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weird rear bag advice

Hey guys

I'm currently fulfilling the role of local circus freak by shooting a surgeon short-action repeater in 6XC in F-class,open) competition. I shoot it off a 6-9" harris swivel bipod with a rear bag and currently doing pretty well.

What I'm looking for is a shorter-than-usual rear bag set up, with mid-length ears and enough gap between them to accommodate a McMillan A5 stock. I currently use a protektor model bag and often find that it is too tall when used in combination with the A5. As a result, I have to raise the bipod height, which I don't like doing as the closer I am to mother earth, the more stable the whole set up feels. I could use a sand-sock but it just doesn't give the right amount of stability.

I'm sure that there must be some old-fashioned American ingenuity around somewhere that has seen someone manufacture a 'mini' rear bag that might fit the bill.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
Have you tried calling Protektor and seeing if they'd make you a short one? I've heard that they're pretty accomodating with customizations.
 
I gave them a try a while back but to be honest, they got things mixed up a bit and then I didn't hear from them for a while, so I gave it a miss. I don't blame them though, they were probably just very busy. Might give them another try.

BTW, has anyone heard anything from Scott Parker? He advertised tuned 5-10 or 10-10 balance beam scales for sale and I've been trying to reach him. No response to e-mail or PM so far.
 
hmmm - no, I don't think the jury-rigged caldwells will do the trick....

simply looking for a rear bag that is shorter in the vertical dimension than standard.

different strokes and all that..
 

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