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miestro_jerry
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Posted: 18 July 2008 10:51 PM |
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I got my idea from the Backwoodsman magazine, but I don't need mine to be portable. So I told what I had in scraps and no being pile and built my shooter bench. Later today of tomorrow I will paint it and when it dries, I will move it over to my 100 Yard range.
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Posted: 18 July 2008 11:20 PM |
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So when is the range open? I got plenty of ammo to shoot off that bench 
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miestro_jerry
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Posted: 19 July 2008 12:45 AM |
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10 a.m. thru dark, Moday thru Saturday and noon to dark on Sunday.
M1A shooting Tuesday and Thrusday evening after 5 pm.
Shooter may get drafted in to building a shelter to cover this bench for winter season.
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Posted: 19 July 2008 01:14 AM |
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miestro_jerry
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Posted: 19 July 2008 02:09 AM |
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Just take I 70 East until you see the Barnesville/Woodfield exit. If you see the sign that says Morristown you have gone too far.
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Posted: 19 July 2008 02:10 AM |
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Currently I am wonderfing if I should paint this barn paint or just use Thompsons Water seal on it. It will be out in the weather year round, maybe under a shelter if I get some help and some more lumber.
Any suggestions?
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Posted: 19 July 2008 02:17 AM |
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Well its a little to late but I would of made it out of Pressure Treated lumber (wolmanized). I wouldn't paint it I would use Thompsons or Olympic sealer on it.
Will it be sitting on concrete, stone or dirt (mud) ? On any of these except concrete I would not have it touch the ground directly. Since its made of pine it will rot fairly quick.
Also dont forget to seal the bottom of the legs I may have to take you up on the shooting range, my wifes realitives live in Cleveland OH. I may have to make a detour 
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Posted: 19 July 2008 02:46 AM |
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Slingshot,
I was planning on having it set on bricks. I have different sealers, including varnishes that I can use.
Maybe the next one will be made with pressure treated wood, but I want to see if this design would work for me. So I used the scrap from other projects to build this one.
I also have the weekly coyote shoot, we just need some spoiled meat. I am up to 23 coyotes as of today.
Jerry
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Posted: 19 July 2008 02:53 AM |
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I am jealous, well I am taking my Ruger M77 Varmint in 22-250 to the range tommorow I will tune it up for them willey coyotes
So I tell my wife I am going to the range tommorow as she is getting made up for her "girls night out" to the martini bar. She says "I was planning on going grocery shopping tommrow". I said thats nice I planned on going out tonight with you but you had plans you didnt tell me about till last minute, so off to the range I go
Ah I love being married guilt trips work wonders.
Anyhow I Digress, besides the 22-250 gonna take my 350 Remington Magnum and my very 1st "big bore" rifle my dad gave me.......... a sporterized british 303 enfield. Haven't shot it in years but I use it as my secondary deer rifle when I go hunting.
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miestro_jerry
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Posted: 19 July 2008 04:02 AM |
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Sling,
For coyotes, I use a Marlin 1895 in 45-70 or a Rem 700 in 300 RUM.
I was thinking of nailing some treated lumber to the feet of the bench so those will be the places that touch the ground. Sort of little shoes or feet,
BTW I am not married, so I get to pretty much what I want to do and I am retired.
Jerry
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Posted: 19 July 2008 09:56 PM |
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Today, I put on the treated lumber on the ends of the legs. Then Painted it with barn paint.
I may give it a finish coat of Green or Camo or just make it black.
Jerry
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Posted: 19 July 2008 10:40 PM |
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Not Bad work. Yea the pressure treated lumber will help with keeping the pine off the ground. Give it a Camo look with some green and tan paint
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Posted: 19 July 2008 11:01 PM |
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I think one more coat of barn paint, then camo!
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Posted: 20 July 2008 01:19 AM |
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Nice looking bench! Where do you sit and what do you sit on? Will that cross piece interfere?
Looks like some GOOD groups are coming up!Last edited on 20 July 2008 01:19 AM by Dirtkicker
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Posted: 20 July 2008 02:01 AM |
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The cross member on the left side is a pieces of 2 x 6 treated lumber in the picture it is wrapped with paper while I am painting this bench, the seat is at 16 inches above the ground, the main stage of the bench is at 36 inches. So as it is at the moment is can be useful shooting from it, but may be a little hard to sit for a couple of hours.
This is an ambidextrous shooting bench, with the center section being available for a spotting scope, extra ammo and a score book. I may put a shelf under the stage for more storage for longer shooting sessions.
I am thinking about painting this woodland cammo, like the old BDUs were. Just need from tan, brown and green paint.
After I get done building the foundry building, my new deck, I will entertain building a shelter around this bench.
When it is all done, I will post pictures of the backstop, my target carrier and the shooting bench.
Jerry
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Posted: 20 July 2008 03:19 AM |
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| Nice looking bench. Wouldn't survive around here, though. Pine or WW on soil would guarantee subterranean termites would find and feed on it.
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Posted: 20 July 2008 04:26 AM |
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Charley,
I have the parts that touch the ground being made out of treated wood. I may dig a footer and put in a concrete base if I want to put up a nice shelter for shooting from. I have "roadways" in and out of my fields, because I have trucks hauling stuff in and out for me. I had a company bring in 10 tons of gravel to put my 24 x 30 tractor shed up on. The truck driver wanted me to walk in front of him just to make sure there were no ground hog holes or other hazards in the way.
From past expereince, I do know that termites eat everything that is man made, even things that I thought would plug them up, they just eat it all. I may even build this as a stilt building and have it up off the ground and have concrete holding the building up. Just a thought.
I have been down your way, you guys have some of the biggest roaches I have ever seen and they told me that Corpus Christi was worse.
Take care,
Jerry
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Posted: 20 July 2008 04:06 PM |
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I flipped the bench on it's side and painted all of the underneath again. TI saw a few places I had missed, so they got barn paint on them.
Plus Early this morning I went out and put another coat of paint on the top. Then waited about 4 hours and gave the top another coat.
So far I noticed that with the seat, I think a foam cushion is really the only thing it needs for the seat.
Now it is off to the hardware store to get some paint for doing the cammo thing.
Jerry
Last edited on 20 July 2008 04:07 PM by miestro_jerry
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Posted: 23 July 2008 03:23 AM |
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I have the cammo colours in spray paint, it amazes me that I can buy paint like this. I can even get the John Deere colours.
Tomorrow I will get the bench out where I want it placed, then put pavers underneath the feet, then look at doing the cammo thing to it. After it dries, I will get a rifle out and have a lady friend take pictures of me using the bench.
This has been a good experience for me.
Jerry
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Posted: 24 July 2008 01:24 PM |
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I have the Bench out where I want it to be at 100 yards away from the backstop. It is currently up on concrete blocks to leavel it out. Maybe today I will start using the cammo paint on it.
I will keep you posted. If this is dry to tomorrow, we will take picture of me shooting from it.
Jerry
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