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    GIVE IT A REST

    Feb 18, 2021 5 minutes
    ANDY McLACHLAN

    YOUR EXPERT

    One of the most important items of equipment for the keen benchrest shooter is a solid support designed to hold the rifle securely when in the shooting position. It’s obvious really – the last thing you need is for the outfit to become unstable when you are attempting to send your pellet to an often incredibly small target, sometimes at long range.

    It’s all well and good owning a rifle and scope combo worth a few thousand quid, but if you cannot keep the thing stable, your scores will not reflect what the outfit is truly capable of – unless it’s truly supported.

    Many serious benchrest shooters will spend large amounts of money on superbly engineered gun mounting platforms that are infinitely adjustable and provide a mega-solid

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