Show us your handgun shooting rest

[buck1]

I have asked this before but its been a wile and I never really found one I like. We have a great group of orginal thinkers here and I would love to see some of your rests! Thanks all....Buck

[winelover]

I don't practice handgunning off a rest. For hunting purposes, I like to sit in one of those folding aluminum "beach" chairs that keeps your rear just about an inch off the ground and use my knees to support a handgun. If I can't hit what I'm aiming for with that configuration, a carbine or rifle is required.

Winelover

[subsonic]

I don't have a picture, but I just use old lead shot bags filled with sand for the front and a small cloth sand bag to rest the butt of the gun on. I wrap and re-wrap the top sandbag with duct tape often if I'm shooting revolvers and blasting the tape off. I usually press forward and down on the gun and rest the area just below the base pin and/or bottom of the barrel on the bags. I do this to minimize wobble for accuracy tests. I do NOT do this for sighting-in purposes.

Realize that your handgun will not shoot to the same point of aim when you rest it in a different manner or shoot it offhand. A lot of people will tell you NOT to rest the barrel or butt on anything to minimize this effect.

[markinalpine]

It's a Hyskore #30033 Low Profile Shooting Rest
I glued felt "furniture protection" disks to the bottoms of the feet to reduce slippage.
Mark

[tek4260]

Top rail of the deck where this revolver is laying. I have tried pistol rests but they change the POI too much for me. I can lean across with my forearms resting on the rail and be steady without the change in POI

[stubshaft]

This is a Bower rest that works great for break actions.

[44man]

I just use sand bags. I tried one of those plastic things with my .475 and the whole rest flew over my head!

[tek4260]

I just use sand bags. I tried one of those plastic things with my .475 and the whole rest flew over my head!

How's that! I though you said you had to hold them 475's tight??

You were right about "no loose hold". My BFR will get blood when you hold it like a 44.

[That'll Do]

I use a Shooter's Ridge Pistol Rest.

It works pretty well, of course the most powerful loads I shoot are the occasional heavy 44 Special load. The majority of my shooting is 357 Magnum and 45 ACP. I like the all metal construction, plus you can change the elevation of the rest easily.

I do use two additional square shaped sand bangs to rest my elbows on. It makes it easier to shoot, in my opinion.

[475BH]

Lately I have been using the rest (I should say position) above.
I have tried it w/ shooting sticks also, works very good.

[Whitworth]

I just use sand bags. I tried one of those plastic things with my .475 and the whole rest flew over my head!

Amen, that's about all that works for me.

[Matthew 25]

475BH, that's my preferred position. The best is resting against the tire of my pickup, locking my shoulders in and putting my head consistently in the same place on the upper sidewall.
Although I usually shoot offhand.

[DanWalker]

Lately I have been using the rest (I should say position) above.

I do the same thing. After pounding my right elbow mercilessly for years, shooting hard kicking handguns from the bench, I gave it up. Now I shoot much saner loads, from the same positions I hunt from. I have no interest anymore in seeing how close together I can make holes in paper. I want to be able to put my first round EXACTLY where it needs to go, from a field position, at my own ethical maximum hunting range.

[canyon-ghost]

Well, I doubt mine would fly over your head. I built one in the welding shop when things were slow. I managed to get the machinist (Outlaw) and the painter in on it.

http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...tolrest001.jpg

[crabo]

Very nice, I just wouldn't want to haul it around. If you could leave it set up, that would be awesome.

[stubshaft]

This is the one I use for my bolt pistols.

[Doc Highwall]

stubshaft, who makes the rest you have there? I like that, now I have to make one for myself.

[canyon-ghost]

Crabo, it does weigh 23 pounds, however, the top slips off and the sled for the buttstock does too. In 3 pieces, it isnt all that hard to move.

[Grmps]

Bringing this thread back because PB killed the pictures

[str8wal]

Never had much use for "rests" as I can't take 'em in the wood with me.