This page contains a Flash digital edition of a book.
Rimfire Benchrest by Carl Boswell. Old materials - new ideas!


sawing it I painted the sides to prevent moisture getting in.


Conclusion


The upper plate, blue coloured, is standard plywood and can be painted with all colours and is easy to design. The blue ‘front pedestal’ under the bag-holder is water- resistant plywood. I used this because it leaves a good surface on the walls after drilling holes and you can also use a reamer to polish the holes to right dimensions. This ‘pedestal’ is moving up and down, supported by two pillars made of delrin or aluminium.


The wedge lifting the gun when pushed forwards, is pure wood, it´s covered with Teflon tape to get a smooth and slippery surface. The white ‘mushroom’ is a special plastic (delrin). It is the heart of the rest, pushing it to the left moves the aiming point to the left and vice versa. Turning the hat gives fine tuning of height, enough to hold off a bull-size if needed.


At the moment Jens is still developing his ideas, possibly for a more complex model, beyond the basic and cheaper starter idea you see here. There are others that are considering DIY products along the same lines, reading some threads on benchrest forums. Where the research goes can only be positive, as it is just thinking in a different way. Again, as long as it works, let’s use ‘wacky’ ideas like this, even for a basic need like allowing easier and cheaper access to the sport. Until next time, shoot straight - using your new wooden front rest! If you would like a plan and details of how to manufacture this rest please email Jens at - jens.lagas@netikka.fi In this way he can monitor interest in the design and the idea generally.


I thank Jens for sharing this with us. Innovative? Absolutely!


My latest idea – in the rough 43


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102