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REA
Guest
Is it as accurate as using bags? Thank you.
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Stonewall
Guest
I was going to make a comment but I think that I will wait.
As you said this should be interesting.
Like in the Chinese curse "May you have an interesting life !"
Glenn
As you said this should be interesting.
Like in the Chinese curse "May you have an interesting life !"
Glenn
Boyd Allen
Active member
Referring to the original question, compared to what?
In my experience, with light recoiling guns accuracy is not hindered. With more recoil, the simulation is not the same as when shouldering, using a bi-pod, or rests, from which the tune not the same. With heavy recoiling calibers, they jump the front straight up with no rear word movement, and is why. With magnums, I get large POI shifts/changes between a sled and a bag/rest.
Where I do use a sled is for barrel break in, initial sight in, velocity tests, etc. with large calibers, then I switch to the other methods for final adjustments, load development, and regular scenarios.
For me, they have there place and time, and I do use mine some. Glad I have it for those few scenarios and some of those heavy recoiling magnum hunting guns I work on.
Donovan Moran
Where I do use a sled is for barrel break in, initial sight in, velocity tests, etc. with large calibers, then I switch to the other methods for final adjustments, load development, and regular scenarios.
For me, they have there place and time, and I do use mine some. Glad I have it for those few scenarios and some of those heavy recoiling magnum hunting guns I work on.
Donovan Moran
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Boyd Allen
Active member
You may find these videos interesting. http://www.targetshooting.com/catalog/index.php?productID=50
vtmarmot
P Magoon, Livin' Free NH
My One Time With a Lead Sled
I tore up my right shoulder pretty bad a couple years ago and the surgeon and I concluded it wasn't worth fixing. I had the wife buy me a Lead Sled for my birthday. I used it exactly once, with a 7.5x55 Schmidt-Ruben. I did put a foam pad in the place where the butt rests. I have heard too many stories of stocks being split by these things. Anyhow, it sort of worked, but I found my bench seat was not near high enough and I couldn't get a good butt-weld and still see the sights. I am 5' 8 1/2 inches and the bench I shot off is normally high enough with various rests and bags I use. If you're not real tall, you might want to bring a seat pad. Not sure when I'll use mine again as I don't have any real hard kickers now.
I tore up my right shoulder pretty bad a couple years ago and the surgeon and I concluded it wasn't worth fixing. I had the wife buy me a Lead Sled for my birthday. I used it exactly once, with a 7.5x55 Schmidt-Ruben. I did put a foam pad in the place where the butt rests. I have heard too many stories of stocks being split by these things. Anyhow, it sort of worked, but I found my bench seat was not near high enough and I couldn't get a good butt-weld and still see the sights. I am 5' 8 1/2 inches and the bench I shot off is normally high enough with various rests and bags I use. If you're not real tall, you might want to bring a seat pad. Not sure when I'll use mine again as I don't have any real hard kickers now.
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REA
Guest
My 12# 30/06 doesn't kick all that much but I was curious about the sled. No recoil makes for better shooting, I think. I have been checking loads at 950 yards. Haven't had time to check the video yet.
Rich De
Member
The lasst five years or so, I have gotten heavily involved in smoke-less muzzle loading. I starte with the .50 Savage. I was shooting that off a "bench-rest" and using a re-inforced PAST shoulder pad. This worked well until I had rotator cuff surgery. In order to continue shooting a friend loaned me his lead sled. Mind you, in the mean time the .50 Savaged morphed into a custom Pac-Nor .45. I shoot everything from.40 cal. 195 gr. Barnes bullets in a sabot to 325 gr. custom "Bob Parker" jacked bullets.........but mostly 250 to 300 gr. The 300 gr. bullets regularly get pushed to 2750 to 2800 fps. The 200 grainers to over 3,000 fps. Needless to say, these load can play heck on a shoulder. I shoot weekly and average some 30 to 35 shots per week.
GEttting back to the lead sled..............Yes, I did notice how it wanted to jump and bounch around. So, little by little I began to first of all, modify the sled to get rid of the looseness in both the front and rear. Everything was "bushed". Next, I built a base with guide tracks. The front two have aluminun flat stock on them ane the rear is plastic. The tracks have sides and a forward stop. I took the front horizontal adjustment off and screwed the top directly to the main base. I left a little wiggle room either side of the rear foot and control my windage with my left hand which also operates the elevation screw. I have replaced the round bag with a 3" one and have adapters on my ML stock to fit it. Ther is also an add on to the rear butt to fit the sled and eliminate movement. This rest is ONLY used for heavy kicking rifles............Not my bench guns. On the sled I have a leather bag with 16 lbs. of shot. The sled itself weights 24 lbs. and by ML 13 lbs. So what I now have is a 53 lb. Heavy class gun. I put grease under the two front rubber feet so the entire gun/rest slides/recoils rearward. The gun will generally recoil abut one inch.........shoulder pushes it forward. Remove the ML, reload and set back in rest and I am pretty much right back on target.
In conclusion???? I believe it shoots every bit as well as if I was shooting off a regular bench rest.
Rich DE
GEttting back to the lead sled..............Yes, I did notice how it wanted to jump and bounch around. So, little by little I began to first of all, modify the sled to get rid of the looseness in both the front and rear. Everything was "bushed". Next, I built a base with guide tracks. The front two have aluminun flat stock on them ane the rear is plastic. The tracks have sides and a forward stop. I took the front horizontal adjustment off and screwed the top directly to the main base. I left a little wiggle room either side of the rear foot and control my windage with my left hand which also operates the elevation screw. I have replaced the round bag with a 3" one and have adapters on my ML stock to fit it. Ther is also an add on to the rear butt to fit the sled and eliminate movement. This rest is ONLY used for heavy kicking rifles............Not my bench guns. On the sled I have a leather bag with 16 lbs. of shot. The sled itself weights 24 lbs. and by ML 13 lbs. So what I now have is a 53 lb. Heavy class gun. I put grease under the two front rubber feet so the entire gun/rest slides/recoils rearward. The gun will generally recoil abut one inch.........shoulder pushes it forward. Remove the ML, reload and set back in rest and I am pretty much right back on target.
In conclusion???? I believe it shoots every bit as well as if I was shooting off a regular bench rest.
Rich DE
