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  • freespool
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    • Oct 2009
    • 362

    Is a rifle rest useful for load development; which is best?

    I've got enough brass now and wanna practice more, so I'm going to start reloading hunting rounds for my 7mm Rem Mag M700 and 45-70 Marlin 1895. Will a mechanical rest help with load development, and which ones are best? Can I get better grouping from a rest? I don't much care for recoil and both those guns kick. It affects my grouping, and my interest in shooting more. I'd like to develop loads with as flat a trajectory as accuracy allows - staying well within safe pressure limits - so I know kick will be a factor. I'm just looking for something that will help me determine how each load shoots from the rifles, I'm not looking for precision adjustability for accuracy.
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    killshot44
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    • Nov 2009
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      Ahhnother8
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      • Feb 2007
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        brian01tj
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        • Mar 2006
        • 468

        Originally posted by Ahhnother8
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        Save the money and have a muzzle break installed instead

        http://www.socalprecision.com/


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          Boots
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2008
          • 549

          Something like this may do the job:



          I know some of the stuff the NRA store sells is over priced... but just remembered seeing this one in a recent flyer I got from them.
          Eat what you kill... unless it's a zombie.

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            freespool
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            • Oct 2009
            • 362

            A hunting buddy has a 7mm Rem Mag M700 that's ported - I wouldn't do that to fellow range shooters!

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              freespool
              Member
              • Oct 2009
              • 362

              So I guess there are front rests, full rests, full rests that absorb some recoil, and full rests that can shoot the rifle hands-free. The last two seem like what I could use.

              I gather that even with the hands-off machine rests, they aren't going to return the gun to the exact point of aim. That NRA unit looks like one of the Hyskores I found with google - and they say +/- 3 MOA return to battery. That assumes it's solidly anchored, which could be an issue at the range I suppose. The Lead Sled seems rugged and simple - no moving parts. Seems like it would be straightforward to adjust and use.

              For repositioning after each shot or anything else, anyone have any particular pros and cons of the Lead Sled vs the hands-off rests?

              I appreciate the advice, thanks.

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                Boots
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2008
                • 549

                I use the Lead Sled for my AR's and a .308 bolt action for my initial sight-ins. It works well... but you do need to clamp it for any kind of consistency.. and even then. ;~)
                As for me... I've yet to clamp it, because the .223/5.56 don't really have much kick to start with.
                And besides, unless you have made mods to reduce the play in an AR between the upper and lower, you can't the rest to keep you zero'd on target.
                The benefit of the "hands-off" accessory is to eliminate trigger pull of the shooter. So, to really get the most out of your rest... clamp it to the bench/shooting surface, clamp the rifle/gun to the rest... and pull the trigger remotely with a linear pull accessory.

                Anything I missed?
                Eat what you kill... unless it's a zombie.

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