I have a Caldwell lead sled S.I. with a rubber butt stock that I USA for load development( Would that be hard on the stock and scope?
Thanks fo the info, I guess the sled will just collect dust…Harder on your load development than anything else because lead sleds make a rifle shoot like crap compared to a good front rest and bag or good bipod and bag.
Lead sleds create a large amount of muzzle rise on one hand when not strapped down and an abnormally low amount of rise when strapped down. Not to mention that all of the rifles recoil is negatively affecting the position of the rest erratically upsetting it on every shot. I don’t care if you put 100 pounds of weight on a lead sled, the recoil will upset the rests position every time. Nothing about a lead sled allows a rifle to recoil freely how it was designed and without upsetting the rest which allows the greatest levels of accuracy.
... or shoot everything suppressed. The recoil reduction of a brake, but more civilized.get a muzzle brake....or find a new sport...or switch to rimfire.
You will not do that too many times with a 300 RUM.The sudden stop is the killer. Shoot free recoil!
Agreed. My own personal experience is sighting in a whelen for a friend. Got it dialed in, life is good, he's happy, has a good hunting season. The next year he sights it in and uses a Caldwell lead sled. He calls me saying it won't group for anything. I take it back out to test it off of my trusty bag and he's right. It's just a mess. Can't say 100% that it's the sled but tribal knowledge points me in that direction.I’ve lost track of how many times that I’ve heard/read that the lead sleds cause trouble with scopes. Even if only half turned out to be true, it’s still enough for me to not want to risk my gear. Watched a guy at the range before an out of state trophy hunt shoot all over the target because his scopes adjustments were not working, using a lead sled. Like it was already said, learn how to shoot your rig or get something that you can handle. YMMV
Gary
I’m not sure that I’ve seen anyone actually use lead with their Lead Sled. Most people I see are just using them for a handy way to support their rifle.