A member mentioned some unhappy shooters in the flintlock section.
Seems they didn't like the sideblast from his gun.
I thought he might be interested in the shield I made, and after getting off my duff and going out to my old truck to take some pictures, I thought you guys (and gals) might like to see it too.
The thing with the plywood nailed to it started out as a bench rest. It is a folding design which explains the hinges. Although it worked, I didn't like it because it was lower than I wanted.
After warming the Rangemasters tush when he stepped between benches just as I touched my .54 flinter off :: , I decided to nail a lightweight piece of plywood to it to make a shield.
This is a walnut rifle rest I attach to the 2X4 tabletop at the range I go to.
The clamps were made from a Picture Frame Jig I got at a hardware store. This thing is a aluminum frame made to clamp picture frames while the glue drys. By sawing it in half and screwing each half to the bottom of the 3 rifle block, it easily clamps to the bench and securly provides a place to rest my guns .
This photo shows the shield and the rest and another thing I find to be of great value.
The Rug Sample!!
Lots of shooting ranges have crappy covering, or no covering on their benches and this rug sample (which I picked up for a couple of bucks at a carpet store) makes a soft place on the shooting bench, to lay my rifle.
Just another picture of the stuff. Yes the gun rest needs refinishing, but it's lived in the back of the truck for 9 years, so it's permitted to show it's age. ::
No laughing at my ole GMC. She's 27 and running great. It's probably the only '78 4X4 in Arizona that hasn't been "customized" by jacking it up 12 inches. ::
(This post was moved from Accourements before someone reminded me that 1978 GMSs didn't exist 350 years ago. :: ::
Seems they didn't like the sideblast from his gun.
I thought he might be interested in the shield I made, and after getting off my duff and going out to my old truck to take some pictures, I thought you guys (and gals) might like to see it too.
The thing with the plywood nailed to it started out as a bench rest. It is a folding design which explains the hinges. Although it worked, I didn't like it because it was lower than I wanted.
After warming the Rangemasters tush when he stepped between benches just as I touched my .54 flinter off :: , I decided to nail a lightweight piece of plywood to it to make a shield.
This is a walnut rifle rest I attach to the 2X4 tabletop at the range I go to.
The clamps were made from a Picture Frame Jig I got at a hardware store. This thing is a aluminum frame made to clamp picture frames while the glue drys. By sawing it in half and screwing each half to the bottom of the 3 rifle block, it easily clamps to the bench and securly provides a place to rest my guns .
This photo shows the shield and the rest and another thing I find to be of great value.
The Rug Sample!!
Lots of shooting ranges have crappy covering, or no covering on their benches and this rug sample (which I picked up for a couple of bucks at a carpet store) makes a soft place on the shooting bench, to lay my rifle.
Just another picture of the stuff. Yes the gun rest needs refinishing, but it's lived in the back of the truck for 9 years, so it's permitted to show it's age. ::
No laughing at my ole GMC. She's 27 and running great. It's probably the only '78 4X4 in Arizona that hasn't been "customized" by jacking it up 12 inches. ::
(This post was moved from Accourements before someone reminded me that 1978 GMSs didn't exist 350 years ago. :: ::
