portable shooting bench

[dkhunt14]

who carries the gun and ammo while you pack in the bench ?
looks like a three man job
rest
guns
supplies

We usually hunt with three or more. If not you make multiple trips. We have places where we don't go far. Sometimes a few feet. The longest is about 600 yards. Sometimes we take a cart and pile it full. We need glass, tripods, stove to cook. Matt

 

[retired]

do you boil or bbq your p'dogs ??

We usually hunt with three or more. If not you make multiple trips. We have places where we don't go far. Sometimes a few feet. The longest is about 600 yards. Sometimes we take a cart and pile it full. We need glass, tripods, stove to cook. Matt

 

[dkhunt14]

do you boil or bbq your p'dogs ??

No we eat pork loin, sausage, steaks and anything made on a grill. Matt

 

[Fyrchief]

Here's my version based on what I have learned from this thread. I don't need portability as much as I wanted something really solid to facilitate accuracy. The top is double-layer 3/4" pre-finished plywood from Home Depot, and the legs are 1-1/2" pipe at 15 degrees. Very solid set-up!

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Just remember 3 legs are always level and 4 will never be unless youre on perfectly level ground.

 

[retired]

and how do you sit at it with one leg clearly on the shooters side ?
if you can shoot well from it, good for you.

Just remember 3 legs are always level and 4 will never be unless youre on perfectly level ground.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

and how do you sit at it with one leg clearly on the shooters side ?
if you can shoot well from it, good for you.

One leg comes out the back and the front legs come out at 45deg off each corner. Been sitting at 3 legged benches for 35+ yrs now and never thought a leg was in my way even concrete benches with blocks going straight down

 

[retired]

lol..i was talking about his 4 legged bench....

One leg comes out the back and the front legs come out at 45deg off each corner. Been sitting at 3 legged benches for 35+ yrs now and never thought a leg was in my way even concrete benches with blocks going straight down

 

[Nomad47]

Before switching to a rotating bench, I went thru about 5 versions of a 3 legged bench. Along the way, I found that I didn't need a cutout. The rear of the stock sat about 3" off the back of the bench and I sat almost square to the rifle. My last version was a double layer of 3/4" plywood with 3 legs set at angles similar to a lot of the pictures of other benches. I would pivot the bench on the rear leg to shoot at groundhogs at different areas of the field. But for added stability on the long shots, I would flip the bench 180° and shoot with the 2 legs at the rear.
The PVC on the bottom of the stock allows the stock to be positioned more to the rear of the bench. The piece of formica glued to the bench top allows the ski type bipod to slide.

 

[M14AMU]

Shootbn by Sharps Man, on Flickr

 

[Brians356]

Shootbn by Sharps Man, on Flickr

I like that, but it needs much larger diameter wheels where I'd be dragging it!
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[Dusty Stevens]

Before switching to a rotating bench, I went thru about 5 versions of a 3 legged bench. Along the way, I found that I didn't need a cutout. The rear of the stock sat about 3" off the back of the bench and I sat almost square to the rifle. My last version was a double layer of 3/4" plywood with 3 legs set at angles similar to a lot of the pictures of other benches. I would pivot the bench on the rear leg to shoot at groundhogs at different areas of the field. But for added stability on the long shots, I would flip the bench 180° and shoot with the 2 legs at the rear.View attachment 1052919
The PVC on the bottom of the stock allows the stock to be positioned more to the rear of the bench. The piece of formica glued to the bench top allows the ski type bipod to slide.

You must have some loooong arms without a cutout in that bench

 

[Nomad47]

You must have some loooong arms without a cutout in that bench

Nope. Normal arms for a 5'11" guy. And I have no problems killing groundhogs beyond 1000 yards.
The butt of the rifle is behind the end of the bench.
I don't understand what long arms has to do with it anyway. Isn't the idea to get the butt of the rifle into the shoulder pocket?

 

[retired]

nope///get it in the rear bag...and you cannot because you have no bench.
why spend all the time and money, and then add a variable(holding) by not putting the butt on the solid bench( on the bag)?????

Nope. Normal arms for a 5'11" guy. And I have no problems killing groundhogs beyond 1000 yards.
The butt of the rifle is behind the end of the bench.
I don't understand what long arms has to do with it anyway. Isn't the idea to get the butt of the rifle into the shoulder pocket?

 

[Nomad47]

nope///get it in the rear bag...and you cannot because you have no bench.
why spend all the time and money, and then add a variable(holding) by not putting the butt on the solid bench( on the bag)?????

It IS on a bag. How do you think I am able to kill groundhogs out past 1000 yards?
There was no bag in the picture so the bottom of the stock could be seen.

 

[M14AMU]

I like that, but it needs much larger diameter wheels where I'd be dragging it!
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Tractor Store has 'em but here I don't need them!

 

[M14AMU]

Wonder what that looks like at 55 mph
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It's been tested at 85!

 

[HillBilly98]

Groovy job man I like it

 

[retired]

there has been some verbal concerns about how stable this 3 legged bench is.
this morning i was able to test it at the ben avery 1000 yd range.
changed scopes on a gun and needed to get a 1000 yd zero.
in a word or 2..,,,,,,SOLID AS A ROCK.
no issues.
the design puts the butt over the real leg.
50 plus pound front rest
20 lb 300 win mag 210s at 2900 fps.
all is well

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

 

[#40Fan]

Where were you able to source the larger diameter pipe for the legs?