DIY adjustable gun rest

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12-09-2020, 08:23 PM
muzza2020

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DIY adjustable gun rest

Made from items at the local Tip Recycled Shop...car scissor jack and broken street works sign

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12-09-2020, 08:25 PM
muzza2020

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12-09-2020, 08:30 PM
Moa Hunter

Good job. Are you going to make it into a 'lead sled' type rest ??
12-09-2020, 08:36 PM
muzza2020

thanks... hmm was planning to just put a sand bag on it as already quite firm ( with only 3 points of contact) lol, i should have grabbed the "caution works ahead" sign that was with it as I could have folded that into a tray...next Tip trip another look in the recycle shop
13-09-2020, 01:20 AM
Cordite

@muzza2020,

I'm sure that's not what she meant by "Give it a rest, Muzza!"
13-09-2020, 02:22 AM
outlander

I'm ashamed to say, I have a similar device, only the jack is a bottle jack and it's an old metal ironing board. Works bloody well,except for when it led to my shooting the bloody chrony.
13-09-2020, 04:08 AM
Ranger 888

Looks to me like some sort of marital aid, Muzza....? Mind you, at YOUR age.......
13-09-2020, 07:24 AM
Rushy

Good old Kiwi ingenuity at its best on display right there Muzza. On ya mate!
13-09-2020, 09:04 AM
muzza2020

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@Ranger 888..lol just to confirm its intended purpose.Attachment 148998
13-09-2020, 09:10 AM
muzza2020

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Originally Posted by Rushy

Good old Kiwi ingenuity at its best on display right there Muzza. On ya mate!

Cheers mate, nothing like getting out the grinder and welder for a bit of man cave therapy ..most expensive part was the can of spray paint from bunnings
13-09-2020, 09:42 AM
Ranger 888

Well done, Muzza, I always said you aren't just a pretty face!
13-09-2020, 10:53 AM
muzza2020

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Originally Posted by muzza

Intrigueing piss-take there Ranger 888 . Only problem is the Muzza with the rifle rest isnt the typing this reply..... hahahaha ;-)

lol, no offence taken,,happens with age
13-09-2020, 01:26 PM
timattalon

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I did the same thing. But I used a slide through sleeve and clamp at the Tee where the rear attaches to the scissor so that it separates into two pieces.....

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There is a washer fitted as a knob so I can adjust the height from both sides of the jack, and on the bottom leg on one side is another washer as a knob. Turning that tightens the clamp on the centre arm and allows for an adjustable length. (Some of my rifles have sling studs in different places....)
13-09-2020, 06:23 PM
muzza2020

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Originally Posted by timattalon

I did the same thing. But I used a slide through sleeve and clamp at the Tee where the rear attaches to the scissor so that it separates into two pieces.....

Attachment 149009
Attachment 149010
Attachment 149011

There is a washer fitted as a knob so I can adjust the height from both sides of the jack, and on the bottom leg on one side is another washer as a knob. Turning that tightens the clamp on the centre arm and allows for an adjustable length. (Some of my rifles have sling studs in different places....)
14-09-2020, 01:12 AM
timattalon

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I will say yours is much shinier than my one.......and looks more professional and much less like a sunday knock up in a back yard like mine does......
14-09-2020, 08:54 AM
muzza2020

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Originally Posted by timattalon

I will say yours is much shinier than my one.......and looks more professional and much less like a sunday knock up in a back yard like mine does......

lol amazing how a spray can from bunnings hides all the defects.. actually has to spray because the square tubing I salvaged from the old street works sign has patches of rust where the zinc had worn off.

This stuff is really good https://www.bunnings.co.nz/rust-oleu...ilver_p0374498
14-09-2020, 01:06 PM
timattalon

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Originally Posted by muzza2020

lol amazing how a spray can from bunnings hides all the defects.. actually has to spray because the square tubing I salvaged from the old street works sign has patches of rust where the zinc had worn off.

This stuff is really good https://www.bunnings.co.nz/rust-oleu...ilver_p0374498

Cheers...I have a 4l tin of something very similar...Looks like I have another job to do during the week......
14-09-2020, 01:27 PM
zimmer

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Originally Posted by muzza2020

lol amazing how a spray can from bunnings hides all the defects.. actually has to spray because the square tubing I salvaged from the old street works sign has patches of rust where the zinc had worn off.

This stuff is really good https://www.bunnings.co.nz/rust-oleu...ilver_p0374498

Ha ha, I remember as an apprentice first doing some welding. One of the welders came by and remarked how bad my welding was, but the said, don't worry, it's nothing that 1/2 inch paint won't fix.
18-09-2020, 07:37 PM
muzza2020

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thanks... hmm was planning to just put a sand bag on it as already quite firm ( with only 3 points of contact) lol, i should have grabbed the "caution works ahead" sign that was with it as I could have folded that into a tray...next Tip trip another look in the recycle shop

Bag made using recycled billboard pvc and filled with 304 stainless steel punchings ( from when the make perforated stainless steel sheets)Attachment 149428

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