Shooters sandbags too expensive.

[WestKentucky]

I have recently had my eye on a sandbag that from the end looks like a capital H. Gun rests between the big buttcheek looking pieces. Pricetags are terrible. I plan to find or make a similar setup for handgun shooting, primarily for the contender and buntline.

http://www.chuckhawks.com/caldwell_tack_driver.htm

 

[reddrumtoo]

anything less than kevlar will get holes blown in it from the blast of the barrel / cylinder gap.

 

[Liberty1776]

yep. No sense buying them. Empty shot bags filled with sand, or a mix of sand and Styrofoam peanuts works just as well.

 

[Al Thompson]

Go to thrift store, buy used pair of blue jeans. Cut off legs, seal with hot glue or get someone to sew them shut. Fill with filler of choice.....

 

[rcmodel]

+1
Old cut-off blue jean legs make great sandbags.

Folded over double & Duct-Taped seals them just fine.

Fill them with sand if you want heavy.
Kitty-Litter if you want them light & portable.

Use duct tape for cylinder blast protection too.
When it gets blown up, replace it with more duct tape.

rc

 

[ColtPythonElite]

A cheap plastic Caldwell Pistolero pistol rest works well, is light to tote, and doesn't get damaged from the blast.

 

[Twiki357]

I made mine out of the kids old sweat pants. Tapered legs; three different sizes for adjustable height. Cut’em off, zip tie one end, fill with kitty litter and zip tie the other end.

 

[Outlaw Man]

My father in law used tube socks. I never thought to ask what the filler was, but it feels like kitty litter or something similar.

 

[Schwing]

dry red chili beans make great filler as well. Bunt corn also works and is much lighter than sand.