• This Forum is for adults 18 years of age or over. By continuing to use this Forum you are confirming that you are 18 or older. No content shall be viewed by any person under 18 in California.

Portable Shooting Bench/Table

So like many here I ordered a set of the bench leg brackets from Lonnie
Excellent product Fast ship All Great
So I call local cabinet shop to get a piece of plywood--I go over to get it and he takes a look at Lonnies drawing design for the bench top and says I will cut that out if you want me to--Really??? I was headed home to attack it with a skill saw--he laid it out on a CAD screen and in less than two minutes had it done! So...maybe call your local guy before you buy Skill saw blades

The 3 leg works fine for me--rear leg is plenty out of the way--in the field and dirt it plants well and is steady as can be--These are a little heavy with double 3/4 in--I have one with a single layer and it seems to work just fine once planted --and it Way easier to toss around

I use scrap pipe--the stores will cut and thread free when you buy but a 10- ft piece was over $50 yesterday at Lowes--no way I will pay that but if you have too you still wind up with a great bench for reasonable loot pays to add a handle on it --they are a PIA without one
I also bought a kit and it came out perfectly. I bought a 3/4 4X8 sheet of marine plywood and doubled it. Then I put 3 coats of spar varnish on the whole thing. Works perfectly. A little heavy but stable and still movable.
 
I used a couple of pieces of 3/4" plywood and then screwed a 1x3 on the bottom for the Black & Decker portable bench to clamp to the top. Not heavy duty like a concrete bench, but not super light either. I like that it comes apart in 2 pieces and lays pretty flat in my truck bed and for storage.

1760625644401.png
 
20-25 years ago when I was using a portable bench for PDn I sandwiched a piece of pink construction foam between two pieces of 1/4" plywood to save weight.

I abandoned the portable bench for this setup on the box of my 6x6...total mobility. This the 3rd rendition with more to come.

I plan to add a platform on the front as well to be able to shoot seated. PXL_20250906_211354399.jpg
 
Last edited:

Upgrades & Donations

This Forum's expenses are primarily paid by member contributions. You can upgrade your Forum membership in seconds. Gold and Silver members get unlimited FREE classifieds for one year. Gold members can upload custom avatars.


Click Upgrade Membership Button ABOVE to get Gold or Silver Status.

You can also donate any amount, large or small, with the button below. Include your Forum Name in the PayPal Notes field.


To DONATE by CHECK, or make a recurring donation, CLICK HERE to learn how.

Forum statistics

Threads
166,962
Messages
2,225,604
Members
80,071
Latest member
GWL
Back
Top