Shooting rest
 

I purchased a new Omega Scope for my T/C and was wondering if I must have a shooting rest in order to zero it in or can I do it by just using sand bags or the cheaper gun rest bag sets they sell for 20 bucks. As I get ready for deer season I want the gun to be spot on if this is possible without buying a 100 or 200 dollar gun rest? You know what it is like geting just the basics together needed for Bow and gun seasons. So if I can get it done cheaper I'll try if not I'll buy the Gun Rest like a Led Sled by Caldwell.

Sand bags will do the job nicely - one up front and one at the rear.

All you really need is a couple of old socks filled with sand, or rice, or beans, or styrofoam peanuts. If you use sand, put a plastic grocery bag inside the sock before adding the sand. Add a dozen ten-inch squares of old carpet to put under the sock bags to make height adjustments and you're good to go.

A little research on how to use them to best advantage if you don't already know and sand or rice bags [I like the rice myself. I would advise against the cheaper rests I tried several and can do much better without them. I have shot against all kinds of fancy rests and beat them in competition with simple home made table and bags.

a quality gun rest is really nice to have but you can get the job done with sand bags.

A really affordable rest is the Caldwell tack driver rest. It runs $40 unfilled and $80 filled. You add a sand bag to the rear of the stock and its a real solid shooting rest.


And if you want a really nice rest, but one that hurts your rear end when you pay the bill is the Caldwell CFX Lead Sled. This runs quite a bit over $300

at our shooting range we have lots of sand bags and i carry enough junk to the range so i like to keep it simple ..i like sand bags because the barrel does not lift up ..

Bags of rice or even beans work well and then you can cook them for supper.

I just old shot bags filled with sand my self or my home made rest.

:D Al

Beans and Rice
 

I was going to sight my Optima in,in the next few days.And was in need of a gun rest myself.I liked the idea of rice,just happen to have a couple of bags in the pantry collecting dust.Better than a rolled up blanket.Thanks Guys.:fighting0007:

Rice works real good and its reasonable. Plus two years down the road if you get a better rest, and you are hungry you can eat your rest. I purchased some of them Caldwell bags and filled them. They work real well.

Never was much for bird food which is why they were collecting dust. And the guys I shoot with are gonna raze me for putting the rice in my socks.Didn`t know I had to take them off first.:D

A 50 pound bag of corn works as well...After you are through, spread it where you want to hunt... :)