Homemade Shooting Bag Rests ** PICS **

I'm a CHEAP BASTARD so I decided to try my hand at making some nice looking and functional bag rests. Having used the POLY BEADS before, I decided to stick with the form a few reasons... 1) if the bag gets wet, no big deal, poly beads are plastic and won't get ruined nor will they hold moisture like other filler materials; 2) light weight, yet firm solid when you squeeze them; 3) conformity... they "mold" and "conform" well, like a true sand bag, but without the weight.

Here are the supplies, I spent about $40 total and have most of the para cord left and some cloth, enough to make maybe three more bags:

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Poly beads are $7 a bag, para cord was $2.50, cloth was like $10.00 for a square yard. Maybe buying the beads on line in bulk would save money...

At first I tried FABRIC GLUE... and while it has worked FANTASIC on other types of cloth (socks), it totally sucked on the material I bought... so... I put a call in to my Sister-in-law and borrowed her sewing machine.

I made several bags of different sizes, complete with a para cord tab to I can secure the bags to my person or rifle, and I even made a wedge shaped bag... while it won't win no geometry prize at the school science fair, it works great... Maybe I'll offer Signal-0 rest bags...:cool:

I double-stitched the seams and the bags are not TAOTALY FULL so I expect them to be quite durable.

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They look good to me. Did you test rest them yet?

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Originally Posted by jlfar0311

I don't know what I'm more impressed with more, your wealth of knowledge, or how badass you are at running a sewing machine!

I made a homeade rest the other day out of boot socks and small gravel out of my driveway. It's heavy, which actually feels more solid while shooting, but it's unnecessary weight in a kit that's already heavy. I will have to try this out. Thanks Bob

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I made two bags the other day using FABRIC GLUE and some old tube socks left over from 1982... lol. Due to the weave of the sock material, the fabric glue permeated the sock and is ROCK DAMN SOLID. I pulled like a SOB at the seams and NO JOY... they are in it to win it... only thing is when I use them, I can't help but hear 1980's porn music... BOOM... CHICKA... BOWNOW....

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Originally Posted by madmitchell

They look good to me. Did you test rest them yet?

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Yes... quite pleased... have used the poly beads before so I knew what they would feel like.

I've used aquarium gravel and cat litter (pure clay, the cheap stuff) in the legs of old bluejeans (yard sale items). Works quite well.

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Originally Posted by Airgator0470

some old tube socks left over from 1982... lol.

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What month?

I've got more materials on the way... now, I need to pick another camo pattern picked out.

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Originally Posted by jlfar0311

Multi cam?

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Fuck no... Multi Bling

http://www.joann.com/the-original-be...l/1116045.html?

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Originally Posted by Airgator0470

Fuck no... Multi Bling

http://www.joann.com/the-original-be...l/1116045.html?

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LOL. Well done.

Go to your bank and ask for some coin bags.Have several filled with sand over 20yrs old.They are tough material I used zip ties to fasten the top.

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Originally Posted by Johnny

Go to your bank and ask for some coin bags.Have several filled with sand over 20yrs old.They are tough material I used zip ties to fasten the top.

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I like the old cloth bags lead shot used to come in... hard to find the cloth bags now days. I have a couple left over, same thing... durable.