What type of shooting rest?
 

Hello,
I was thinking of purchasing a shooting rest, or maybe building my own and was curious what are your preferences? What are the feature's I should be looking for? If I build my own what would you recommend I incorporate into the design. I notice that some models have a yoke that the buttstock fits against while others have a fork that the rear stock just slides between, which is better.Thanks.

RE: What type of shooting rest?
 

I built my own out of an old trailor jack and some foam pad and duct tape. I built the stand out of some scrap lumber in the shop. It works good for me for a couple reasons..

The price was right.. I might have $5.00 in the whole works. It also is very portable and I have taken this back in the woods during season to a blind and set it up there. Sure makes shots easy because I have shot the same countless times at my range off the same equipment.

I can throw a sand bag on each side of the rifle for extra support. And I like to tinker so making one just seemed like the right thing to do for me.

I have been looking at a Caldwell Rock I believe it is called. I might get one of fthem. A friend is making me a bunch of custom sand bags though so we might try that first...

RE: What type of shooting rest?
 

TC209x50

Certainly do not know if it is the best - but I use a portable folding shooters bench that I got from Sportsmans Wharehouse, the Rock, and a rear bag. I really like it. But if you are looking for something to help recoil and might be more stable - working on cayugads principle there is a gadget called the "lead sled" by Caldwell

Good luck...