I need a bench for sighting in rifles at my place and was considering building something similar to this picture. It will be mobile for the time being until I finalize my range location and pour a concrete pad.
Any pros, cons, or recommendations?
I need a bench for sighting in rifles at my place and was considering building something similar to this picture. It will be mobile for the time being until I finalize my range location and pour a concrete pad.
Any pros, cons, or recommendations?
We have one like that at our club and I throw a lead sled on it and roll
Lead sled?? Pull your panties up nancy!
OP, the bench will be fine.
I take an PLB in the shower with me. Can't ever be too safe.
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I can tell you from experience wasps will like to nest underneath it and wont be pleased when you cut loose with the first round.
I built a couple that aren't nearly has over-built as the one pictured. If you need to move them around, that one's going to give you a hernia.
I have a couple that are three legged so they won't rock. They are plenty steady enough and I can pick them up by myself. I'll try to remember to take a picture of one this weekend.
It's really redneck but for a really portable bench, an ironing board makes a decent bench. Adjustable height, ambidextrous, light weight and folds flat for transportation. I've used them for hunting big fields a bunch of times.
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Last edited by Palmetto Bug; 07-18-2018 at 03:36 PM.
heavy was my first thought....maybe do just the 3-legged table and keep chairs separate...would help from shifting the table when moving around in the seat.....a wood spool could work good with some notches cut out
Hood of the truck has always worked for me. You people will overthink anything!
I have one similar to that and its made of 1" boards on the top. I wouldn't want to move anything made out of 2x6's. Go 2x4 and decking boards if you mimic the picture.
ETA: don't attach the seat to the spool and it would be easy to move around.
Last edited by uga_dawg; 07-18-2018 at 02:40 PM.
Here's my bench. The pipes are for a beach umbrella and a fishing dip net to catch brass.
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Target frames made from T posts. The legs slide into 1.5" pvc pipes hammered flush into the ground so I can pull them up to mow.
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Last edited by Palmetto Bug; 07-21-2018 at 07:03 PM.
I bought a Herters table last year that is mobile and light. Look it up on cabelas. I paid 129 when it was on sale. Works great.
Go Tigers!!!
The table design is great but not mobile. We have the same design but extended it 12” more. And wasps do love it.
Net for brass. Genius. If you didn’t want to build one for now, MTM Case-Guard makes a high low shooting table that pretty solid.
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