Beanbag front rests

[JasonF]

I shot a couple of groups over a Caldwell bean bag type rest recently and it worked very well on the bonnet. Does anyone have any recommendations on which of these rests is the best to buy?

Buffy have you got the sewing machine cranking again yet?

[Buffy]

Jason, ready when you are mate.

Buffy

[JasonF]

Cool!

Ok everyone, what are the best design ideas?

[adamjp]

I'd definitely be in for something that looks like these, but in a simple basic brown (be great with an Orange end so you can find it when you drop it).



Just ship the bag and I'll find some plastic beads or crushed walnut to fill it with.

[JasonF]

I have one similar to the one on the right from a sale that Ackley Improved did here a few years ago. It works well as a rear bag. Maybe a larger one would be the go for the front. It would be fairly easy to make too.

[JasonF]

Adam, can you measure the height to the bottom of the fore end in your Caldwell bag please?

[kickinback]

I have been wanting to do one of these for a while, but with a BP cuff inside for elevation.

[mick_762]

I have been wanting to do one of these for a while, but with a BP cuff inside for elevation.

Now that is a damn good idea.
Just cut and seal the tube for the pressure gauge.

[kickinback]

Mick, I did have some single tube jobs from a wall mount sphygmomanometer, but I think they fell victim to a cleanup in the shed. Still have the bulbs and valves though.

[adamjp]

Adam, can you measure the height to the bottom of the fore end in your Caldwell bag please?

5 inches, but could go 6 inches with more crushed walnut.

[B4408]

Had a go at making a couple of these.

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200mm & 150mm diameter, filled and finished

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Two sizes, 150mm and 200mm diameter and about 250mm long, zipper and carry strap. Might try a bigger diameter as well.
Filled with some treated pine wood shavings.

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Making big bits into little bits

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Bag is hungry

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They should be a bit easier to carry around and wont dent the car roof.
I added a strip of velcro to the smaller bag so it would attach to my other sand bags.

velcroed to my sand bags

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Has anyone used plastic extrusion pellets in their bags? Saw some at a factory a few years ago and now wish I had grabbed some, think they would be a good compromise on weight and still move and shape ok in the bag, plus rot proof.

Bruce

[JasonF]

Your system looks great Bruce.

The plastic beads are as far as I have got with this project (apart from buying one of the cheap mid sized Caldwell sets which isn't quite tall enough).

I bought a 20kg bag of recycled HDPE pellets from Astron Plastics (http://astronplastics.com.au) which is up the road from Abela's. The pellets were relatively cheap ($30?/20kg) and are great to work with. They are very slippery so they flow easily and pack down well. Call first before visiting because Astron are a big wholesale operation and they will need to drag a bag of pellets out of the factory for you.

Cheers, Jason.

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Bruce you are a waste of talent mate

Those bags look bloody good

[Ackley Improved]

Ive got one of the caldwell tackdriver front bags. Have to admit, works really well. Use it in conjunction with a small rear bag with the sauer 202.

[Camel]

Bruce you are a waste of talent mate

Those bags look bloody good

Fuck me, that's a bit rough, here is a bloke trying to help us and some lunatic comes along and tells him he is a waste. Even if its true, you could have held off a day or two.