Now I am gonna end up doing another project.
Good sturdy set up you have.
Permission to copy this idea. Go run the store.
Make my own?
Thanks for sharing.
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A proper bench
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Good sturdy set up you have.
Permission to copy this idea. Go run the store.
Make my own?
Thanks for sharing.
I built a really nice one over 10 years ago. It is no longer in existence. I need to build another one.
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Nice!
Our benches are almost identical in design.
I've added a patio umbrella and a repurposed bottle-jack as an adjustable rifle butt support. The patio stone provides a flat surface for the rest (some of the boards warped) and I use the log as an elbow support.
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I would be inclined to pour about 2" concrete ( self leveling ) on the top to have a flat top, this would probably also protect the rest of it below from the elements.
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Gee, I'm getting the impression you guys don't like a challenge. I shoot off of a glass patio table that moves, has a umbrella that moves with the wind, moving the table, love the challenge.
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I'm using a 20 year old picnic table that's rotting away. Its good enough. Stable if you sit in the right spot, but it needed to be replaced 10 years ago. And it isn't even comfortable. But it has inspired me to shoot more offhand or unsupported just to get away from it.
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Concrete slab on blocks is the gold standard of course. Also a major commitment.
I made myself something like the above made out of 4x4 posts and 2x6's. I was fortunate to have some old, straight, clean lumber in the shed that was perfect. It was just light enough I could flip it over and drag it to where it needed to move. There's something to be said for the stability of a wooden bench that is stiff and heavy.
I often shoot on a standard rectangular table at my shooting club. These are steel framed in 1" or 1.5" box beam with a synthetic lumber top. Again, very stable. I used to be a member at a club that had metal framed / plywood topped benches but the way the frame were constructed they would flex if you leaned on them. Fine for slapping down a sandbag and sighting it, but very hard to get good groups on them.
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See it gave you a skill set, anybody can shoot off of a rock solid bench, takes skills to shoot off of jello.Ha, I gave up my wobbly lifetime table. Every heat beat shook the dam thing
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agree
There ok but like the Caldwell table / bench the seat is difficult to find a comfortable position, it is slightly under engineered, the Caldwell is a bit more stout but the DOA is much more portable. All tripod based benches share a common drawback, three long legs to trip over and bust your arse.
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One thing about concrete benches is they can’t accommodate the variety of human body types with different torso length and leg lengths… definitely not a short man’s happy place… and you better bring your own adjustable chair! Ergonomically speaking they haven’t designed a bench that can adjust to the human very well, so humans have to adjust to the bench
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