Creating A Solid Sandbag Rest In Your Treestand

[BLC3128]

What do you do to ensure that you have a proper rest for your rifle in your tree stand?

I'm talking specifically about built stands with 4 openings (one on each side) to shoot out. I have been using a Protektor front saddle bag and owl bag. I rest them on the window frames. However I have stands that have shots out to 900 yards and I feel like I need something more stable, especially for the rear bag. I like sandbags for this purpose, but I feel like I am limited with the position of my rear sandbag since it can only rest on a window frame. Does anyone have a solid solution for using sandbags in built stands? No pun intended!

Thanks in advance.

 

[Buxndiverdux]

I use a primos trigger stick for the rear. It isn't perfect but it works.

 

[jd5521]

I use a pint size game changer or wiebad fortune cookie.

 

[Orange Dust]

What do you do to ensure that you have a proper rest for your rifle in your tree stand?

I'm talking specifically about built stands with 4 openings (one on each side) to shoot out. I have been using a Protektor front saddle bag and owl bag. I rest them on the window frames. However I have stands that have shots out to 900 yards and I feel like I need something more stable, especially for the rear bag. I like sandbags for this purpose, but I feel like I am limited with the position of my rear sandbag since it can only rest on a window frame. Does anyone have a solid solution for using sandbags in built stands? No pun intended!

Thanks in advance.

2x6 shelf all around a couple inches under the window. Brace it like you want to set a bulldozer on it. Put extra bracing on the legs, and keep the floor no more than 6' above the ground if possible. Shoot with a bipod or iron front rest and a squeeze bag. If the stand is big enough, use a wider shelf. When building a new stand, I basicly build a benchrest on a sled with sides and a top. I put the floor a couple of feet off the ground. Getting high has no real advantage hunting cut fields.

 

[Franko21]

You may want to look into bags made for PRS. They are meant to be used for long distance shooting off of all kinds of unusual obstacles.