Caldwell® The Rock™ Shooting Rest w/ DeadShot® Bag

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12 years 3 months ago #39021 by OleCowboy
Caldwell® The Rock™ Shooting Rest w/ DeadShot® Bag was created by OleCowboy
Caldwell® The Rock™ Shooting Rest with DeadShot® Rear Bag

Caldwell's The Rock deluxe front shooting rest helps determine the accuracy of your rifle and ammunition by providing a wide, solid bench for consistent stock placement resulting in tighter shot groups. The broad, stable footprint is spread out across the 8-1/2-lb. rest and its 13”-diameter base. The 7/8”-thick steel post quickly and easily adjusts up to 8-1/4” high, and three individually leveling feet ensure a stable placement on nearly any surface. The forend cradle features a medium-sized, filled Varmint front bag that ensures your stock is placed correctly from shot to shot. An included filled DeadShot rear shooting rest cradles the buttstock for an even more precise hold.

On sale at Cabelas for $59.88, check out, good deal


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12 years 3 months ago #39023 by Siscowet
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Good price but I am holding out for a lead sled.

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12 years 3 months ago #39029 by jtallen83
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Siscowet wrote: Good price but I am holding out for a lead sled.


Two different animals for sure, My lead sled works great for rough zeroing, testing new loads and such but for just general shooting off the bench it is not so hot. With the butt of the rifle held in the lead sled you have to alter your shooting position. For general practice I stick with my bipod,as close as I can get to real world positions I might need to shoot from. I've noticed I have to adjust my zero just a click or two for bipod shooting after I use the lead sled to zero.

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12 years 3 months ago #39037 by OleCowboy
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jtallen83 wrote:

Siscowet wrote: Good price but I am holding out for a lead sled.


Two different animals for sure, My lead sled works great for rough zeroing, testing new loads and such but for just general shooting off the bench it is not so hot. With the butt of the rifle held in the lead sled you have to alter your shooting position. For general practice I stick with my bipod,as close as I can get to real world positions I might need to shoot from. I've noticed I have to adjust my zero just a click or two for bipod shooting after I use the lead sled to zero.

You are right on!

We learned after Vietnam that the Army must train as it fights and fight as it trains. Therefore its critical that we known thine enemy.

So the model looks circular: Perceived threat > Training to fight > fighting as it trained.

Point being when you use support components to shoot with you begin to train you muscles, cheek weld etc to those standards. Then suddenly you find yourself out in the field on a cold, rainy tree stand and no place to put your bean bag.

Using a prop to zero is fine, just don't train muscles and eyes, trigger finger to only work at the range...

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12 years 3 months ago #39039 by Siscowet
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I want the lead sled for one thing: to test the relative accuracy of my handloads in different firearms, as well as bullet drop at different distances.. For that purpose it will work just fine.

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12 years 3 months ago #39047 by jtallen83
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Siscowet wrote: I want the lead sled for one thing: to test the relative accuracy of my handloads in different firearms, as well as bullet drop at different distances.. For that purpose it will work just fine.


It does do a good job of mitigating human error for sure. They work great for shooting ladders on new loads, much faster than messing with bags!

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12 years 3 months ago #39165 by NightForce
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Siscowet wrote: I want the lead sled for one thing: to test the relative accuracy of my handloads in different firearms, as well as bullet drop at different distances.. For that purpose it will work just fine.


jtallen83 wrote: It does do a good job of mitigating human error for sure. They work great for shooting ladders on new loads, much faster than messing with bags!


I'm not all that familiar with the lead sled but I've watched shooters use them and the question I have is; are they heavy enough, and stable enough to return to zero after each shot to give you a true representation of how accurate your loads are?

I copied an example of a benchrest rail gun. These "machines" are built to super tight tolerances and high precision. If your familiar with tool & die tolerances used in the stamping industry then you'll have an appreciation for the work that goes into them. The last time I looked into these their price was about $6000.00 each...

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Benchrest Rail Guns are very heavy, some weighing in between 80 and 100 pounds...Yep, I did say 100 pounds! This will give you an idea of what's needed to ensure the rifle returns to zero each time a round is fired.

The gun itself is guided using precision shafting and ball cages. These components use an interference fit so there's no play or slop anywhere..

Click on the link above for a look into precision shooting...
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12 years 3 months ago #39169 by OleCowboy
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As Dean Martin would say: Ain't that a kick in the head and a hole in the boat!

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12 years 3 months ago #39202 by jtallen83
Replied by jtallen83 on topic Caldwell® The Rock™ Shooting Rest w/ DeadShot® Bag

NightForce wrote:
I'm not all that familiar with the lead sled but I've watched shooters use them and the question I have is; are they heavy enough, and stable enough to return to zero after each shot to give you a true representation of how accurate your loads are?

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Not in my experience although I've never entirely filled the tray with lead I doubt it would hold enough. It wouldn't come close to the rail gun but then I shoot with a whole rifle ;)

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