Shooting Bench Plans on the Site

[yobuck]

Only one thing bad about detachable seats; Sooner or later,
some asshole takes one down range to set targets on. So
far so good.

That usually happens after some AR guys shoot down the backstops.
Hey, no fun unless something blows up or falls over. lol

[kohler]

That usually happens after some AR guys shoot down the backstops.
Hey, no fun unless something blows up or falls over. lol

Must be true. The backstop at this range had fluorescent orange paint and black stencil DO NOT SHOOT THE POSTS. Guess he gave up, now you have to bring your own backstop.

[Fuj']

The last board of directors meeting had us discussing the
banning of these types of firearms. Not so much the tearing
up of target stands but, the wannabes going into the pistol
pits and causing destruction of the softer pistol plates and
poppers. Also that curse of the steel cases left on the ground.
Plays hell the mowers. I Love and use the AR platform for half
of my shooting, but some of these guy's I'm going to start
brooming their memberships.....Off my box !!

Good luck with the bench, and post up some details as you go.

[Appleseed]

https://www.savageshooters.com/showt...shooting-bench

Currently I'm making some changes in the under frame, but square tubing is the way to go imo. The three legs have 12" of foot, tubing that slides and locks on the legs for leveling. I made the table top double layered treated 3/4", too heavy to tote around unless it's in a truck bed or 4 wheeler. The changes planned are for 3/4" top single cabinet grade plywood, and aluminum square tubing. It is solid. Yobuck has some great pictures of several he uses in hunting camp in another post.

[kohler]

I assembled the bench from plans posted on Sierra’s site. With three 6” posts it’s a beast. I took the suggestion for a detached switch seat - as a way to reduce rolling weight. I pre cut all the wood to plan which included an affixed seat which required the longest 2x6’s. Of course I mistakenly grabbed the long boards for bench which is now 9” longer than plan.

Wheels are on order. Given the weight and expected mobility I reinforced the legs and added a 5,000 pound tow strap.

i got a new Makita drill set out of the project. Menard’s helped with a self service saw to cut 6”x 6” posts. The next bench will weigh half as much for sure. No more 6x6’s.

[kohler]

[kohler]

[kohler]

[kohler]

Asking patience in multiple photo posts, first attempt.

The bench using 4” posts came together well. The Marathon wheels were back ordered so I had time to accessorize with onboard parts storage, tow strap, additional leg reinforcement, booster seat for those who need a lift, four coats of Thompson’s, and Bozo feet for the seat.

Don’t know if I’ll ever use the benches, I gave them away. But the relation of the seat to the table gave a feel that my elbow of the off-hand didn’t have a place to go. So I added Bozo feet to the seat so it can act as a stand-alone seat when needed