Hunting & Fishing Tower stand / Box Blind shooting bench set-up

[sakoluvr]

What kind of shooting shelf did you fabricate for your tower stand to shoot deer at long distance? I am thinking about some kind of fold down shelf. Figure I may keep it folded up when getting in the stand and folding it down when I am set-up in my chair. Pictures are worth a thousand words.

 

[patriotoutlaw]

Re: Tower stand / Box Blind shooting bench set-up

All of mine have an 8" ledge around them. I leave sand bags made of cut up inner tubes in each house, year round.

 

[sakoluvr]

Re: Tower stand / Box Blind shooting bench set-up

Thanks. I am thinking about going to 15" (at least part of it) to fit a bull bag on the shelf.

 

[MikeeBooshay]

Re: Tower stand / Box Blind shooting bench set-up

Another thing you can try is to cut a 2x4 or 1x4 to just fit between then front shelf and the rear of the blind - store in the corner, use this to steady the "chicken wing".

Also, bring your shooting sticks to the blind, you can use those to steady the aft end of the rifle for those longer shots.

 

[sakoluvr]

Re: Tower stand / Box Blind shooting bench set-up

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Another thing you can try is to cut a 2x4 or 1x4 to just fit between then front shelf and the rear of the blind - store in the corner, use this to steady the "chicken wing".</div></div>

Good idea

 

[Tripwire]

Re: Tower stand / Box Blind shooting bench set-up

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sakoluvr</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Another thing you can try is to cut a 2x4 or 1x4 to just fit between then front shelf and the rear of the blind - store in the corner, use this to steady the "chicken wing".</div></div>

Good idea </div></div>

We have rough cut 1x8's cut long enough to go from side to side (window ledge to window ledge) and at a pretty good angle if needed. Bags front and back, goodly stable. Our towers are 4ft wide 8 ft long, shooting windows swing up and sit on prop sticks on all sides. Three shooters can sit fairly comfy on the 3 bar stools. Doesn't take any effort to get set up regardless the angle of the shot.