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: Old pic just to give you all some idea's, shootrest
: shadow April 09, 2008, 01:05:50 PM
I put this shootingrest from old scrape that I had laying around the shop. I customized some support's from old tubing etc. and made a adjustable elevated area for the shooter. Needed a place to put the pellet's so made a smaller rest for them then finished it all off with white laminate and corner trim. Add padding for the stock, mine was a old mini sand bag and zero in at will. All my shooter's are zero'd in from this rest and I also angled the side of the rest for a southpaw and that's my big bad baby posing on it, 1250.22. Ed
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: Splash April 09, 2008, 01:16:13 PM


Nice rest Ed. One of these days I'm going to build mine, but then I'd never get up. It will be a wooden lounge chair, with a rest, pellet shelf and beverage holder, just recline and shoot.



Mike

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: shadow April 09, 2008, 01:20:53 PM
Thank's Mike and I thought about a beverage holder then I thought now if I spill it on my baby I would have to kick myself lol. Hmmm a reclining chair, shoot-n-sleep hehe. Ed
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: Splash April 09, 2008, 01:26:35 PM


I've got table set up now, but with my back, I can only shoot about 30min before I have to get up and move around some. I figure with a recliner, I will be able to sit and shoot longer, as long as I can get my girls to keep setting up fresh targets,hehe.



Mike

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: shadow April 09, 2008, 01:28:59 PM
Take care of your back buddy, I know you've had problem's with it and I think the girl's will help good ol Dad out.:) Ed
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: Splash April 09, 2008, 01:35:17 PM


It's not gettin any better, but atleast it's not gettin any worse. I've almost got enough targets, that I can set them up once and shoot all day.



Mike

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: shadow April 09, 2008, 01:45:55 PM
Stay loose buddy or as much as possable.:) Ed
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: Jaymo April 09, 2008, 01:47:39 PM
I know what you mean about your back. That 18 wheeler that hit me 15 years ago didn't do mine any good, either. I like the recliner idea. That way, when I get worn out from shooting the B30 and B40, I can quit shooting, have a beer, and take a nap.
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: Splash April 09, 2008, 01:50:44 PM


That's the idea, hehe. I'll have to attach one of those big umbrella's to, gotta stay in the shade.



Mike

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: DanoInTx April 09, 2008, 02:09:32 PM
Sure would love to picture how that bench must fit, but someone is "wrong handed" and just looking at it confuses the heck outa me:)

Looks great Ed, it's too bad I'm so lazy...hehe, I went and bought mine and it isn't nearly as comfy as yours looks.
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: shadow April 09, 2008, 02:15:04 PM
Hhehe Airbud been told that before but it is nice to sit in next to the rest, lay the shooter in and rest my left arm back along the rest. I elevate the back of the stock with another small softpad and the only thing that that I touch is the trigger. Ed