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What's everyone use for a rear rest while shooting in the field? Mainly looking at prone shooting, if possible.
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<blockquote data-quote="BrentM" data-source="post: 2629264" data-attributes="member: 61747"><p>Was thinking this over a bit.... I train and help instruct positional shooting in a couple schools each year. You didn't ask about anything more than a rear bag support but something you may wish to think about is the use of a tripod. A fiesol 3342 with leveling head and arca clamp is around 3 lbs and serves as a platform for your bino's, spotting scope, front support, rear support, and a club for angry beavers. Yes, it is additional weight but with the way this unit works you could easily eliminate a bipod (you can easily shoot prone with this tripod) and rear bag if you desire. Properly set up balance point with a arca rail and clamp and some practice you can make 1000 yard shots off the tripod without rear support. I prefer to use my backpack, a trekking pole, or a stick for rear support. Tons of options on how to use tools like this if you are willing to spend the money and time on it. I have killed a bunch of coyotes off the tripod, a few deer, and wolves. Below is photo of my set up after shooting a wolf at 515 yards and chasing that pack down 3 miles in the snow. I really didn't have a prone option, my back pack would have been ok for front or rear support but in this case I went with the tripod, shooting stick rear, and it was perfect. I was pretty excited and that set up is rock solid. [ATTACH=full]397609[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]397608[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrentM, post: 2629264, member: 61747"] Was thinking this over a bit.... I train and help instruct positional shooting in a couple schools each year. You didn't ask about anything more than a rear bag support but something you may wish to think about is the use of a tripod. A fiesol 3342 with leveling head and arca clamp is around 3 lbs and serves as a platform for your bino's, spotting scope, front support, rear support, and a club for angry beavers. Yes, it is additional weight but with the way this unit works you could easily eliminate a bipod (you can easily shoot prone with this tripod) and rear bag if you desire. Properly set up balance point with a arca rail and clamp and some practice you can make 1000 yard shots off the tripod without rear support. I prefer to use my backpack, a trekking pole, or a stick for rear support. Tons of options on how to use tools like this if you are willing to spend the money and time on it. I have killed a bunch of coyotes off the tripod, a few deer, and wolves. Below is photo of my set up after shooting a wolf at 515 yards and chasing that pack down 3 miles in the snow. I really didn't have a prone option, my back pack would have been ok for front or rear support but in this case I went with the tripod, shooting stick rear, and it was perfect. I was pretty excited and that set up is rock solid. [ATTACH type="full"]397609[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]397608[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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