Rear Rest for BR Factory Competition

[HalfCZ]

Anyone using a Holeshot rear rest as opposed to a sand filled bag?

Is a floating front tripod a better pairing with a metal rear rest
than a fixed bipod?

These are deep and serious questions I await some insights about!

 

[Jdub22]

There a quite a few competitors using the PQP rear rest (Holeshot) in ARA factory class, just as many are using a rear bag such as Protektor.

You have to figure the combination and what works best for you. I went through a plethora of bag, rest, bipod combinations before settling on my current bipod/rear rest combination.

I'd go with a fixed bipod.

I'm no expert but I surely hope these are "deep" and "serious" answers with "some insight" to your questions.

good luck!

 

[Williwaw]

First off, I don't know what a fixed bipod is.

And I'm always going to vote for a ski type bipod shot off a cushioned surface. Regards the rear bag ... that is a broad category with some being suitable and some not up to the task. I wouldn't go rear bag with a flat stock. I use the slope to get elevation ... very little squeeze for wind adjustment. I center up with no tension in my bag hand and then manipulate the bag for my wind call.

I would characterize my bag as a pillow. Fill has been adjusted so the stock rides in a deep groove. I basically damn near do a pushup to drive that rifle down into the bag (yup, I'm prone).

That about empties my insightometer.