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Varmint Bench Kits

Using a solid non-rotating bench ? Why not also use flintlocks? If you were shooting with me you’d understand. A rotating bench is the only way to go in my mind, but these are well made and solid. Sorry to throw shade on the project/ piss in the punch bowl.
 
Here is a pic of some of the benches I used to build.

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Using a solid non-rotating bench ? Why not also use flintlocks? If you were shooting with me you’d understand. A rotating bench is the only way to go in my mind, but these are well made and solid. Sorry to throw shade on the project/ piss in the punch bowl.

Urban, I think it’s great that you are making your fine bench kits in USA. This supports your family and local economy. No question that your bench is very strong and study!! Keep up the great work!!!
 
Using a solid non-rotating bench ? Why not also use flintlocks? If you were shooting with me you’d understand. A rotating bench is the only way to go in my mind, but these are well made and solid. Sorry to throw shade on the project/ piss in the punch bowl.

No, you're not sorry... hahahaha

Rotating benches shake like a bird dog crapping a hackburr. Just my opinion.

"Flintlock in hand, I peruse the elusive prairie poodle... if I am not back at dawn, tell my mother I fell in the field... with honor..."
 
I have two of these - a 3-legged one and a 4-legged one. Work great.


But prairie dog shooting is only one of their uses.


Makes a great portable workbench for mounting a reloading press.

Just add an Inline Fabrication quick-change press mounting system on one side.
 
There is place in town here that tears down old buildings. My workbench upstairs is solid hospital door I bought for 30 bucks. That sucker is 2 inches thick and is solid as a rock.

I agree that carriage bolts would work. You could countersink them into the top and glue them in with JB weld and then bondo over them. And then use nuts on the bottom by the brackets.
I use those same plans that you showed that have been on the internet for years, works very well for my use. I like the angle your putting on your leg brackets better than some with less angle. I buy the birch 2x4 pre-cut panels from Home Depot and glue 2 of them together with TitebondII. Using carriage bolts through the hole thing without countersinking heads has caused no noticeable interference to me.
 
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I have two of these - a 3-legged one and a 4-legged one. Work great.


But prairie dog shooting is only one of their uses.


Makes a great portable workbench for mounting a reloading press.

Just add an Inline Fabrication quick-change press mounting system on one side.
Yes Sir, both my wife and I use these tables for some type of home construction projects.
 
I don’t disagree that oil or grease would help, my concern would be getting it on something I wouldn’t want it to.
There’s probably an easy way to do that I can’t think of.

Scratch a little wax from a candle on the threads once in awhile. No worries about it getting where it doesn't belong.

The purists use bees wax, but this unwashed would carry a piece of a candle in the readily available tool kit in the back of the truck, along with the spanner wrench if needed.

Jim
 
My legs are 32" end to end. Then you add the end cap. This bench has been used by lots of folks, including 6'6" basketball players, and kids on the other end.

I would say 32" is the number for a double ply top.
Most concrete bench’s at the range are closer to 36 inch high
 

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