gmil6184

I just received a Lead Sled Solo for Christmas, and I was wondering if anyone has used one before and what they thought of it? Also do you need to add weight to it or can you shoot as is?

M7025-06

I've got a Lead Sled Plus, which is about the same thing. They are great tools to really get your rifle dialed in. I put some weight on it no matter what rifle I'm shooting so I can remove as much shooter error as possible. One thing I try not to fall into is shooting with it all the time.

gmil6184

Thanks for the input. I definitely think it is going to be tempting to shoot with it all the time (tiny groups are seductive), but I plan to use it like you describe - get my rifles dialed in. Then at least I know if I miss its probably my fault.

JW

I have a Lead Sled Plus I just got. I really like it and it helped me dial in my inline.........and I plan on using it to let the grand kids shoot. No recoil!

I weight mine down with 30 lbs as I want no movement.

JW

Centaur 1

The solo is a great rest. I especially like how there's room to work a lever action without any interference, I've shot some amazing groups with my Marlin 336SS. It also works great with my son's AR-15 and 30 round mags. I use a 25lb bag of lead shot to cut down on recoil and it makes a huge difference. A bag of lead works the best, but even a bag of sand would cut recoil. Remember that if there is interference between the strap and the rear sight, the front rest can be rotated 180* so you don't damage the sight.

country1

Be careful as people have cracked their stocks using a Lead Sled or similar product where the butt of the long gun is against a solid object.

bmgillum

I bought a lead sled a couple of years ago. I used it with all my guns to make sure they were dialed in correctly and, since then, have just used sand bags. I used it with and without weight. The cracked stocks have mostly happened with the heavier guns. The biggest gun I used it with was my Wby 270 Mag and it did not crack the stock. Cheers/bg

Topgun 3006

As country1 stated, it's not good to have no movement because when you get into the heavier recoiling calibers the recoil can damage the stock (especially a wood one), scope, rings, screws, etc. Wherever there's an action there's an equal and opposite reaction. Your shoulder moves so that reaction is dissipated, but when in a weighted down sled something has to give and eventually something is going to break when shooting a heavier caliber firearm on one.

Centaur 1

Not a problem with the Solo. It only uses 1 bag of shot maximum, and the front will come up off the bench when you shoot. Also the cradle is mounted to the base using a stout spring which acts as a shock absorber.

gmil6184

Topgun & Country1 - have either of you had a stock split or scope break while using a lead sled? Or is that just what you have heard? The reason I ask is that since reading up further on it I have heard others say you can crack stocks/ruin scopes, however they are often shouted down by others that say its nothing but an old wives tale.

Also like Centaur stated there is a heavy duty spring which would allow the rest to give a little, soaking up the recoil, and hopefully not transferring it all into the stock.