A friend of mine found this old adjustable riser thingamajig laying around and gave it to me. These things are super convient for just using on random surfaces to get bag height just right.
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Wish I had gotten one of these doohickies sooner
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I have one and I agree, it can be useful. I like shooting the 30 yard challenge and tried several ways of supporting my gun while shooting this target. I shot a 199 with a front rest that adjusts for windage and elevation and a rear bag. I have also used a rear bag on a lift like this with a bipod. My favorite way to shoot from the bench is with a bipod and a home made monopod in the rear that adjusts for elevation and windage. I don't think I shoot better this way but I I don't shoot worse either and this setup is more portable than my front rest and rear bag. I can easily put the bipod and monopod in the bag with my guns and it adds very little weight. But the main reason I like my bipod/monopod setup is that it is comfortable for me. Others will undoubtedly find other arrangements more comfortable.
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I'd use a bipod more if I wasn't shooting springers so often. The couple of PCPs I have I do you bipod with. Theyre just super convenient and hard to beat
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Lyman bag and jack up front. Rear has vertical and lateral. Got rear pieces from Alibaba or AliExpress, under laboratory jack. Rear lateral has 60mm total travel.
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Also known as a..."lab" (laboratory) jack.
Stable and adjustable in VERY fine increments.
Looks like a nice one. Hopefully it's in good condition, and not worn out.
Mike
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It seems to work great from the 30 minutes I played with it today. For the $20 they seem to cost I'm going to buy a few more for my range bag, home, and truck.
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We call those scissor lifts here, i have powder painted some that would jack up a car easy.
I do wonder what such small ones was made for, cant be for dealing with something too heavy to lift.
Also for the DIY metal fabricator or the 3D printing punks it should not be a insurmountable task to make something like this.
I do wonder what such small ones was made for, cant be for dealing with something too heavy to lift.
Also for the DIY metal fabricator or the 3D printing punks it should not be a insurmountable task to make something like this.
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Just got mine a couple weeks ago, about this size and I too use it at the rear, some of my guns just don't like to sit on a rear bag.
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Yep, been using these for a few years. Once you get the hang of the setup, they work great.
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Scissor lift, yeah...sort of.
Your automotive "scissor lift" will NOT...provide the level of precision, and stability that a "lab" jack will.
Mike
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Actually automotive and motorcycle scissor lifts (very similar design to these,) use BALL BEARINGS to distribute the heavy load, and are extremely pecise,
Overkill for a 10 or 15 pound rifle, but because they utilize ball bearings, they are extremely precise, and very stable too!
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Imagine powered shooters seeing all that ammo you have stacked up, they can not do that or they can but they be wise to lock in a safe due to its immense value / cost.
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Been using one for years now. It's come in really handy for things other than its intended purpose when I bought it but always worked great as a front or rear adjustable support.
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I don’t care for the thingamagig, I much prefer the whatsitwhosit, particularly those made in Venezuela. Cheaper and durable but unfortunately no left hand version. On the other hand TikTok probably won’t figure it out.
Rick H.
Rick H.
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