POTD: Creating The Perfect Shot - Homemade Shooting Bag Ideas
Photo Of The Day and we go farmside, trying to improve our shooting support from fence poles, and other almost impossible supports. The real soon-to-be star here is the L-shaped textile. Shooting bags are used by shooters to stabilize their firearm for improved accuracy. They work by providing a soft, supportive surface to rest the rifle or handgun, reducing movement and vibration during aiming and firing. If you haven’t tried, please do, because the difference is huge.
The reason there’s a lot of flexible cord unused is that this is for prototyping a new support bag. There are already many like it, but this one will hopefully be even more special and customized for the specific cause. I really love the development competition shooting has gone, and I’ve only been part of it for the past 15 years or so. Civilian sports shooters see, like or dislike, take in what works, scrap what doesn’t and share with others, and years later you see the same solution in the hands of some special unit. Most people probably don’t play around as Tactical Tailors in their spare time, but some do - and some more than others!
I rarely hear anyone say anything negative about Daniel Defense. That probably means something positive. This rifle is very clean, and it shoots really well, even with budget 55-grain FMJs. Perhaps the Zeiss V8 LPVO helps as well? The rifle got a spray can job, but the suppressor comes like this (or in some other colors) from the factory in Finland, made by ASE Utra.
What do you think of the design of the L-shaped shooting bag? Do you have any improvements to suggest?
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Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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There's some pretty affordable bags right now, but some of the prices I was seeing when I first needed one made me do a DIY hack. Plastic filler beads in a $10 shaving kit bag. I just sewed the zipper shut so the bag wouldn't open up when I didn't want it to.