The plans for the shooting bench the rest is on is listed on the internet as a booger bench. I also posted those plans in the black powder fourm a few weeks ago as I always wanted a shooting bench.
Maybe any thing home made can be considered Red Greenish, Don't believe that is all bad my self.
Wonder just where we would be if people didn't try to build things for their needs, and hit upon some thing the whole world loves.

Al

Alleyyooper, ya got any galvanized pipe? I'm thinkin' ya could built part (if not most)of the metal one using pipe. Be nice to have a thread cutter though.

That's a good idea Underclocked.. I have the pipe and a bunch of different thread cutters.. Something to consider when the snow melts off the scrap pile. I also want to build a free standing target holder out of galvanized pipe this spring for when I move my bullet trap...

alley, I could not agree anymore. One of my other passions is wood working, I love building and make something that is specialized to my needs. I hope you didn't take my comment as directed at your fine project..if so it was not intented that way. Like i said nice job

S7MM, I understood what you ment and I knew you were telling me it looked good for a prototype. I know I will need to make some adjustments. Even Norm builds prototypes before he does the Yankee work shop projects. I think he might even build a couple.

Yes some galvanized pipe would work. I don't have a pipe threader or any dies. I think I am just going to weld some angle iron on a 2x4 retangle mainbeam for the front legs. Figure out a way to make that beam adjustable for the size of the different rifle stocks I own. Then bow some flat stock for the front & rearrest welded on some threaded rod for some extra adjustments .
Still just in the planing stage and waiting for the thaw. I figure in about two weeks here we will be in the normal March melt all the snow weather then the warm and cold every other day peroid.

Al

Just had to try every thing out Sunday. []Cold 25F with a wind chill of about 9F so I didn't stay too long.
The bench worked great, but I may add some of that rubberized drawer liner to the top to reduce slippage. I need to coat the adjustment bolts heads with the rubber tool handle stuff first, it is also sold in spray cans.

The rifle rest it's self worked OK, need to open the butt stock rest up some. I found that I was adjusting the front bolts/legs on nearly every shot to get the POA the same. Discovered the butt wasn't seating the same each time. I also for got about the sling attchment point and may have had it sitting on that a time or two.









OH the shooting? [:'(]Nothing to write home about that is for sure. I was able to keep all shots on paper and probably could have covered them with a big coffee can lid but not what I like.

Al

Well it is still a great idea, and a good looking set up. I am sure once all the minor bugs are worked out, and that's all they are... you will be shooting the kind of groups you want.

I wonder if making the butt rest section such that it could slide up and down that bottom length of wood would give you greater flexibility? You could then fit the rest to different rifles easily.

And is that bottom wood resting directly on the table?

Looks pretty dern good to me.

A little square tubing, a welder, some rubber foam or a buddy with all these and the know how to use them..........priceless.

Also comes in handy shooting my .338RUM to have 3 bags of shot on it. Still bucks pretty good!

Yup I had thought about making that butt section movable. But I measured the Model 7 Remington I have then a couple of other Remington model 700's and the distance didn't seem like it would matter.

RRH that one looks good. I plan on some thing like that when my scrap iron pile thaws out. But this wood one seems to work ok with the mild loads I am useing.

Al