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Old 10-30-2007, 12:25 PM
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I added a rest to my Gorilla Kong XL lock-on that I use for gun season. More for concealment rather than a rest. I don't have any other pics than these, but after I took these I purchased some camo fabric and attached heavy duty velcro to it and if it weren't for my blaze hat...you'd barely see me in the tree.




I agree with "Brocster"... However, where I am in WI, most of my shots are 80-120 yards. I feel that if I can't hit a target with a scoped rifle at that distance, I should put the gun away. My sentiments, too.
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Old 10-30-2007, 02:09 PM
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A gun rest? Sure, I take any advantage I can get. Probably my most common rest in a tree "gun stand" is crossing my legs, and resting my front forearm on my knee. I have done that quite a few times. I find that if I can rest my front forearm onanything firm, and lock my front wrist I can hold rock solid steady. Using a gun slingis kind of the same concept.I think part of learning to shoot is finding body positions that give you a good steady natural rest. I also place my stands in such a way that give megood right handed shots....most of the time.
My dad shoots left handed, and he hates all of my deer stands.

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Old 10-30-2007, 07:14 PM
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We have rails on all of our stands here in wisconsin. We own our own land and therefore build our own stands, so we can make the rails how we want.
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Old 10-30-2007, 07:46 PM
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I certainly admire those of you who have the ability to forgo a rest. I think they're infinitely valuable for hunting, though. They help when the breath and and heart rates soar because a deer came into view. I know from experience a rest helps overcome the nerves.

Canned Heat, you just gave me an idea. I've made a few ground blinds and have been wondering how to rig up a suitable rest. That picture got the wheels turning. I'd been thinking shooting sticks or a monopod, but I could easily rig up something similar.
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:12 AM
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Once on private land I used post hole diggers and set a wooden post by my stand to use as a rest.
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Old 10-31-2007, 09:54 AM
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I certainly admire those of you who have the ability to forgo a rest. I think they're infinitely valuable for hunting, though. They help when the breath and and heart rates soar because a deer came into view. I know from experience a rest helps overcome the nerves.

Canned Heat, you just gave me an idea. I've made a few ground blinds and have been wondering how to rig up a suitable rest. That picture got the wheels turning. I'd been thinking shooting sticks or a monopod, but I could easily rig up something similar.
I got the idea while talking to my neighbor. I mentioned building a swing-away rail/rest and he's an electrician...so bending some heavy 1" or 1-1/2" conduit came into play. Then we thought of a monopod/shooting stick type thing. I had some angle iron that we welded up and fabricated and it worked out nice. I just have to go back down the climbing sticks one extra time to tie that part on....and I alwayskeep anextra set of bolts and wingnuts in case I drop one. Last year, I leaned on it with my elbow for a shot...I use it more to lay the rifle across so it's right there ready to go infront of me.
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