Sighting in big bore revolvers (bog-pod?)

[hurlow]

So I’ll need to sight in my 475 Linebaugh & scope, and had a couple questions for the experts. I’ve used a Bog Pod tripod (and just rested the barrel on the rubber top) for other (less powerful) guns, but after reading this article I wondered if any harm could come from resting the barrel on the rubber tripod rest:

www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/recoil-sight-in-of-bigbore-revolvers/462187

I’ll just be at a regular indoor range, and don’t really have access to the set-up he advocated, but don’t really want to damage the gun (or hunch over the waist-high pistol gun stand with my forearm resting on it with such a powerful gun. Can any harm come from resting my barrel on the rubber bog pod for this purpose (or hunting)? Is resting the barrel on a rest generally discouraged? Other suggestions?

[rkrcpa]

I place the frame just forward of the trigger guard on the rest.

[bigbrowndog]

Ditto, rkrcpa…….resting the frame in front of the trigger guard I find is easy to accomplish in hunting situations as well, so it allows consistency on the range, in the field, or even from a hunting stand. I prefer to pad whatever I’m resting in as well, so I carry a small 4”x4” pad of some sort in my pack.

Trapr

[reflex264]

After reading that I feel sure the shooter has never shot sub 2" 100 yard groups with a big bore revolver. What he says is a mix of fact and conjecture.
As for sighting in and shooting anything .44 mag and up a prefer (unless I have access to a bench which I do) a tripod with a sandbag in the yoke covered by some sort of disposable cloth. The cloth is to stop the leak from the cylinder gap from cutting the sand bag. I generally rest the barrel next to the frame on the bag. This eliminates a lot of movement. The lateral movement if you use his method doesn't eliminate a variable. It adds one. With a gun sighted in using my method I don't have a bit of problem shooting the same gun offhand. This is from 40 some odd years of experience for what it is worth. Using the tripod in a blind I have killed deer past 200 yards so I don't seem to have a problem. Hope that helps.
Here is one of my single shots on the bag/ tripod. Different gun same principle.

[Longhunter1750]

Dont think that it would harm your gun but if you sight it in with it rested on the barrel if you fire it offhand with no rest there is the possibility that the point of impact wont be the same. I sight my handguns in off the bench but position it so the frame is on the rest not the barrel.


youtu.be/FdwN5qlWMVA

[45MAN]

WITH REVOLVERS SHOOTING OFF A REST FOR ME INVOLVES SITTING USING A MTM PISTOL REST ON A BENCH AND AFRICAN STYLE SHOOTING STICKS (3) STANDING, AND WITH BOTH I REST THE BARREL ON THE REST. STANDING USING THE SHOOTING STICKS RE POA/POI MIMMICKS STANDING FREEHAND BETTER THAN SEATED OFF THE MTM, BUT BOTH WORK PRETTY GOOD FOR ME.

[taffin]

I ALMOST ALWAYS REST THE BARREL BUT I MAKE SURE IT IS NOT ON A HARD SURFACE.

[jeffer]

What JT said.....

[messybear]

I just use the Cannon rest! Saves time!
No seriously that was when we had Cannon at our shoot. He is like a sitting ransom rest off his butt arms extended. We were shooting six guns at about 1000 yd or something like it. He just sat there like a ransom rest and out shot everybody reguardless of what positions we all were in. It was fun to watch. Many of you likely know him and his abilities!! Fantastic man

[KRal]

From my experience, the short barrel of a handgun being rested is not affected like a rifle barrel being rested - much more important to kept the grip frame from touching a surface.

[reflex264]

Jul 17, 2022 16:59:15 GMT -5 KRal said:

From my experience, the short barrel of a handgun being rested is not affected like a rifle barrel being rested - much more important to kept the grip frame from touching a surface.

Amen!

[bobwright]

On most of the ranges I shot on, the bench was not rigid enough for bench rest shooting, and I never sighted in my guns using a rest. I stood, well braced, and used a two handed hold to sight in. This has always worked for me. But, too, I used iron sights, not a scope. Scopes do magnify any tremors so maybe a rest is necessary. But I'd double check shooting off hand after such sighting in.

Bob Wright

[magnumwheelman]

I usually shoot mine off the bench with sand bags, or just rest my wrists or forearms on the bench & shoot free hand... I still have one of those tripod pistol rests, that clamp on the barrel, or you can rest the barrel on a plastic V block that fits in the clamp... but prefer to use some sort of rest that can be duplicated in the field

[bigbore5]

As I've said before, I sight in from Keith's seated, arms braced between the knees because that's the position I shoot most game from. Transitions well to standing too.