Caldwell Led Sled
11-20-2019, 10:39 AM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,877
I built a firing fixture many moons ago during an ammunition development contract which allowed firearms to be remote fired for safety. The foundation was a Lead Sled.
I also built a similar fixture some years ago for firing compound bows remotely without shooter influence.
Would anyone suggest I could sight in my compound bow by firing it in the bow fixture, then ethically take it afield to hunt deer?
So why then are folks so obtuse to accept, even recommend, a hunter use a Lead Sled to zero their rifle and take it afield, equally under practiced, and insufficiently prepared?
I also built a similar fixture some years ago for firing compound bows remotely without shooter influence.
Would anyone suggest I could sight in my compound bow by firing it in the bow fixture, then ethically take it afield to hunt deer?
So why then are folks so obtuse to accept, even recommend, a hunter use a Lead Sled to zero their rifle and take it afield, equally under practiced, and insufficiently prepared?
11-20-2019, 12:27 PM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 454
There are, last time I looked, several variants of the Lead Sled, even from Caldwell. If I wanted one, I wouldn't even know which one to buy. My house is rapidly approaching "peak crap", where further additions need to be justified (guns excluded). My hesitation is that it won't get enough use to justify cost or space-in-home.
11-21-2019, 01:22 PM
#23
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
Posts: 14,768
I want my rifle on my shoulder when it goes bang, that is where it will be when I am shooting at game, I have no confidence that the bullet will react the same way to recoil on a lead sled as when it is on my shoulder.
11-22-2019, 09:10 AM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Marriottsville, Maryland
Posts: 1,058
A shooter at our range (You can tell I'm there by the signature sound of my muzzle report, when I shoot semi auto rapid fire
) --- Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore --- uses a pair of 25 pound hand barbells too weight down his lead sled on the gun bench.
http://www.associatedgunclubs.org
) --- Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore --- uses a pair of 25 pound hand barbells too weight down his lead sled on the gun bench.http://www.associatedgunclubs.org
Last edited by Erno86; 11-22-2019 at 09:28 AM. Reason: added a few words
11-22-2019, 06:36 PM
#26
Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 7,388
I use a Lead Sled to get me to zero.
From there I go to a sand bags to really finish with 3 shot groups.
i found that when initial sighting in it saves me time and ammo.
i take my shot with the use of the sled. i then zero my crosshsirs on my target hit point or point of impact. Then rezero the scope to the Bull center as i look thru the scope adjusting for windage and elevation.
Works for me.
JW
From there I go to a sand bags to really finish with 3 shot groups.
i found that when initial sighting in it saves me time and ammo.
i take my shot with the use of the sled. i then zero my crosshsirs on my target hit point or point of impact. Then rezero the scope to the Bull center as i look thru the scope adjusting for windage and elevation.
Works for me.
JW
11-27-2019, 09:14 AM
#29
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 140
I bought a lead sled to help develop my reloads. My thought was that it would take me out as a factor in testing my reloads. Turns out I shoot just as well without it as with it. So based on my experience, its useful to reduce shoulder fatigue from recoil but it will not make you a more accurate shooter IMO. It also broke my butt plate on my rifle when the padding in back deteriorated without me noticing.
Would I buy one again? No.
Would I buy one again? No.
01-16-2020, 12:42 PM
#30
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 583
I had an old timer tell me once that obviously the gun reacts differently when held down by a sled or other device then it does in your shoulder. Yes you could get a gun clamped down where it will not move and zero it in but whe pen you hold it, it kicks, the barrel moves, it's not going to be the same. Trick is to keep your hold etc. the same so the recoil has the same effect each time. That might not be right but it makes sense to me. I've always used sand bag or something to help with steady but want the gun to be in my shoulder and free to move however it's going to move once I pull the trigger.
