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cajungeo
09-21-2007, 16:54
I found a 250 yd shooting range. Dues are $20.58 per year. It has no shooting benches so I need to make a portable one. Does anyone have a how to make one? I know I can buy one, but I'm not spending much as I'm building a house board by board. My nail gun has a 50 rnd magazine.:lol:

I posted this in the Mini section and posted some links of plans I found.
http://www.perfectunion.com/vb/showthread.php?t=59330

93sr20det
09-22-2007, 07:35
I am thinking of getting one of these....

http://cheaperthandirt.com/TRAP409-942-892.html

http://cheaperthandirt.com/videos/Do-All-Traps-Trigger-Happy.mpg

cajungeo
09-22-2007, 16:24
That rig looks pretty good. It's that I'm building a house so my funds are very limited. I will have to settle for a home made job, but I can paint it to look purty.;)

wardlo
09-27-2007, 16:12
Just made one from the Booger Bench plans today, only made it 48" long ,then to make it higher so I would not have my face and shoulder bent over I used the Cal. Varmint directions with a broom handle. It is nice to shoot with my back and shoulders straight. The cost of parts we're, 1 set of legs $20.00 at Lowes, 1, 2'x4' treated 3/4" plywood $10.00, 4 leg caps $2.00, alot of bolts nuts lockwashers about $4.00, 1 hardwood broom handle $6.00.

cajungeo
09-28-2007, 15:46
So what is the broom handle for? Does it seem steady when you push or try to rock it?

wardlo
09-28-2007, 16:48
as the picture shows, it raises the table up 4" where you can shoot with a straight back, they go into the leg bottoms. and yes it is very stable.
I sanded about 3" of the broom handle so it would slide up into the table leg, snug. and pinned it where it could not back out.
One thing I found out today is,if possible try to find a single slide brace it is easier to unlock the table legs than the double ones are. (single ones are the fold up tables you see at used at churches)