Shooting rest bags

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sserdlihc

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Just wanted to share my little DIY accomplishment. I have been looking for some shooting rest bags. I looked at Caldwell and Hoppes', but just didn't see what I wanted. I had some old fabric from work and decided I was going to make my own. Once I cut them out and sewed them up, they were filled with rice. I think they turned out pretty good! Don't laugh at the fabric I used. Just was trying to use what I had. I had to buy the rice though, which
cost me $7. I got 4 shooting bags for 7 bucks. I ended up with 1 7"x12'' bag, 2 8''x12'' bags and 1 12''x12'' bag.

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What happens when the rice absorbs moisture? Maybe you should have a layer of plastic to help with that.
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Always a Devils advocate in every forum.

Plastic will cause condensation to form.
 
Didn't mean to sound derogatory, the only non-food use for rice I have seen is for its ability to soak moisture. Saw a post on a popular electronics blog claiming that immersing a cell phone that has been dropped in water in a bowl of rice would thoroughly dry it out.

Why rice over traditional filling?
 
Rice is readily available, doesn't weigh nearly as much lead, and it was cheap. Besides, the rice that I used was in a burlap sack.
 
How about kitty litter? Cheap, available and works.:)


Caution: If you don't pee on the bags they won't absorb moisture!:D
 
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Father In law made bags out of his old overalls, filled them with rice, dried soy beans, buck wheat, & towards the end, those little plastic beads used for plastic injection molding...

I bought a bag of white cotton sox from Walmart & put dried washed sand about 3/4 full ( for cement mixing ) in them, then just tied the tops... I keep my "sand bags" in a 5 gallon pail with a good cover, on my shooting bench...

of course they lack the class of the O.P's bags...

BTW... we never had trouble with the dried "food stuff" in the socks, other than mice seemed to seek out those bags before the ones with the plastic beads in them...

BTW #2... if you ever get sore from exertion at the range, you can always throw one of your bags in the microwave for a couple minutes... Mrs Magnum has a couple of those heatable bags for her shoulders & neck, & they are full of dried rice
 
How about kitty litter? Cheap, available and works.
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Talk about something that will absorb moisture. :eek: You do realize what people use cat litter for right?:D:rolleyes:;)

of course they lack the class of the O.P's bags...
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Class!! I laughed so hard when I read that! Thanks for the compliment but I just used what I could find.

BTW #2... if you ever get sore from exertion at the range, you can always throw one of your bags in the microwave for a couple minutes... Mrs Magnum has a couple of those heatable bags for her shoulders & neck, & they are full of dried rice
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Thats right! You cant do that with kitty litter.;)
 
I made some with pants legs from army camos..and filled them with real sand.
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Good idea! I looked at using sand but wanted something a little lighter. I used my new shooting bags on Tuesday and they worked great.
 
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