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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: 76chevy on March 30, 2014, 08:52:55 AM

Title: Shooting bench
Post by: 76chevy on March 30, 2014, 08:52:55 AM
Looking at making or buying one for transporting to sight in my guns

What are you guys using??

thanks!

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Title: Re: Shooting bench
Post by: Skeeterbait on March 30, 2014, 09:59:07 AM
I really don't recommend shooting turkey guns from a bench.  I sit in a folding chair and use a bipod to hold the gun up.  I sit up streight and adjust the bipod so I can.  This lets the shoulder and body rock back with the recoil.  Nothing is worse than hunching over a bench shooting a turkey gun.  It rolls the butt of the stock up on the collar bone and prevents the body from rolling back and is unnecessarily punishing.  If you really want a bench, design one that will let you sit up completely streight when firing the gun.  But it is a heck of a lot easier transporting a folding chair and a bipod.
Title: Re: Shooting bench
Post by: outdoors on March 30, 2014, 10:10:57 AM
THIS IS WAT I USE
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Caldwell-Lead-Sled-Plus-Rifle-Shooting-Rest-820300-/181337194800?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a388a0130

YOU WON'T GET BEAT UP AND THIS IS A CONTROL SHOOTING , I CALL IT , THIS IS WHAT U KNOW WHAT YOUR GUN CAN DO AND A GOOD WAY TO SITE IT IN , WHEN U GO HUNTING ATLEAST YA KNOW WHAT YOUR GUN CAN DO AND IF THERES A MESS UP ITS NOT THE GUN ........
Title: Re: Shooting bench
Post by: d.winsor on March 30, 2014, 11:04:12 AM
agree with outdoors, I use a different gun rest but it does the same thing, also sight in at 12 yards at a 1 inch square using 2 3/4" shells, then go to 40 yards and your turkey loads, that way you will reduce recoil on yourself and only have to shoot 3 or 4 turkey loads.