Adjustable rear rest?

adamsgt

adamsgt

Jerry Adams
I've come across an adjustable rear rest when perusing some rimfire forums. Rules aside, is there any functional reason that wouldn't work for center fire BR?
 
adamsgt said:
I've come across an adjustable rear rest when perusing some rimfire forums. Rules aside, is there any functional reason that wouldn't work for center fire BR?
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I honestly do not know the answer. So many things have changed in the past years.

Remember when we were arguing about exactly what type of "do-nut" we could place under a bag?

The NBRSA has taken the current Rule Book off line. I went there, and the link is gone. From reading the 2016 minutes, they are in the process of updating everything.

From reading the minutes, The 1/4 inch deflection rule on bags has been deleted, along with a few other things.
 
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You asked whether there was a "functional" reason and I say there is. Why would anyone think adding another "adjustment" to the mix would help?

Larry Costa's bag gun agg (3 gun) was .1946 at this year's NBRSA nationals...just saying.
 
Wilbbur

Wilbur said:
You asked whether there was a "functional" reason and I say there is. Why would anyone think adding another "adjustment" to the mix would help?

Larry Costa's bag gun agg (3 gun) was .1946 at this year's NBRSA nationals...just saying.
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I was just trying to contemplate the difference in the points of moment. With the current front rest we basically adjust the fulcrum rather than using the end of the lever. If you made the fine adjustments at the end of the stock you'd be using the length of the lever. In essence, isn't that what "bag squeezers" do? I've seen rimfire BR shooters at my range use full rests where the fine tuning is done at the butt. I also recently saw a rear rest with azimuth and elevation knobs. My initial thought was that it might work for rimfire that has negligible recoil but not be appropriate for centerfire recoil. I was just pondering. Needed something to think about while waiting for delivery of a 5 gallon bucket of Mobile DTE Light for the headstock of my lathe which is woefully low.
 
I can't argue the point if there were no wind. All I'm saying is that the quicker you can shoot the better you can shoot...and another knob to turn slows the process. I'm not saying that you can shoot within the capabilities of your rifle....that's not the game. Shooting the smallest agg is the game.

Don't know much about score shooting.....
 
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