chickasaw_hunter
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If one bag of lead shot works good, the two bags will work more better. I cracked the stock on my .35 Whelen. After my shoulder healed up, the Lead Sled slid away.
Caldwell Lead Sled
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Hugger-4641
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Might be why they call it a "sled" cause it needs to be able to slide a bit under recoil.
alsaqr
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Me too.
Watched two young guys at the next shooting bench load their lead sled down with bags of shot. Told them not to fire that beautiful old Winchester model 70 in .300 H@H
Two young men came to the next bench with a beautiful model 70 Winchester rifle chambered in .300H@H, the lead sled and bags of shot.
Advised t hem not to fire their rifle from from that sled: Whipper snappers blew me off.
The first 180 grain round thoroughly splintered the stocks wrist The culprits Dad came range totally furious.
My solution for reducing recoil are shirts and jackets with sponge rubber sewed into the left shoulder.
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CoalCrackerAl
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I'll use mini working on guns sometimes.
I have something, forgot it.Carpet scraps are great for that.
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Not a wimp, it’s just mind over matter if you don’t mind it don’t matter. I firmly believe that the issue of recoil generally results from faulty shooting form. I am not a Jack O’Connor fan but one thing he got right is teaching good shooting form. Get ahold of a copy of his book “the rifle” and it takes you through a step by step treatise on good rifle mounting, aiming, trigger control and follow through. They use O’Connors instructions in teaching new recruits in the military some of which have never handled a firearm before how to become proficient with them.
Lefty38-55
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For load development? Sure ...
For sighting in? No way ...
Free-floated barrel or not, I can position a rifle at various spots on any front rest and the point of impact changes, i.e., placed near the action or well out on the forend. Those who think otherwise really need to stop typing, step away from the keyboard and git out and shoot MORE, lol!
For sighting in? No way ...
Free-floated barrel or not, I can position a rifle at various spots on any front rest and the point of impact changes, i.e., placed near the action or well out on the forend. Those who think otherwise really need to stop typing, step away from the keyboard and git out and shoot MORE, lol!
Hugger-4641
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2 pts you state that make no sense to me:
1. POI does not change because of where the gun is placed on a rest unless it is not free floated or bedded well, or if you put the barrel on the rest.
2. Load development is more critical to me than sight in.
Sight in: I'm just looking for cold bore shot or center of my group.
Load development: I'm looking for the smallest repeatable groups.
Yep. Remove ME from the equation.
armoredman
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I have one, never used it on the range, but nifty to hold a rifle while working on it or cleaning it.
I bet. That's an age old problem, need a third hand.
Since my old Benchrest days when I purchased a barrel vice, I use it to hold guns for cleaning, attaching scopes the 1st time, etc.
irishlad
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Love the bottom vise!!
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troy fairweather
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Probably made in Erie pa.
jmorris
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I would have to measure the flex on those barrels out of curiosity.
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Well it killed the cat and had me blow 45 minutes farting around. 
First, I chucked up the drop I chopped off the Carcano and measured 10" from the chuck, the flex with different loads,
up to .050" deflection @ 18 lbs of load.
Then I grabbed a 24" rifle and zeroed an indicator off end of rail down to the barrel at 20".
Then slid a 7.62 SD on the end of it, resulting in .0075 flex.
First, I chucked up the drop I chopped off the Carcano and measured 10" from the chuck, the flex with different loads,
up to .050" deflection @ 18 lbs of load.
Then I grabbed a 24" rifle and zeroed an indicator off end of rail down to the barrel at 20".
Then slid a 7.62 SD on the end of it, resulting in .0075 flex.
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To the OP's question, its free to try it and form your own opinion, that's what I would do.
I do use rests that can "hold" a gun for me. Allows me to do things like this.
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I do use rests that can "hold" a gun for me. Allows me to do things like this.
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