BoydAllen
Gold $$ Contributor
I think that the records that still stand that were shot with a conventional rest, using the rear leg screw for fine elevation adjustment, as well as the number of successful shooters who do not use Farley rests would tend to disprove the idea that there is a significant front bag problem with conventional rests. I think that the main advantage of the Farley is that it allows fro faster aiming when shooting free recoil, a style that is by no means universal among top shooters. Don't get me wrong; I think that Farleys are an innovative, successful, well built rest, it is just that they are not a requirement for successful shooting.
I go back to my original point. The windage top is probably not as solid as it could be, and the bag is probably too hard. A friend, who is a top level rimfire competitor once set up several different rest setups on adjoining benches. The result of shooting off of each of them, with the same, top quality, rifle and ammunition, was that he was able to observe significant differences in performance. None of the rest/bag setups were cheap, or poorly made.
I go back to my original point. The windage top is probably not as solid as it could be, and the bag is probably too hard. A friend, who is a top level rimfire competitor once set up several different rest setups on adjoining benches. The result of shooting off of each of them, with the same, top quality, rifle and ammunition, was that he was able to observe significant differences in performance. None of the rest/bag setups were cheap, or poorly made.