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    Some people live in an alternate universe

    There was a recent post that made mention of a Ransom Rest, and that sent me looking for information on how to set up a Ransom rest to keep it from moving when testing a pistol. The first of my search results was an article from American Handgunner:

    https://americanhandgunner.com/build...a-ransom-rest/

    Here's where I immediately lost interest ... right at the beginning of the article:

    Getting the most from a Ransom Rest means building a mounting board for it, that way it can be secured to the shooting bench at your local range. Most ranges have shooting pedestals made from cinder block with a concrete top.
    It has been said, but obviously bears repeating: "Never generalize." Apparently, the range where the author of that article shoots has some nice, cast concrete shooting benches. Good for him. I've shot at public and private ranges in three states, including a number in my home state, and visited a number of others without shooting, and I don't think I have ever seen a range with concrete shooting benches. I'm sure they exist, and I think that's an ideal base for setting up a Ransom rest, but ... in my experience they just don't exist in the wild.

    Which means I stopped reading the article at the second paragraph, because it obviously isn't based on what's happening in the real world.
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    Based on my own experiences, I have never seen a concrete shooting bench. I have visited a few outdoor ranges and worked at an indoor range & gun shop for 3 yrs. The indoor range and gun shop has expanded to at least 7 to 9 stores now, and I know there are no concrete shooting benches in any of them.
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    I have only once seen concrete benches. This is since the mid 70's.

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    I must be lucky. My club has several ranges with concrete benches.

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    Most of the ranges at my club have concrete benches also.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cf45 View Post
    Most of the ranges at my club have concrete benches also.
    Must be a Texas thing. We are serious about concrete in these parts

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    Could be a Texas thing. Unless we belong to the same club.

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    Illinois State Rifle Association has concrete benches at the 300yd range, for high power shooters.

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    The outdoor range where I shoot at has them. They replaced their wood benches used in the rifle range after a flood two years ago or so. I really don't like the new setup the benches are too high IMHO. But then I probably need to go out there some more after I get a bipod for my plinker.

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    There were a couple of ranges where I used to live that had concrete benches.
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