DetBrowning
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Is one bag rest the same as all the others? Does anyone like a particular manufacturer for durability and use?
Bag Rest For Shooting And Sighting In A Rifle
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CoalCrackerAl
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I used a bag rest for a long time. I bought a Calwell rock front rest then. I love it. I still use a bag style rear rest. Here is the bag i used to use.
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NuclearMeltdown
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This is my favorite:
Get the pre-filled one. About $30. There's a rear bag you can get too that goes along with it.
Get the pre-filled one. About $30. There's a rear bag you can get too that goes along with it.
I still have one of those, although I mostly use a front rest now, or a bipod, but for front bags, it's a good one.
Hillbilly Hydrographics
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I've got a couple cheap front and rear sets from the Amazon. I think they was 10 dollars or so for 2 piece set. I filled them with poly beads like some stuffed animals have in them. And they have been holding up great after several years of regular use. I like the plastic beads cause they don't dust up like sand or cat liter and few other options. Plus they want hold extra moisture with the beads.
nettlle
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This rear bag has seen many years and many rounds. Bought it about 40 years ago. I think I bought it from Sinclair International. Still see no need to buy anything better to replace it.
entropy
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I stack two shot bags full of sand, spent primers, or.......shot.
PWC
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Ask your bank for a cloth coin bag; buy 10 lbs of dry beans. All you need; lo tech, lo cost. Works great.
snowman357
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Bulls bag with sand in it and a squeeze bag for the rear.
NuclearMeltdown
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The Protektor above is my favorite due to its durability and weight -- it stays firm and holds its shape better than the pellet or gravel-filled bags.
I had a set made of the coarse nylon and filled with sharp gravel. They started to fray after a few years of only occasional use. The fraying is why I went with the leather the next time around. Cotton bags like the bank bags described above would work well too. I used to see cotton canvas shot bags filled with sand at the public range and they seemed to hold up.
I had a set made of the coarse nylon and filled with sharp gravel. They started to fray after a few years of only occasional use. The fraying is why I went with the leather the next time around. Cotton bags like the bank bags described above would work well too. I used to see cotton canvas shot bags filled with sand at the public range and they seemed to hold up.
Chuck R.
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I'm pretty impressed with the folks at Protektor!
I ordered 2 "custom" bags for a new BE rest and had them in under 4 days. The sales rep was great and knew exactly what I needed for my BE head.
lightman
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I have 3 different front rest, all with Protektor bags on them. And I use Protektor page in the rear. I have had the original orange Hoppes rest for years, a mid priced Sinclair rest and an expensive custom made rest like the Benchrest guys use. I find myself using the Sinclair rest the most often.
JeffG
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Shot bags and dry sand work for me. I top them off with a "dog bone" bag. I usually take the dog bone hunting, they weigh next to nothing.
Chuck R.
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Same here, that rest has earned it's keep multiple times over now:
It's been regulated to back-up now that I have the BE rest.
Rebel Dave
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Chuck R
Yup..... the ole Lyman orange rest. You dont see them very often. Ive had mine over 40 yrs, and still use it, I did mod it with some taller legs tho. I think it has the original bag on it still.
I also have a few different Caldwell bags that I use.
Dave
Yup..... the ole Lyman orange rest. You dont see them very often. Ive had mine over 40 yrs, and still use it, I did mod it with some taller legs tho. I think it has the original bag on it still.
I also have a few different Caldwell bags that I use.
Dave
