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I've been shooting off my old Witchita front rest rest that has to be 30 years old. My rear bag is an old,old Hoppes bunny and guys it has seen better days.
Suggestions ???
BTW is Bob Gephart's Bald Eagle machine still in business ???
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My choice is Protektor, the Doctor bag in particular. Bout anything would be an upgrade. 
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Edgewood is the Cadillac of all bags. I shoot and win with Protektor bags.........................
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I agree with AJ and aalf, I shoot with a Protektor myself, the medium all leather (#41). You will need to decide if you want rabbit ears (tall) or bunny ears(short) or medium like I use. You can also have the ears in Cordura or leather, I selected leather but you have to take care of it. Look for a product called Lexol to clean and condition the leather. One more item to consider is what to use to fill the bag as these bags come empty. I selected the Chromite heavy sand from Sinclair, it is almost twice as dense as regular sand and very black. I used a funnel to fill the bag and ears and added more sand a few weeks later after it settled some. You can read about heavy sand here: http://www.6mmbr.com/sandcomparison.html
Last edited by FTR_Shooter; 07/31/09.
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One more item to consider is what to use to fill the bag as these bags come empty. I selected the Chromite heavy sand from Sinclair, it is almost twice as dense as regular sand and very black. I used a funnel to fill the bag and ears and added more sand a few weeks later after it settled some.
Actually, Protektor will fill the bags with heavy sand for you. Although they weren't filled to my liking, I topped them off the little they needed with regular beach sand.
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I see. I bought the back from Sinclair, they sell them empty, and added the sand myself.
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Just recieved my Doctor model, have not shot with it yet.The people at Protector were friendly and helpful.Give them a call if you are interested in a custom bag.Several places sell their products. Lightman
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Bob Gephart's Bald Eagle machine is out of business. Protector is a good bag. Get the short ears if you have any kind of cheek piece on your rifle stocks.
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Get Lizard sand from the pet store. I have Edgewood bag and as soon as I get it paid off I'm going to get a decent rest. I've been looking at this one. $325 shipped Made by Cayle Davis.. Ken http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc93/xpfuzz/000_0621.jpg
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