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Parke1 · March 25, 2002, 08:36 PM

Ok, I just got a new savage 112 and I'm mounting a scope on it. Here's the question: if you need to hold your bolt action rifle still enough to sight it in, do you use sandbags, or a rifle rest? I can get a nice set of bags for the same price as an el cheapo rifle rest.

Which should I go with? Wouldn't the movement of working the bolt make the rifle shake aroudn too much? I would buy a nice rest, but I don't intend to use it often enough to spend the money on a nice one.

Thanks!
-Parke1

March 25, 2002, 08:36 PM	#1
Parke1 Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2000 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Posts: 136	Sighting in your new Savage in .223 Ok, I just got a new savage 112 and I'm mounting a scope on it. Here's the question: if you need to hold your bolt action rifle still enough to sight it in, do you use sandbags, or a rifle rest? I can get a nice set of bags for the same price as an el cheapo rifle rest. Which should I go with? Wouldn't the movement of working the bolt make the rifle shake aroudn too much? I would buy a nice rest, but I don't intend to use it often enough to spend the money on a nice one. Thanks! -Parke1 __________________ NRA Life Member