The SEB Neo Co-axial Rest


by Vince Bottomley


Above - new and old - I measured a full 9.5 inches from the top of the base-plate to the bag – much better than the old rest (right) This means we don’t need those long screws anymore


Have you had a look at the video of the new SEB rest on our home page which we shot at the Newark Show last month? Fox Firearms are the UK importer for Seb’s many products and Brian Fox was kind enough to loan us the Neo rest for half an hour so that we could shoot the video.


At the end of the Show, I asked Brian if I could borrow the rest for a 600 yard benchrest shoot the following Sunday. This gave me a lot better insight into Seb’s latest offering and how the new features


actually work in practice. Machine-type front rests were once the preserve of serious benchrest shooters and even then, not many of us were using the co-axial – or joystick – rests. Although they appeared to offer an advantage over the more common tri-pod rest, they were expensive and it was not until the F Class shooters came along that we began to see more joystick rests on UK ranges. The reason for this is simple – it’s difficult to reach the controls of a tri-pod rest from the prone position whereas the


We shoot uphill at Diggle from the 600 yard firing point and, as you can see, I needed most of the SEB’s elevation


Target Shooter


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