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How do you benchrest a revolver to tweak your adjustable sights? I seem to shoot better with a free hand hold compared to resting the barrel on a sandbag (which nis supposed to be a big no no)..
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I use a Caldwell pistol rest. Works fairly well. I use it for hand load development and sight adjustments. Hasbeen
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I rest the frame on a sandbag, just forward of the cylinder. The key is to protect your elbows, and to position yourself behind the gun so the recoil doesn't whip your arms sideways. I tend to use a sandbag setup several inches higher than my rifle benchrest, so that I can sit up straight directly behind the revolver.
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I use a sandbag under the grip of the revolver and rest the frame on an MTM rest or block of wood. What you use isn't as important as having a consistent grip shot to shot.
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I rest the frame on a sandbag, just forward of the cylinder. The key is to protect your elbows, and to position yourself behind the gun so the recoil doesn't whip your arms sideways. I tend to use a sandbag setup several inches higher than my rifle benchrest, so that I can sit up straight directly behind the revolver. Same here. Rest it so that upon recoil it moves up and away from the rest immediately with nothing else touching. Also sitting up straighter so you are looking as straight out as possible and not with your head down. Don't press into the bags, rest the frame on them only as much as needed to keep your hands steady. Basically mimic how you'd shoot in the field except the bags are there to keep your hands from moving.
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Local range has plywood boxes wrapped in carpet. I set handguns in a sandbag on top of the box.
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I rest the frame on a sandbag, just forward of the cylinder. The key is to protect your elbows, and to position yourself behind the gun so the recoil doesn't whip your arms sideways. I tend to use a sandbag setup several inches higher than my rifle benchrest, so that I can sit up straight directly behind the revolver. Count me in this technique group as well.
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I rest the frame on a sandbag, just forward of the cylinder. The key is to protect your elbows, and to position yourself behind the gun so the recoil doesn't whip your arms sideways. I tend to use a sandbag setup several inches higher than my rifle benchrest, so that I can sit up straight directly behind the revolver. Count me in this technique group as well. Ditto here
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I have a Marksman's Box that are sadly no longer in production by long time campfire member Gene McCarren. http://www.chuckhawks.com/marksmans_box.htmThis it the inventor demoing the pistol use.
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When zeroing, I hold the gun in a normal two-hand grip and shoot with the heel of my hands rested on the range bag,.
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This is my bench testing rig. I rest the barrel or the frame on the front rest, and my hands on the back bag. Contrary to popular opinion, I don't think it's a sin to rest the barrel on a bag. The more critical issue is your grip tension. I have found no discernible difference in POI shooting off the bench or offhand using the same grip tension. Here's another photo of my setup.
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I use traditional front rests (need to protect the front bag from the cylinder gap blast or regularly replace front bags ). With traditional revolvers, I rest the front of the frame on the front bag, and I use a leather bag (Filled with heavy sand typically) for the grip.
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I use sandbags to get a solid rest on the grip and trigger guard frame area while I press the gun forward. Nothing touches the barrel.
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When zeroing, I hold the gun in a normal two-hand grip and shoot with the heel of my hands rested on the range bag,. that is exactly how i do it. i don't rest the barrel of any gun on a bag or anything else when shooting off a bench.
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I have using the MTM pistol rest for several years and could not be happier. Really Inexpensive, light weight, and it works. I shoot for accuracy in group sizes on paper at 25 yards and steel at 100yards+. I am a reloader and am mostly consumed with testing every recipe in the world. The MTM reduces the shooter error during testing.
It's not for snubbies because their barrels are too short to clear the front rest. It does not hold the gun still or return it to 0,0 after the shot. It just supports it.
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