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Monopod Project
Since my adjustable cheek rest project turned out well, and now that I can get a really consistent and repeatable position lining up the scope with my old Hogue stock, I'm less motivated to move my 10/22 action to the laminate stock, as nice as it looks. There are advantages to my old beater stock, mainly that I can knock it around and not worry about the finish.
So, I've decided to tinker with the Hogue some more and solve a couple of other issues at the same time. Recently I noticed I'm lugging too much stuff to the range; my rifle case, range bag, and ammo box are all getting too heavy. I've been eyeing another style rifle case; a more rectangular soft tactical case with big pockets. If I do that, I can move the tools is usually bring (hex wrenches, torque wrench/driver, screw driver), my targets, and staple gun from my range bag to the rifle case. I already shoot off a bipod so I don't need to lug sand bags or rests, but I do use a rear bag rest, which is heaviest thing in my range bag.
Now I've been researching rear monopods and monopod shooting techniques, so I can chuck the rear bag as well. I may still bring a tiny suede bag to use under the monopod, but not the heavier bag.
Here's a couple of YouTube videos on using them:
So, has anyone used a monopod? I like the idea of having everything attached to the rifle, and just learning the necessary techniques.
Even though bags or rests are easy to hold steady, I've been able to get good results just fine tuning my bipod technique, especially loading the bipod the same way for each shot. The monopod will just be another thing to develop skills with.
Anyway, I'm too cheap to spend $80-$180 on a monopod, so I'm fabricating my own, giving myself a $20 budget. I've ordered a few thing off of ebay, like a stud mounted picatinny rail for mounting the monopod on, and few other pieces of hardware, and feel like I can make something visually similar and functionally the same as the Accu-Shot monopod in the end. I've spent $15 so far, and I think the rest of the fabrication can be done with some old junk lying around in my garage, and a few tools, but I'll definitely keep it below $20. More to come.
So, I've decided to tinker with the Hogue some more and solve a couple of other issues at the same time. Recently I noticed I'm lugging too much stuff to the range; my rifle case, range bag, and ammo box are all getting too heavy. I've been eyeing another style rifle case; a more rectangular soft tactical case with big pockets. If I do that, I can move the tools is usually bring (hex wrenches, torque wrench/driver, screw driver), my targets, and staple gun from my range bag to the rifle case. I already shoot off a bipod so I don't need to lug sand bags or rests, but I do use a rear bag rest, which is heaviest thing in my range bag.
Now I've been researching rear monopods and monopod shooting techniques, so I can chuck the rear bag as well. I may still bring a tiny suede bag to use under the monopod, but not the heavier bag.
Here's a couple of YouTube videos on using them:
So, has anyone used a monopod? I like the idea of having everything attached to the rifle, and just learning the necessary techniques.
Even though bags or rests are easy to hold steady, I've been able to get good results just fine tuning my bipod technique, especially loading the bipod the same way for each shot. The monopod will just be another thing to develop skills with.
Anyway, I'm too cheap to spend $80-$180 on a monopod, so I'm fabricating my own, giving myself a $20 budget. I've ordered a few thing off of ebay, like a stud mounted picatinny rail for mounting the monopod on, and few other pieces of hardware, and feel like I can make something visually similar and functionally the same as the Accu-Shot monopod in the end. I've spent $15 so far, and I think the rest of the fabrication can be done with some old junk lying around in my garage, and a few tools, but I'll definitely keep it below $20. More to come.
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