Sinclair Bag on Hoehn Top

[Oldcoyote]

I just purchased a used Hart rest with a Hoehn Windage top. It is the 2 1/4" Hunter.

http://www.benchrest.com/hoehn/html/rest_tops.html

I want to use the rest for narrower sporter stocks and was wondering if I could use a Sinclair All-purpose bag which appears to be thicker.

http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=RIBB&item=BAGS&type=store

Any ideas or does anyone have the Sinclair bag they might measure?

Thanks

 

[Al Nyhus]

That's exactly the setup I use for testing my hunting rigs...the Sinclair bag on a Hoehn top.

I also have one of the Sinclair fore end adapters..this makes load work on a narrow fore end stock a breeze. The one I have is their older design..but the same principle. A couple of pieces of Delrin made into a 2.25" wide 'u' would fit your existing bag nicely...or even just a 2.25" wide piece of thick Delrin with a countersunk screw to attach it to the sling stud hole would work fine.
http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=search&item=04-1700&type=store

Just yesterday I spent a few hours at the range with a 300 WSM light barreled sporter. The fore end adapter made shooting this big boomer pretty pleasant..even with a big dose of H4350 and 180 gr. Noslers.

 

[Oldcoyote]

Al, thank you very much.

I have a .375 Weatherby (H4350 also) but it is mostly shot from a Lead Sled Original which has rather crude adjustments. I'll try ONE round from the Hart with a strap-on Past pad. Mainly the Hart is for very mild .30/06 (Hodgdon Youth Loads).