Caldwell Shooting Bag Rests

The Kid · August 3, 2009, 11:37 PM

I just won a set of these off of ebay

--Caldwell Deadshot Shooting Rest Combo.

I was hoping some people could give me some advice on what to fill these up with? And before everyone jumps down my throat and yells SAND!!!

please be aware that I'm only asking this because of the following reviews from cheaperthandirt.com
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/MGR608-1.html

Anyone have any experience with these, and if so, what did you fill them with? Rice? Sand? I was thinking about a mixture or do you have some other advice? I've heard of people using black lava sand too.

Thanks for your input.

farmall · August 4, 2009, 08:40 AM

Wheat or Milo works well, kitty litter (new, not used!) or floor dry are all ok.

fineredmist · August 4, 2009, 09:20 AM

Rule of thumb: the heavier and firmer the bag the better they work. Too light they will move and too heavy they are a pain to move.

ENC · August 4, 2009, 10:06 AM

I bought mine pre filled and I think they are filled with crushed corn cobs (like tumbling media). They seem to work really well.

Evan

hamr56 · August 4, 2009, 10:08 AM

I am with ENC. It will give you a nice firm rest, but it will also allow some moulding on the bench.

August 3, 2009, 11:37 PM	#1
The Kid Member Join Date: August 1, 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 65	Caldwell Shooting Bag Rests I just won a set of these off of ebay --Caldwell Deadshot Shooting Rest Combo. I was hoping some people could give me some advice on what to fill these up with? And before everyone jumps down my throat and yells SAND!!! please be aware that I'm only asking this because of the following reviews from cheaperthandirt.com http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/MGR608-1.html Anyone have any experience with these, and if so, what did you fill them with? Rice? Sand? I was thinking about a mixture or do you have some other advice? I've heard of people using black lava sand too. Thanks for your input. __________________ "When the lambs is lost in the mountain, he said. They is cry. Sometime come the mother. Sometime the wolf." -- Leader of a group of horsemen to the kid and Sproule in Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

August 4, 2009, 10:08 AM	#5
hamr56 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2008 Posts: 123	I am with ENC. It will give you a nice firm rest, but it will also allow some moulding on the bench. __________________ The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen. ~Tommy Smothers

August 4, 2009, 08:40 AM	#2
farmall Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2004 Location: Beatrice Nebraska Posts: 613	Wheat or Milo works well, kitty litter (new, not used!) or floor dry are all ok.

August 4, 2009, 09:20 AM	#3
fineredmist Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2008 Location: Wethersfield, ct Posts: 128	Rule of thumb: the heavier and firmer the bag the better they work. Too light they will move and too heavy they are a pain to move.

August 4, 2009, 10:06 AM	#4
ENC Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2001 Location: Grand Lake, OK Posts: 658	I bought mine pre filled and I think they are filled with crushed corn cobs (like tumbling media). They seem to work really well. Evan