Base Plate, under Ransom rest and windage base
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Base Plate, under Ransom rest and windage base
I have a Ransom Rest I intend to start using in 2023. I have the rest and the windage base. I did not notice until recently that they offer a base plate for under that. My previous recollection was that they encouraged shooters to build their own wood base, for clamping down.
https://ransomrest.com/our-products/base-plate-master-series/
https://ransomrest.com/our-products/base-plate-master-series/
NuJudge- Posts : 263
Join date : 2011-09-22
Age : 67
Location : SE Michigan
Re: Base Plate, under Ransom rest and windage base
You recall correctly, their instructions have guidance on constructing your own from wood and plywood. Counterintuitively they suggest a platform bridged over boards at the front and rear.
Merick- Posts : 454
Join date : 2015-08-13
Location : Kansas
Re: Base Plate, under Ransom rest and windage base
I purchased the base, but it was too short to clamp the corners to the rigid base at my club. That base is a drum that is half sunk in the ground, filled with concrete and topped with a steel pattern. I ended up making a wood base that fits the plate. I started clamping the corners. However the steel plate was not flat so the wood base was not stable. I ended up with three clamp pads under my wood base and three C clamps.
My message is, know what you will clamp to.
My message is, know what you will clamp to.
SonOfSwede- Posts : 58
Join date : 2015-02-22
Re: Base Plate, under Ransom rest and windage base
Yes they had a recommended size of 3/4" plywood with a 1/4" thick strip on the bottom at the front and rear. The size was like 12" X 14".(IIRC)
I have two pieces of 3/4" plywood glued together with a 2" wide strip across front and rear. I used 2 thicknesses of plywood so I could use longer wood screws and not have them sticking through the plywood. I do not have the windage base
I have two pieces of 3/4" plywood glued together with a 2" wide strip across front and rear. I used 2 thicknesses of plywood so I could use longer wood screws and not have them sticking through the plywood. I do not have the windage base
Kermit Workman- Posts : 157
Join date : 2011-06-11
Age : 69
Location : Lenore, WV
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