Ks5shooter
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Built this bench today was a little bored and needed one.6X6's for legs for weight,shelves underneath for sandbags to weigh it down even more.$75 +/_ materials .Lets see your benches.
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Built a shooting bench ........lets see yours.
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35 Whelen
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Not sure I have pictures of my bench alone, but here are some with rifles on it (It's very similar to yours)-
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Ks5shooter
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35W very nice.Im like the gun rest on the side ...good idea.
35 Whelen
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Thanks, yours is a work of art, for sure. Looks like it wil last forever. You can't see it, but I also have a shelf under the top so I can put my spotting scope, bags, screwdrivers, etc. on it to kinda keep them out of the rain.
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Ks5shooter
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A shelf across the bottom is not only a good idea but a good bracing technique that incorporated into the bench. Ty for the ideas.
That's a really nice bench.
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Ks5shooter
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I like the through the woods range.Does it keep the gun report down?Very nice set up.
Chuck R.
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I deviated from the standard on-line design by using Trex Synthetic decking. Then a couple years ago I extended the front to allow for using the LabRadar with my longer barreled rifles.
When I first set it up on it's slab:
Too short for the long guns:
Extension added:
From it I have stands and steel from 50-300yds.
When I first set it up on it's slab:
Too short for the long guns:
Extension added:
From it I have stands and steel from 50-300yds.
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Txhillbilly
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I built this portable bench years ago, works great!
.45Coltguy
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I have something similar to Txhillbilly; my son's work table when he was in middle school. I just took it over when he got bigger!
Works for my desert shooting needs.
Works for my desert shooting needs.
someguy2800
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I built this portable bench years ago, works great!
I have one like that too. The pipes unscrew to put in the trunk of my car before I bought the place I live at now.
.45Coltguy
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Yep. Very portable and light weight, but, sturdy.
berettaprofessor
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I built a "standing" shooting bench. Didn't want to be lugging a chair or stool in and out to the bench and the "seat" never seems to be at the right height for me at any range I visit....and I don't want to contend with either the chair legs sinking into wet soft ground or to build an extensive platform like Walkalong's to avoid it (although I'm envious of his). So I have this all-weather standing bench that I made using a piece of left-over granite from a kitchen remodel. I never shoot more than 20-30 minutes at a time so don't mind standing and leaning into this. Since building, I've cut off the extra iron, capped the posts, and put a rubber lip on the end for comfort and protection of the firearm finish. Also added the "mailbox" to store the sandbags, a Caldwell brass catch bag, spare earplugs (in case I forget) and other junk. The bench is angled slightly downward; perfectly for the 60 yard target area you can see beyond it.
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Litetrigger
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This heavy, all steel shooting portable bench was designed and made by my shooting pal who owns a metal fabricating operation. Some of the features are quite clever, especially the integral seat which is on a swinging beam that adjusts for angle and heighth. It's as heavy as it looks and can be moved only with a tractor or a crane, so I call it only semi-portable. It's definately one-of-a-kind.
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tark
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These are the only pics I could find of my bench. I put rollers on the top of the bench so it can simply be flipped over and wheeled around. It was painted after these pics were taken. It sits out in the barn, now. It's too far away to retrieve it and too heavy to rassel around.
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lightman
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The oldest Son, Grandson and I built a bench similar to yours Summer before last for the range at the Deer Club. I found the plans on the internet (where else?) on the Sierra site. They had a material list and even a cut sheet. We had nearly zero waste. We used all treated lumber and I think it cost about $100. The main differences between ours and yours is we have a built in seat and a rifle rack on the side and a brace across the front legs. We used 6X6's for the legs, 2X6's for the braces and seat and 5/4 deck boards for the top.
It was a fun Summer afternoon project.
Barnfixer
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The indoor “bench” is a very large windowsill made out of an old round claw foot table in the man cave. It’s about a 250 yard poke out to the tree line in the background. The outdoor bench was made with leftover scrap from a deck build. I’m thinking in the near future I might make some forms to build a cement shooting bench.
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.45Coltguy
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I think the cats have taken your bench over! Those rascals!
35 Whelen
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I'm not sure these are any better, but I got home tonight in time to take some more pics of the bench-
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v8stang289
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I built mine a few years ago to be lightweight enough to be portable, while still being rock solid.
It's made of 2x4's and 1x6's, and I can load it and move it by myself.
It's made of 2x4's and 1x6's, and I can load it and move it by myself.
