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[misser]

went to the range one day to find that the T shape benches had been removed and replaced with big round wire spools , not cut in the T shape, just a straight cut across . no way to use a rear bag . ok sure not every one knows the benefit of the rear bag .
I don't go just to blow off rounds as some do .was told ''you dont like it ,fix it '' so I did . best fix on a zero budget was to use some discarded 2X10 . they were then laid on top of the spools to the shape of a T , the added benefit was that it raised the height in relation to the seat ,by 3 '' .
one spool was left for that guy that just does not know any better

[tangolima]

We have the t benches at our club. I have been using them as intended in sitting position with rear bag, till recently.

Instead I stand at the far end of the T, leaning over the bench top to emulate prone. Bench prone if you will. I think it will work with the wire spool.

I need something as a stop to preload bipods. I G clamp a wood plank on the bench top for that. Most other shooters have no idea what I try to do. A bipod is no difference from a bench block. They hardly preload their bipods.

-TL

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[georgehwbush]

yeah i was wondering why there was "no way to use a rear bag" ???

[misser]

quick fix

[Ricklin]

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
My club has concrete T style benches, love em!

[misser]

well its like this ,its a shotgun club and for that its well attended . there are very few that spend any time at the bench that are working uploads for that sub-quarter grouping. by my last count it was something like five . there is one guy that comes to sights in guns for people that don't want to do it for them selves

[bamaranger]

Most silly arrangement (cut spools) I've ever seen. Best of luck with your adaptation for using a rear bag. If the club overhead is that ignorant....my prediction........somebody will gripe the extensions are "in their way".

[Doug Lee]

Pretty slick use of a large spool!
I like it!
Doug Lee
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[FITASC]

My closest club uses picnic tables; as they sit so low, I don't bother with rifles there (another club but further away is better for that); even shooting pistols off an improvised box/bag rest, I need to raise things about 8-9 inches for comfort. Out west, the city range had those concrete T benches - perfect for a LH like me

[taylorce1]

I built some semi-portable benches, they weren't cheap, or light weight, and I need to figure out a way to carry them better. However, they're very stable and large enough to have room for just about any thing you want on them along with your favorite shooting rest.

They started with another forum post where a guy who owns a welding shop sells these custom flanges threaded for 1-1/4" NPT. He sells them in groups of 3 or 4 flanges and these are angled to kick the legs out at 10⁰ to add stability.


Each top is made of 3/4" plywood cut in half and glued and screwed together with 1" deck screws. I filled in any tear out from cutting and drilling with Wood Bondo, sanded with 60 grit, rounded over the edges with my router and finished sanding to 120 grit. I made the legs with DOM tubing and thread adapters my buddy gave me at cost from his electrical company.



I rolled on a couple coats of a wood primer with filler to smooth out the tops as much as possible, and finished them off in a battleship gray paint so they don't reflect a lot of light on the shooter and stay fairly cool. Then I added a clamp on umbrella for some shade as needed, and have two seat options. I bought some cheap light weight shooting rests that fit inside the bucket seats so if I'm out shooting praire dogs stuff is easy to move around.



My local free public range maintained by the DPW, has "T" benches as well. Made from 2-3/8" drill stem and 1/4" steel plate. The tops are blistering hot in the summer and you need to have some sort of blanket to cover them. They're also warped pretty badly from whomever did the welding and cutting of the bench tops. I've often thought of pouring a 2" concrete top on one of them. However, the logistics of mixing concrete on site, is why I built my own portable bench to use at that range. I also wanted something to take to prairie dog towns, so I built three total of these benches for myself and the two buddies I shoot with.

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