A decent rifle mount

[RJW NZ]

I bumped into this pic today, its on rifleman.org.uk, and probably a few folks have seen it already. I was interested because I've long been interested in creating a rigid firing frame but haven't seen how its previously been done to know how strong it has to be.
Has anyone here built such a frame/cradle and have any suggestions?

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[muffett.2008]

You mean one of these Rog?

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[RJW NZ]

You mean one of these Rog?

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Thanks. Its interesting to see the roller on top of the butt stock, it implies that they expect the rifle to rise up, and that this whole mount is not 100% rigid. Perhaps they're holding it down in a simulation of a persons hand hold.

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I know where there is one in New Zealand.

Hmmm, we should talk, thanks.

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Hi Peter, they must have made hundreds of these test beds, I wonder where they all got to? And yes, I'd love to come over ...
ps, I've sent you a pm

[crusty]

Hmmm, we should talk, thanks.

Come along to the Antique Arms meeting on Wednesday, the owner is most likely to be there. He has displayed it at a couple of our past gunshows.

Steve

[Peter Laidler]

We've got a couple of these at work............ including a simpler variation of what was called The Enfield Rest.

You ought to pack your bags, come over and take a look-see. The rest removes all of the human errors and just leaves the natural tendencies of the rifle. You could build your own using a rigid/solid frame that would allow the butt/rifle to recoil on a shock absorber. If we didn't have them, I'd say that something similar was a piece of cake to make

[crusty]

I know where there is one in New Zealand.

[muffett.2008]

The obvious catch to Peter's offer, Roger, is that his missus is over here and he's batching.
He's probably hoping you are a good cook.

[Peter Laidler]

I'm sure that we had one of these Enfield rests mounted on a concrete block in the wooden firing point/hut on the old Armourrers test range at the Ordnance Depot at Ngaruawahia. I have a photo of me and Lance Maxwell shooting a couple of Stens down the range The old range and hut was over the road from the camp and was closed when the new enclosed steel butt/catcher No Danger Area range behind the main workshop was opened

[Warren]

If yo are willing to pay the shipping for about 300 pounds of iron, I'll make you one hell of a deal on one. :-)##

[mike1967]

Do you have one for sale Warren?