Hello all. I am getting back into shooting and was looking for a good quality front rifle rest for varmint shooting on turret bench. I am looking at a Caldwell Rock Deluxe and wanted to know if anyone has had experience with this particular rest. I have a older Hart rest but it weighs 15lbs and did not want to carry it because of the weight. I have used Harris bipods on my older guns but did not want to hang one on front of a new Cooper varmint rifle. Thank you all in advance for any advise.
Rifle rest question
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Butch Lambert
Active member
I understand that the Hart rest is heavy, but it is a much better rest in my opinion.
Butch
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Dusty Stevens
Hollow Point Dispenser
the heavier rest is gonna be better- worth it to carry it plus you already got it.
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AVanGorder
Guest
Heavy rests are not fun in the varmint field.
Dusty Stevens
Hollow Point Dispenser
light rests are not good anywhere. may as well shoot off a rolled up jacket if weight is a concern
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AVanGorder
Guest
I've been in the prairie dog towns shooting off portable benches. I had two rests with me. One was worth about $20 and the other was a common BR type rest (no names mentioned) that weighed many pounds.
Shooting varmints is not a matter of hitting the X or shooting a .1, it's about getting to the critter and holding the gun steady enough to make a minute-of-varmint shot. Need to be able to easily move the rest & bags to get those that are not straight in front of you.
When I'm shooting Benchrest, I'll use my Farley.
When I'm shooting P-dogs, I'll take the cheap & light POS.
Adrian
Shooting varmints is not a matter of hitting the X or shooting a .1, it's about getting to the critter and holding the gun steady enough to make a minute-of-varmint shot. Need to be able to easily move the rest & bags to get those that are not straight in front of you.
When I'm shooting Benchrest, I'll use my Farley.
When I'm shooting P-dogs, I'll take the cheap & light POS.
Adrian
Dick Grosbier
Club Coordinator
I think you ask in the BR forum you are likely to get BR answers.
Dusty Stevens
Hollow Point Dispenser
yes. BR shooters use the stuff they know will be the absolute best there is- even shooting a .22 in the local claypit. that's why I mentioned a rolled up coat cause that's about the equiv. to a BR shooter- sorry- it's just the way we roll
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Lucky Shooter
Guest
Heavy and light rests
I have the typical Hart rest and a smaller aluminum rest that I made years ago and used for years before getting the Hart rest.
I've done quite a bit of PD shooting off portable tables and use the Hart rest exclusively. The additional weight of the Hart rest hasn't been a bother and I like the advantage that a quality rest provides.
Enjoy shooting on whatever pleases you.
A. Weldy
I have the typical Hart rest and a smaller aluminum rest that I made years ago and used for years before getting the Hart rest.
I've done quite a bit of PD shooting off portable tables and use the Hart rest exclusively. The additional weight of the Hart rest hasn't been a bother and I like the advantage that a quality rest provides.
Enjoy shooting on whatever pleases you.
A. Weldy
I think the Caldwell is just as heavy as your Hart...
If you really want a lighter Rest, you can try the Lightweight Rest from Sinclair. And you can use the Top with a heavier base.
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Farmboy
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Caldwell Rock BR
I have used a Caldwell for awhile it is OK at best for me. My biggest issue has been finding bags front and rear to fit factory stocked guns. My last outing was with a Cooper, and the return to battery was so awful that i couldn't put anything together resembling a group. I have done better shooting with home made sand bags.
I have used a Caldwell for awhile it is OK at best for me. My biggest issue has been finding bags front and rear to fit factory stocked guns. My last outing was with a Cooper, and the return to battery was so awful that i couldn't put anything together resembling a group. I have done better shooting with home made sand bags.
You'se guys is NUTZ
You need to just fuh'GIDDABOUT all this "front rest" stuff and getcha's some X-Bags like Uncle Bucks Bulls Bag or the Dog-Gone-Good Bags shown here.
http://www.dog-gone-good.com/
THAT's how you shoot dawgs.........
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You need to just fuh'GIDDABOUT all this "front rest" stuff and getcha's some X-Bags like Uncle Bucks Bulls Bag or the Dog-Gone-Good Bags shown here.
http://www.dog-gone-good.com/
THAT's how you shoot dawgs.........
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Dave Short
Guest
Sand-filled shot bags work pretty well off of a portable bench in the field. You can switch a few different height (different degrees of fill) bags around to help line up on whatever you see.
The Hart only weighs about half of what a Farley weighs.....
There. That ought to make your Hart feel a whole lot lighter.
-Dave-
The Hart only weighs about half of what a Farley weighs.....
There. That ought to make your Hart feel a whole lot lighter.
-Dave-
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amamnn
Guest
I think if you must have a light rest you could not get a better quality one than the Sinclair and it has different tops to choose from unlike the Caldwell. I have both and wish I'd bought the Sinclair both times.