Towable Shooting Bench

[xswanted]

Hi guys,

Has anyone ever built a shooting bench you can tow?

Im not looking for highway type towing.

I have a private range out to 835 yards from a static bench which I built up and lay prone on.


I can move back and shoot off the top of my side by side to 1000 yards.

I have a large backstop pushed up and gongs set up from 400 yards out to 835 from the prone bench.

What I’m looking to do is build a bench I can hook up and tow behind my UTV that I can move up and down the range.

Move it to 100 yards from my main backstop and back down the range to 300-600 yards for shooting groups. Then tow back to my farm yard a few hundred yards away.

Anyone ever done anything like this?

Thanks in advance for plan sharing if you have.

 

[Fast14riot]

Look at some of the concrete bench rests at clubs and the dolly system they use to move them around. Just a matter of putting a hitch on the end.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

 

[Sniper338]

Wouldnt be hard to make if you got some pipe and welded stuff up. A "T" frame, wheels on each end of the T and a hitch on the bottom of the T. Three risers to weld on a table top and mount a seat behind the table closer to the hitch end. I got it visualized, just hard to put into words without drawing it out.

Or buy a small trailer and build a bench on it. Like a cool prarie dog shoot bench trailer

 

[oldcars]

I have thought about it, but never built it. I would use a trailer axle with no springs, have a shade cover over it, and have swiveling tongue jacks not only on the tongue, but on both rear corners for leveling, and taking the bounce out of it when used/parked.

 

[Trashy]

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One of these with a potty and kitchenette.

 

[Geno C]

I roll mine into my little utility trailer and take it anywhere

 

[M14AMU]

Untitled by Sharps Man, on Flickr

 

[Forum Boss]

New Mexico War Wagon featured in Daily Bulletin.

Link 1: http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/07/new-mexico-war-wagon-for-varmint-safaris/
Link 2: http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com...-2-details-of-skratchs-mobile-shooting-bench/

I think this rig is very well designed and built. The owner says it is very sturdy, and he can even tow it with a small off-road 4x4. Note the TWO legs in rear, so it has FOUR supports (two wheels + two legs):

Because it lacks any suspension, I wouldn't drive this on long journeys on bumpy highways... but for short expeditions to your local shooting areas, it looks sturdy enough.

 

[USMCDOC]

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yeeup.. Dusty beat me to it

 

[orkan]

You fellas must all live in places where the wind doesn't blow. Here in South Dakota there isn't but maybe 10 days a year you can shoot on something with rubber wheels when the wind won't adversely affect your hold.

If I wanted a mobile shooting platform, I'd have to build it like a mobile bank vault. lol

 

[dave@aDave]

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I think one of these would do for me.

https://www.fthr.com/products/horse-trailers/living-quarters/8581-living-quarters-trailer

Get the 6-horse model. Convert the first two stalls for a reloading room. Put your ATV in the back. A 12 Kw portable generator should get you by. Then a suitably outfitted F-350 4x4 ( or your preferred brand ) crew cab with long bed to carry a auxiliary fuel tank. Keep everything using the same fuel. Out-fit to your taste.

The above is when I win the lottery.

Personally, I've got a '06 Ranger 4x4 and a 5x10 utility trailer that gets me by. My F-350 isn't a 4x4 and is not worth a darn off-road

 

[Just Say Moe]

I believe the OP said "UTV towable" - Here is one iteration of my "prairie dog schooner" - aka picnic table on an ATV trailer:



I would add corner jacks for added stability as mentioned earlier.

 

[V509]

I wanted a reasonably solid bench but wanted to be able to move it up and down my driveway that way I can shoot from 75 yards to 350 yards into my backstop.


I guess I just took a regular shooting bench and made it towable

 

[farmerjohn]

Why not leave your bench in the shade and make your target frame moveable?
John

 

[V509]

Why not leave your bench in the shade and make your target frame moveable?
John

I am in the flat farmland of northwest Ohio where it is all square miles and very unusual for a mile of road to not have at least two or three houses along each mile
Even though I shoot mostly thin jacketed varmint bullets or handguns I want my bullets to stop in the pile of dirt that I have behind my targets.

 

[farmerjohn]

I am in the flat farmland of northwest Ohio where it is all square miles and very unusual for a mile of road to not have at least two or three houses along each mile
Even though I shoot mostly thin jacketed varmint bullets or handguns I want my bullets to stop in the pile of dirt that I have behind my targets.

Yes, I know what you mean, I have cattle in the pasture on my 600yd range and use one of these.....

 

[xswanted]

This is all good stuff!!

thanks to all that posted.

I guess I didn’t even think about just loading one into a trailer. That’s easy.

There are also some great ideas for towing.

Thanks again!

 

[Sieg]

Good resale value.

 

[DBLNUT]

Hi guys,

Has anyone ever built a shooting bench you can tow?

Im not looking for highway type towing.

I have a private range out to 835 yards from a static bench which I built up and lay prone on.


I can move back and shoot off the top of my side by side to 1000 yards.

I have a large backstop pushed up and gongs set up from 400 yards out to 835 from the prone bench.

What I’m looking to do is build a bench I can hook up and tow behind my UTV that I can move up and down the range.

Move it to 100 yards from my main backstop and back down the range to 300-600 yards for shooting groups. Then tow back to my farm yard a few hundred yards away.

Anyone ever done anything like this?

I made a portable bullet trap......it allows me to move it to the distance I want.