Personally, I will not allow a lead sled, vice or similar rest to be used on my rifles or shotguns. A long gun is not made to have the butt against a solid object that does not move, and some have cracked the stock as a result. I will use sand bags or a rest that supports the stock with the butt against my shoulder.
The lead sled when loaded with to much weight can certainly damage the rifle stock on heavy recoiling rifles. I personally have never used one but do know someone who owns one and uses it for his 375H&H. He said he put to much weight in it the first time and damaged the stock.
When I shoot my heavier recoiling rifles I use a PAST shooting systems shoulder pad. It slips over your shoulder and is a gel filled pad. That helps tame the recoil on my rifles and I am able to shoot the rifle more than I could before I had the pad. Also I can shoot it from different shooting positions like prone, sitting, kneeling, etc.
Bipod and a good rear bag...or sandbags and a rear bag...
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I'm with Jeepkid those are the only setups I use. I have a lead sled I won at a banquet it's a conversational piece is all. I can't stand trying to wrap myself around a lead sled.
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i have the FCX Lead Sled and love it. One of the best investments i made for being able to get a rifle down steady and help with load development. It weighs 23lbs naked so i dont bother with extra weight.
Personally, I will not allow a lead sled, vice or similar rest to be used on my rifles or shotguns. A long gun is not made to have the butt against a solid object that does not move, and some have cracked the stock as a result. I will use sand bags or a rest that supports the stock with the butt against my shoulde
Have to agree with this (and the others). I use sandbags. When shooting a heavier recoil rifle such as a 30-06 I will put on a shoulder pad. The only time I use a vise is when cleaning and bore-siting.
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Originally Posted by Blackelk
I'm with Jeepkid those are the only setups I use. I have a lead sled I won at a banquet it's a conversational piece is all. I can't stand trying to wrap myself around a lead sled.
........ All very true. Just can't get anywhere near comfortable with a Leadsled. I do all my benchwork with an adjustable front rest and rabbit-eared rear sandbag at the toe. It's the free-recoil method.
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