Homemade shooting bench.
01-20-2012, 09:00 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Penns Woods
Posts: 1,628
I'm glad you started this thread HD. I've been tossing this around in my head for awhile and there are some great ideas here! I used to set up a card table but it's really too low and you have to use blocks and bags to get up to a comfortable position so that you're not crouching....BPS
01-20-2012, 09:50 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 2,037
Art
01-22-2012, 12:31 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,392
I use high tech pantleg sandbags on top of an engineered cinder block. All of which rest on a superbly crafted 3ft folding table.
That little red square in the distance is my target stand @ 50 yds.
HA
That little red square in the distance is my target stand @ 50 yds.
HA
01-22-2012, 04:01 PM
#17
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
Kiss program:
wood surfaced ironing board cut V in the small end to hold gun for loading, Use a portable hunting stool, use a simple standard forearm rest, two sand bags to brace under the gun but. It works as good as it is cheap and simple. Do not try to use one of the new metal Ironing boards my friend did and that are not stable that wobble like some of the people I see shooting off hand.
wood surfaced ironing board cut V in the small end to hold gun for loading, Use a portable hunting stool, use a simple standard forearm rest, two sand bags to brace under the gun but. It works as good as it is cheap and simple. Do not try to use one of the new metal Ironing boards my friend did and that are not stable that wobble like some of the people I see shooting off hand.
01-22-2012, 08:26 PM
#18
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Montana
Posts: 750
Semisane, I really like the looks of that bench. Portable and I could do it in an afternoon. Is it sturdy when assembled or does it have some wobble? Thanks to everyone who posted. Got some great ideas. Home Depot sells the fold up table legs if i go that route but I really like that knock down bench.
01-22-2012, 09:14 PM
#19
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
I have no idea how solid it is HDMontana. But it looks as though it should be good.
I've never built one because we have two very solid permanent benches on our hunting lease range. I ran across those plans two or three years ago and saved the pictures to my PC because I thought it was neat, and I may have need to build one some day. But I just haven't had the need yet.
I've never built one because we have two very solid permanent benches on our hunting lease range. I ran across those plans two or three years ago and saved the pictures to my PC because I thought it was neat, and I may have need to build one some day. But I just haven't had the need yet.
