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What are the advantages to having a solid triangular plate under the feet of the front rest??
 
Maybe I'm just getting dumber as I get older, which is highly likely, but I can't see how a plate UNDER the feet of a front rest is going to add weight to the rest. If it were above the feet, attached to the rest then I can see it. A plate that's less moveable than a concrete bench would be a bear to move around.

Do most ranges allow front loaders for moving equipment off the line? ;) :D
 
fe1 said:
What are the advantages to having a solid triangular plate under the feet of the front rest??
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I think I'd opt for Super Feet instead.

Having said that, if the bench is perfectly flat to prevent the plate from tipping from side to side, it could add stability, that is, keep the rest legs out of the jagged holes that have been created by repeatedly pounding pointed leg tips into concrete benches. :)
 
I've seen a few of these "rest plates" attached to front rests. However, I didn't see them move the owners into the winners picture.

virg
 
What? :rolleyes: Go back and look at your records again! Especially, January through July 2010. :)
 
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So what discipline are these plates used in? Hunter, Varmint, IBSA, NBRSA and which discipline are the plates legal in? NBRSA rules state that discs (super feet) are legal in Varmint and Unlimited class onllllly.
 
It says that they may be used in those classes. it does not say that those are the only classes that they may be used in, and there is not other rule that prohibits them. Given that, it seems like it was a little silly to even mention specific classes. Writing rules is not as easy as some might think. Sometimes folks forget that the only evidence of what they were thinking or intended, is what made it onto the page.
 
Jeez, you guys would squabble over which winery had the best grapes . . .

The steel plate on which a normal tripod front rest -- like the old Hart -- is bolted started with the 1,000 yard guys. You get a 60-80 pound 1,000 yard Heavy Gun, when you push it forward, the front rest is apt to tip forward, too, esp. when it hits the stop. Not fun. Another 20+ pounds and a larger footprint cures that, and is cheaper than buying material and making a lot of chips.

Of course, it would be more stable for the pip-squeek point-blank guns too. If they fit on the bench tops -- there are benches (some in Sunny Ohio) where that would be an issue . . .

The little disks that go under the points of a "normal" rest are for an entirely different purpose.
 
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I was talking about a plate that is bolted to the standard Hart style rest becuase I thought that was what fe1 was asking about. They are used a great deal in long range bench rest and the do help when shooting fast to keep the shooter from moving the front rest when pushing the rifle forward to the stop.

Gary
 
The NBRSA rules say "discs" under the feet may be used in varment and unlimited class. There is no mentioning of triangular plates that span the length and width of the entire rest. When I went to school a disc was round and a triangle had 3 straight sides. Am I missing something? I'm just trying to determine if a plate that spans the length and width of the front rest foot print under the feet is legal in NBRSA hunter class and NBRSA varment class matches.
 
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fe1 said:
Am I missing something?
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Well, yes. There is no rule that says you can't have them, just like there is no rule that says they can't be any color other than green.

The only rules apply to the sandbag and the way it is contained by the top.
 
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