There is a SEB MAX in the marketplace right now. I would recommend buying that .

 

[Fuj]

There is no "best" of anything. Ever. We're blessed with a bunch of high-quality choices, and the rest of the decision is personal preference.

That about sums it up !! I've been shooting off a T-Rex with a non
swiveling top for several years. It's doing it's job. I was going to order
in a Lenzi but to get one in was not timely. Rod quoted me just a few
short months and had one at my door in under 6 weeks......My personal
opinion on the current crop of rests is the high dollar amount of eye candy
your paying for over the actual mechanical function of the rest. There is the
best, and there is the best looking......

 

[6BRA]

Let's talk about rotating heads on rests. Anyone noticed that when tensioning a forearm on a heavy gun that the head has a slight fore and aft movement while sliding the gun? Like .030 thousandths. This means your bags are moving on recoil. I would love to test a Stukey for just 1 day. A
Rest must have zero movement in my opinion.

 

[6BRA]

We own both the 21st century and Neo X front rests, my girlfriend prefers to shoot off the 21st century, and I prefer the Neo X. My only wish is that the Neo X feet were longer giving it a larger “triangle” base.
Dave

Dave,
I am curious. Does this rest give or allow any movement fore and aft on the bags when drawing a 22 lb gun back in forth in the bags with heavy tension? 21st Century Hybrid I am referring to. Can you see any movement at all?
Looking to make a change.
Thanks!
Mike

 

[Kiwishooter]

That about sums it up !! I've been shooting off a T-Rex with a non
swiveling top for several years. It's doing it's job. I was going to order
in a Lenzi but to get one in was not timely. Rod quoted me just a few
short months and had one at my door in under 6 weeks......My personal
opinion on the current crop of rests is the high dollar amount of eye candy
your paying for over the actual mechanical function of the rest. There is the
best, and there is the best looking......

One other thing I will add is quick support when a problem arises, Seb has been exceptional in that respect

 

[BobT]

I have an SEB that I really like but don’t really have anything to compare with, it’s the only joystick rest I’ve ever used.

 

[Jefferson]

There is a SEB MAX in the marketplace right now. I would recommend buying that .

the max is quite heavy and for rifles under 25 pounds probably does not provide amything over the neo X

 

[quest450]

I've been using a Lenzi for my 17 Lb light gun for over three years now, amazingly smooth and stable rest, recently I picked up used Seb Max for my 43Lb Heavy gun and there's a day and night difference in smoothness of the joystick, I wish the Lenzi was capable of handling my HG.....no bueno, believe me I tried !