Homemade Remote Firing Platform Photos

[arakboss]

If you have built your own remote firing platform for test firing firearms, please share photos. I am looking to build one in the very near future and want ideas on how to put one together. I want mine to be adjustable for long guns and handguns. Wheels on one end would be helpful so I can roll it to different locations and padded so it won't royally screw up the finishes on firearms. 300 win mag will be the upper limit in recoil energy.

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[arakboss]

Something like this might work for long guns only, if padding was added behind buttpad area. It would need some type of flexible band or tubing to hold it in the barrel rest area. Added wheels to back side might allow the entire fixture to roll backwards upon firing. That could lessen the abuse the buttstock rest area would take.






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Gun sighting rest....

I'm too cheap and too broke to pay for one so I decided to make my own. A quick Google search for ideas and this one seemed like it would do the trick. A few pieces of scrap wood and about an hour in the garage to screw it together. I think it will work fine for checking my scopes before season...

www.kentuckyhunting.net

 

[P7M13]

 

[kmk1012]

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Careful, that used to be considered a "machine gun"

 

[bradsteen]

Careful, that used to be considered a "machine gun"

View: https://youtu.be/eiyfwZVAzGw?feature=shared

 

[JustSomeGuy]

I was looking into this several years ago, and after a bit of design work abandoned it and just bought one of these:

Hyskore Professional Shooting Accessories | #30088 DLX Precision Rest

hyskore.com

Designing and building one from scratch was going to cost me more in time and materials than just buying the finished product.

The one above isn't perfect "out of the box", or at least the one I got wasn't. But, with a few tweaks that took maybe 15 minutes, it's rock solid and performs well.

 

[Caveman Jim]

I was looking into this several years ago, and after a bit of design work abandoned it and just bought one of these:

Hyskore Professional Shooting Accessories | #30088 DLX Precision Rest

hyskore.com

Designing and building one from scratch was going to cost me more in time and materials than just buying the finished product.

The one above isn't perfect "out of the box", or at least the one I got wasn't. But, with a few tweaks that took maybe 15 minutes, it's rock solid and performs well.

$80 shipped

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[arakboss]

I was looking into this several years ago, and after a bit of design work abandoned it and just bought one of these:

Hyskore Professional Shooting Accessories | #30088 DLX Precision Rest

hyskore.com

Designing and building one from scratch was going to cost me more in time and materials than just buying the finished product.

The one above isn't perfect "out of the box", or at least the one I got wasn't. But, with a few tweaks that took maybe 15 minutes, it's rock solid and performs well.

That thing is awesome. Have you tried remotely firing rifle with string on it?

 

[JustSomeGuy]

That thing is awesome. Have you tried remotely firing rifle with string on it?

Nope. I use the included hydraulic trigger actuator.

 

[Stomper]

My remote firing platform is to just have a "mediocre acquaintance" fire the gun in question, while I stand back a safe distance…… win-win either way!

 

[bradsteen]

Or you could just throw a Sig.

 

[Flintlock Tom]

My remote firing platform is to just have a "mediocre acquaintance" fire the gun in question, while I stand back a safe distance…… win-win either way!

Isn't that what ex-girlfriends are for?

 

[jkor]

 

[lucusloc]

Or you could just throw a Sig.

Oh! I know how this one ends! Hey @sobo can we get some spoilers up in this thread?

 

[P7M13]

I was looking into this several years ago, and after a bit of design work abandoned it and just bought one of these:

Hyskore Professional Shooting Accessories | #30088 DLX Precision Rest

hyskore.com

Designing and building one from scratch was going to cost me more in time and materials than just buying the finished product.

The one above isn't perfect "out of the box", or at least the one I got wasn't. But, with a few tweaks that took maybe 15 minutes, it's rock solid and performs well.

I have this one, works well. You can clamp or bolt it to a table/bench.

Hyskore Professional Shooting Accessories | #30275 Dual Damper Shooting And Sighting Rest

hyskore.com

A 3' dowell or string would work

 

[spookshack]

Oh! I know how this one ends! Hey @sobo can we get some spoilers up in this thread?

I'll lead the charge!

 

[sobo]

Or you could just throw a Sig.

Sorry I'm late. Been busy the past few days, crashin' on a deadline again...

 

[spookshack]

I'll take care of your light work.

 

[Nutty4Guns]

This one is highly effective:

 

[bcp]

Buy a Rockwell Jawhorse or copy, then clamp in your DIY shooting bench top. The Jawhorse can get used for many other things when it isn't a shooting bench.

Bruce