What cheap material to fill a shooting bag with ?

[TheOtherZilla]

Pinto Beans.. If ya get hungry you can boil the bG.

 

[walley2960]

These work well for a squeeze bag. Not sure about a benchrest style...

 

[nicholst55]

Lizard litter, from the pet store. It's very fine grain - finer than tumbling media, and quite inexpensive.

 

[Pete Roberson]

Haven't tried it myself, but what about speedy dry?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

How bout sand from your local playground? Make sure no cats around

 

[Delfuego]

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These are the ones. Thanks for posting and saving me the effort!

 

[muleystalker]

Stay away from beans, rice, and bird seed if you keep your bags in the garage. I have seen guys do this and the mice eat a hole in their bags.

 

[IdahoSharpshooter]

Flax seed, plus one!

 

[KenOath]

I use Lyman media or rice for field shooting bags, have also used corn for popping all do the job and are light..

 

[slobhunter2]

I have used the oil absorbent granules, they seems to work well enough.

 

[muleman69]

If you decide to try kitty litter I would go with new instead of used. Just my opinion.

Yeh I would go with the new stuff as the guys shooting next to you may frown on you using the used stuff

 

[MislMan]

Whatever you choose, consider making a makeshift bag using a hand-towel. Wrap the fill medium in the towel and try it out at the range. If you like the result, then use it to fill your actual rear bag. For instance, take a 2-3 lb. bag of rice or beans and wrap them in the hand towel (rice/beans still in original package/bag). Use that at the range and see how you like the weight and molding capability.

 

[NDAR15MAN]

Thanks again for good info. Going to try pinto beans first. Leave in original Package and then wrap 1 time in tape. Then if that don’t work maybe lizard rock or aquarium rock. Marty

 

[Iowa Fox]

Steel cut oats. My wife is the bag filler and we were trying everything when she got the oats idea. She uses steel cut oats from the local Amish store at Stringtown. The stuff in the grocery store is a little different and doesn't work as well in a squeeze bag.

 

[bsekf]

Don't use seed or food products. Look for plastic beads on e-bay. Buy the weight that sinks in water. Make nice portable bags but nothing beats playground sand at HD or Lowes.

Bill

 

[SpexLiteShootingBagFill]

What cheap LIGHT WEIGHT material to fill rear shooting bench bag with ? Thought about these plastic airsoft BB’s but they are kind of expensive. Lead and sand getting to hard to
Pick up for me after 2 torn rotator cuff surgeries. Thanks. Marty

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[KMart]

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[biggun2869]

What bsekf said. I have been there. Birds especially can be a giant problem

 

[Depart123]

Perler Beads are the lightest fill I've come across.

https://www.michaels.com/perler-bea..._N&utm_term=4580977764115619&utm_content=Kids

 

[Alguapo]

Anything organic (beans, seeds,flax, rice, etc,,,) can get wet and mold. I tried the Kitty Litter and it turned into powder that would work it's way out of the bag and become dust. Old corn cob media isn't bad but if I was going to make some new ones I think I'd go with the plastic beads.