Shooting bench

[Darren Wright]

Our nephews are here for the weekend, we do a bunch of target practice when they come. We decided a shooting bench would be a nice addition to our little range. The oldest helped me put one together today out of left over boards from the shop build. Had him haul it over on the tractor.

 

[Jim DeLaney]

Nice setup. Now cut the legs off some Levi's to make sandbags and you're in business.

 

[Ted Calver]

That farm is such a great place for family! Nice job.

 

[Jonathan Shively]

Making memories!! Great job Darren, that young man will remember that day the rest of his life. The two greatest crops our farm ever produced were our girls and now our grandkids. I really like Jim's idea, but I was thinking a hole for like a 2x4 that had a V notch cut into the top and a series of holes vertically so a pin/bolt could slide through it and adjust to height for holding the barrel.

 

[Jim DeLaney]

...I really like Jim's idea, but I was thinking a hole for like a 2x4 that had a V notch cut into the top and a series of holes vertically so a pin/bolt could slide through it and adjust to height for holding the barrel.

Yeah, that'd be a great addition - then top it with a sandbag, with another one under the stock's butt.

 

[Darren Wright]

I have a lead sled shooting rest to use on it. Will still make up some bags though.

It came it handy for my BIL whom has had shoulder surgery and couldn’t shoot the bigger rifles otherwise.

 

[Jim DeLaney]

I have a lead sled shooting rest to use on it. Will still make up some bags though.

It came it handy for my BIL whom has had shoulder surgery and couldn’t shoot the bigger rifles otherwise.
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Perfect!

 

[Darren Wright]

It was the youngest nephews first time shooting. My grandson told me it would be ok if his cousin shot his rifle.


One he understood the sights he did really well and enjoyed it, all of us were cheering him on.

 

[Darren Wright]

This was the grandson a couple weeks ago. He’s left eye dominant, so picked him up a lefty Savage Rascal .22 cal.

 

[Frank Fusco]

Neat. And 'way to go' on safely introducing the young ones to firearms.

 

[Jonathan Shively]

I save all my old spray paint cans for reactive targets. Audrey knows what a "church key" is and wants the marbles out of the cans when we are done. Great times and an education at the same time!!!

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

I save all my old spray paint cans for reactive targets. Audrey knows what a "church key" is and wants the marbles out of the cans when we are done. Great times and an education at the same time!!!

Charcoal briquettes make handy plinking targets. They create a puff of black "smoke" when hit, and they're biodegradable so cleanup is easy.

 

[Jonathan Shively]

Charcoal briquettes make handy plinking targets. They create a puff of black "smoke" when hit, and they're biodegradable so cleanup is easy.

That is a great idea I hadn't ever thought of. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Charcoal briquettes make handy plinking targets

So do road apples, country clumpings, the thing my horse left behind, aka horse poo. Which is also plumb free in some local's.

 

[Ted Calver]

Necco Wafers make great plinking targets too.

 

[Paul Douglass]

I save all my old spray paint cans for reactive targets. Audrey knows what a "church key" is and wants the marbles out of the cans when we are done. Great times and an education at the same time!!!

Been doing that for quite a few years. Fun with my pellet gun. Only thing the grandkids have argued over who get Grandpa's Coke bottle full of marbles when he dies. A lot of can now have steel bearing instead of marbles. Kinda spoils the fun, but they shoot good in a slingshot.

 

[Brent Dowell]

Necco Wafers make great plinking targets too.

Thats good cause they taste like chalk, lol!

 

[Brent Dowell]

I've just been chucking my cans. Going to have to shoot them now And harvest the marblethingsin them.