How to Build a Gun Site Rest

Using a gun site rest can support sport shooting with clay pigeons, military training drills or assist the rugged hunting enthusiasts who are out on the watch for days at a time. Building your own rest is cost-effective and can suit your personal needs, from height and weight, to other specifications for the sport you enjoy. Using a solid built armrest can provide the utmost in accuracy and comfort. When precision is key, a gun site rest is an optimal piece of equipment.

• 1

  Measure the length of the gun that you want to use on the rest. This will determine the gun rest size.

• 2

  Double the measurement from Step 1. Use a tape measure or yardstick to measure that doubled figure onto a very tough, dense canvas material. This material will be the rest for your gun, so make sure it is durable in all weather conditions. Measure four lines, all the length of double your gun length, to create a square, and draw clear, straight lines with a bright marker to identify the measurement.

• 3

  Cut through the marked lines with a sharp razor blade or scissors. Once the square is cut from the canvas, fold the material in half, then sew the top and left side of the canvas shut. Keep the third end open, to insert the sand filling material.

• 4

  Pack the dense, sand filler tight into the gun rest. Make the rest full and taught, with very little give. Finish sewing the last edge of the canvas gun rest to complete the project.