Area 419 support bags

[The Knuckle]

Any opinions on these? Do they hold up to the Railchanger X clamp? I'm getting into PRS and curious about preferred size and fill too. If there are other bags I should consider I'd love to hear everyone's opinion.

 

[J_D]

I bought almost every bag out in different sizes.

My suggestion is the AG plus 1 or the Wiebad Tater Tot or Mini.

 

[PrecisionWerk]

I've been using the RailChanger X with the 419 Shmedium bag for the past two years and haven't had any issues. Alternatively, you could try the GrayOPS plate with a Shmedium and a Game Changer bra. I've tested this setup a few times, but the bag didn't secure as well as I like compared to the RailChanger. Plus, the RailChanger makes it a lot quicker and easier to attach and detach the Shmedium.

It all depends on your shooting style. Some shooters, including myself, prefer to clamp the bag onto the plate, while others like to move the bag around. One advantage of not clamping the bag onto the rifle is that it allows for more flexibility to adjust, level, and balance your rifle on the go. Moving a rifle that's clamped to a heavy sandbag is definitely not easy—it's like handling a 20-ish pound rifle plus a 10-pound sandbag. For this, you might need a lighter fill bag. However, for a 10-round stage with 10 positions, clamping the bag onto the rifle can save significant time. I've often seen shooters fail to finish on time because they spend too much time moving their bag to next position during such stages. Otherwise, it's not a issue moving the bag on most stages.

 

[The Knuckle]

I've been using the RailChanger X with the 419 Shmedium bag for the past two years and haven't had any issues. Alternatively, you could try the GrayOPS plate with a Shmedium and a Game Changer bra. I've tested this setup a few times, but the bag didn't secure as well as I like compared to the RailChanger. Plus, the RailChanger makes it a lot quicker and easier to attach and detach the Shmedium.

It all depends on your shooting style. Some shooters, including myself, prefer to clamp the bag onto the plate, while others like to move the bag around. One advantage of not clamping the bag onto the rifle is that it allows for more flexibility to adjust, level, and balance your rifle on the go. Moving a rifle that's clamped to a heavy sandbag is definitely not easy—it's like handling a 20-ish pound rifle plus a 10-pound sandbag. For this, you might need a lighter fill bag. However, for a 10-round stage with 10 positions, clamping the bag onto the rifle can save significant time. I've often seen shooters fail to finish on time because they spend too much time moving their bag to next position during such stages. Otherwise, it's not a issue moving the bag on most stages.

The Shmedium seems to be a popular size, good points about moving from stage to stage. the ability to remove the RailChanger X quickly vs the bra seems like an advantage depending on the stage.

Do you guys find the need for more than one Fill/Weight?

 

[PrecisionWerk]

Like many shooters, you'll likely end up with more than one bag.

My primary bag is the 419 Shmedium with light fill. If I'm unsure about a position, I use the Shmedium with heavy fill, but not clamped, so I can adjust it during the stage if necessary. Once you clamp the bag on, it's harder to adjust, and you don't want to waste time taking it off. You have to choose based on how you want to shoot the stage. In my experience, a sand-filled bag definitely offers more stability than one with a lighter fill. So yea, I use at least two bags with different fills throughout the competition. I'm not like the pro shooter who uses just one bag for all stages—I'm not that pro yet.