portable shooting bench

[retired]

home project. local longer ranges are prone, not bench.
2 24x48 3/4 plywood shortened to 41" with an 8" shooting cutout.
glued and screwed together
2" 45* elbows cut in half to create 22.5* and then welded to 6x6x3/16 plates.
front legs are rotated left/right and forward, rear is back only. sanded and clear
flat finish applied

 

[jpx2rk]

I did something similar for the top but used a miter saw stand and QD brackets for the base. Haven't tried it in the field yet, on concrete surfaces I just slide a piece of cardboard, etc., under a leg or two and it's stable.

 

[retired]

STABLE ?? think 2" pipe not bent sheet metal.
while "portable", stable was the big plan.

 

[Westhunder]

I did something similar for the top but used a miter saw stand and QD brackets for the base. Haven't tried it in the field yet, on concrete surfaces I just slide a piece of cardboard, etc., under a leg or two and it's stable.

That’s actually a brilliant idea. Porter cable makes a cheap folding miter stand with wheels. Eureka!

 

[Westhunder]

STABLE ?? think 2" pipe not bent sheet metal.
while "portable", stable was the big plan.

Yes, she looks like she was corn fed. Very healthy legs there.

 

[retired]

600/1000 yd benchrest rifle

 

[retired]

prone rifle from a bench ( think alex's 2000 yd match, 18 lb class)

 

[urbanrifleman]

I should have bracket kits available soon for sale. In 1.5 inch and 2 inch.

 

[jpx2rk]

STABLE ?? think 2" pipe not bent sheet metal.
while "portable", stable was the big plan.

You didn't state what your intentions/use for the bench were in your original post. I don't shoot CF BR but do shoot ARA matches. My build is suitable for ARA practice, fits my ARA set up just fine, just as stable as the actual benches used in the ARA matches, and I can put it in/get it out of the truck w/o issue. It takes 5 minutes max to set up, and my CF rifle set ups all fit on it with room to spare.

 

[jpx2rk]

That’s actually a brilliant idea. Porter cable makes a cheap folding miter stand with wheels. Eureka!

I used a Ryobi miter saw stand from the big orange box store. The QD brackets are included but I had my stand from previous projects, so I just had the expense of the table top and screws/bolts.

 

[wedgy]

Wow, you really screwed the sh*t out of the plywood...
Very nice !

 

[22BRGUY]

I used a Ryobi miter saw stand from the big orange box store. The QD brackets are included but I had my stand from previous projects, so I just had the expense of the table top and screws/bolts.

Sounds interesting.......Have any pics?

 

[jpx2rk]

Sounds interesting.......Have any pics?

PM your phone # and will text some.

 

[urbanrifleman]

Here are the drawings to my version I posted about a month back on the forum. This is the 2" version.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_2UWqpFAVTWzU1Kr9PM9unMAX8RmEVyU

You can check out the thread here.
http://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/new-shooting-bench.3942062/

I was planning on having the bracket kits made and ready for sale. You can make the rest of the parts from Lowes and True Value. USing the drawings and pics you can make your own very easily.

 

[retired]

i did not use wood bolt/screws, but bolted leg brackets thru the first layer of plywood with nuts and lock washers on the outside and then laminated the second layer on top. did not want the "possiblity" of screws working loose.

Here are the drawings to my version I posted about a month back on the forum. This is the 2" version.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_2UWqpFAVTWzU1Kr9PM9unMAX8RmEVyU

You can check out the thread here.
http://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/new-shooting-bench.3942062/

I was planning on having the bracket kits made and ready for sale. You can make the rest of the parts from Lowes and True Value. USing the drawings and pics you can make your own very easily.

 

[urbanrifleman]

i did not use wood bolt/screws, but bolted leg brackets thru the first layer of plywood with nuts and lock washers on the outside and then laminated the second layer on top. did not want the "possiblity" of screws working loose.

You could certainly do it that way. I can assure you that my lag screws (driven in with an impact wrench) are not coming loose.

 

[retired]

impact wrench or not, it is simply the strength of the bolt threads in the plywood.
compare that to trying to pull a bolt head thru the plywood.
with any luck neither of us will ever find out.

You could certainly do it that way. I can assure you that my lag screws (driven in with an impact wrench) are not coming loose.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

I have been looking at teh NRA No unshakable table..

 

[urbanrifleman]

impact wrench or not, it is simply the strength of the bolt threads in the plywood.
compare that to trying to pull a bolt head thru the plywood.
with any luck neither of us will ever find out.

As an engineer, I have been hearing these arguments my whole career. I had a maintenance supervisor that would insist that the 12 inch steel beam he used to hang the coat rack was certainly much stronger than the 2x4 it replaced.

Like I said, knock yourself out.

 

[chop house]

prone rifle from a bench ( think alex's 2000 yd match, 18 lb class)

your shop is way too clean. does that happen when you are 'retired'?