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**Unclenick** · March 11, 2013, 10:12 AM

I think you mean a handgun machine rest. A machine pistol rest is for a class III weapon.

I'm pretty sure the HAMMR was discontinued. Either it didn't sell well or it caused a lot of complaints.

The Ransom company still makes their product. It is here. A friend of mine used to own one, but sold it long ago. We found, in testing 1911's on it, that accuracy off sandbags was sometimes better and had a Hoppe's pistol rest that worked fine for that. The reason was the Ransom (like the HAMMR) hangs onto the grip frame. A pistol can have poor slide to frame tightness but still lock the barrel up pretty consistently into the slide which has the sights on it. Thus, the barrel and sights may be lined up for accurate shooting when the grip frame is not. In a gun with the slide tightened to the frame, though, it was pretty good.

March 11, 2013, 10:12 AM	#2
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 13,385	I think you mean a handgun machine rest. A machine pistol rest is for a class III weapon. I'm pretty sure the HAMMR was discontinued. Either it didn't sell well or it caused a lot of complaints. The Ransom company still makes their product. It is here. A friend of mine used to own one, but sold it long ago. We found, in testing 1911's on it, that accuracy off sandbags was sometimes better and had a Hoppe's pistol rest that worked fine for that. The reason was the Ransom (like the HAMMR) hangs onto the grip frame. A pistol can have poor slide to frame tightness but still lock the barrel up pretty consistently into the slide which has the sights on it. Thus, the barrel and sights may be lined up for accurate shooting when the grip frame is not. In a gun with the slide tightened to the frame, though, it was pretty good. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member Last edited by Unclenick; March 11, 2013 at 10:18 AM.