Bench shooting rest recommendations.

[Ray Newman]

For various & sundry reasons, I shoot from the bench.

I've never felt 'comfortable' w/ the rest that I now have.

Can anyone make a recommendation for a rock solid, adjustable, quality, etc., bench rest?

I've seen the Caldwell, but know nothing 'bout it. It looks very well made.

[sharps4590]

You didn't say what you're now using so perhaps my comments will be meaningless.  I use a Hoppes adjustable front rest, the typical kind with three feet that can be screwed up or down and the center post for elevation with a locking ring and the T shaped rest covered by a leather bag filled with sand.  I use what I believe is a Hoppes butt bag and it's the regular kind.  I believe they call it "rabbit ears".  It too is filled with sand.  I sifted the sand before I filled both bags.  I can't complain about either rest and have shot what I believe to be some pretty good groups at 500, 600 and 800 yards.  My current rifle will come very close to holding MOA out to 500.  Farther than that I believe it's the nut pulling the trigger that falls apart, not the rifle.

Vic

[Ray Newman]

Right now I have old Wichita front rest w/ 2 sand filled bags. It just doesn’t seem to do what I want it to do for elevation & windage. & when I fire my 14 # Borchardt .45- 2 7/8” there is some movement.

[MLR]

Ray:

I just bought the Caldwell rest. the big one. I havnt tried out all the fine tuning features yet. One thing about the model I have is it does have a very large footprint. At the range I shoot at its hard to put it out as far as I would like.
That might be something to consider.

Michael

[sharps4590]

Ray, forget my rest.  It moves a little under my 40-2.5 and there is no windage adjustment.   I'm confident it would move quite a bit under a 45-2 7/8.

Vic