Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
I got a Lead Sled back when it was the thing. I don't use it.

I like my Wichita rest, Protektor leather pads. I like for the gun to recoil freely, hopefully the same every time. To me, you get better groups.

Big boomers are shot using a standing bench, like Elmer showed us in his books. Ole Elmer was right on. You can take a lot more recoil standing vs. hunkered down on a bench.

The photo is a bench I made for my Z-71, long enough to accommodate my free standing Magnetospeed Chrono. The stool is a Gibraltar drum throne. To me it's tough and easily adjustable, about the best bench rest stool I've ever used. Not cheap, but it should last two or three lifetimes.

DF

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I remember you posting that pic a few weeks ago and saying your buddy uses it left handed. Does he just shoot from the other end of the bench? Have been wanting to build one since you posted but my kids are backward handed so wanted to figure that out first. Anything you’d change in hindsight to make it more lefty friendly?