Caldwell Precision Turret Rest with Adjustable Ambidextrous Swivel Design and Detachable Magazine Rest with Pistol Grip Attachment for Rifles, Shot Stabilization, and Target Shooting

Takes a lot of the aggravation out of range trips, with most rifles this is all you need to take to the bench, instead of dragging along a bipod and a sandbag and then having only clunky uncertain adjustment options. This rest is solid in front, allows enough side to side movement in the rear for competition multiple bullseye targets and adjusts quickly and easily. One caution, if you are shooting in competition, check with your match director as to whether you need to remove the rear rest (easily done with two large allen head screws). Most will let you either use the entire rest of just the front as a "bipod". And I find it much more stable than most bipods.

I agree with all the other reviews about the Caldwell precision turret rest as it relates to quality, adjustability, weight as well as a few areas that might need a slight improvement such as the nobs or screws used to tighten or lock the right/left or the up/down movement or to increase the down travel of the rear pistol rest plate particularly for AR style rifles. Otherwise, it is a great product. Now let me give you my experience with the CPT rest and some background info. I am 78 years old and have been around guns all my life. My eyes are not as good as they were. My holding of a rifle or pistol is not as steady as it used to be. My buddies and I used to hunt deer, elk and upland birds. But old age, back operations and other things caused us to give that up. We started shooting prairie dogs, varmints, and targets. Each year we would go out West to shoot prairie dogs. A few years ago, we ran across a married couple at the place we stay. They drove up in a SUV all set up for long-range shooting off of the top of the SUV, the husband was ex-military sniper and his wife was a 110 lb. blond who looked like she just a few years out of high school. We assumed he was the shooter. Well, it turned old Missy G. was the shooter, she was second in the nation for women shooting in a particular class. Anyway, later in the week we watched her (it is recorded on video) hitting prairie dogs at a distance of 1644 yards which broke the old record (1249) for verified shooting at the place we stay. That got us old guys into trying to get better at longer range shooting. So, we decided not to shoot at any prairie dogs that were not at least 400 yards out. Over the next few years, we have tried to improve our accuracy because trying to hit a young prairie dog which is not much bigger than a quart bottle at 600 or 700 yds is tuff. We have used all sorts of bullbags, sandbags and tripods. Two days ago, I got the CPT rest. I took my 6.5mm Tikka T3x Tac A1 all apart for a good cleaning then remounted my Vortex Raszor HD Gen II 4.5-27 x56 FFP so it was dead centered. Headed off to the range with my re-load ammo. Fired a couple of rounds at 50 yards, elevation was right on but was shooting to the right. Adjusted the MOA a few clicks. Fired a couple more rounds at 100 yds and made a slight adjustment to the scope again. I then loaded the clips with the 8 rounds of the reload I know Tikka likes the best. I fired 5 rounds at 100 yds. Made a slight adjustment to the scope. I then fired the remaining 3 at a 200 yds with the same results. Enclose pictures black target is 5 rounds at 100 yds and blue target is 3 rounds at 200 yds. The CPT rest took out my shakes, was more comfortable, eliminated all the adjustment neceassy with sandbag, got the same sight picture in seconds and it was fast, easy, stable. In a month I will be out West and field test it under actual conditions for a few days of shooting. Right now, it is my go to rest, it is unfortunate that it took this long to run across this rest. It is the best !!!

I like this one because it is not as bulky as a lead sled although it does have its job and purpose, I use this at the range to sight in different firearms and works really well. I really like how compact it is as well and rugged. in my opinion, great value and a lot more steadier than using sandbags.

This bench rest is compact and well made. I was expecting a cheap plastic part and was suprised by how heavy duty it was. It worked well for every long gun I own.

UPDATE: The replacement for the defective turret was delivered within 2 days of filing for a return. The new one functions the same as the defective one but without the rust. The clamp and turret is capable of holding a 10/22 perfectly solid and still for the purpose of adjusting the zero on optics but is not so solid that it cannot be moved with a moderate amount of force and it will not hold up 100% under recoil. ORIGINAL REVIEW: The turret shooting rest is overall heavy and solid providing a good base for zeroing optics on light to medium weight firearms. Assembly is easy and straightforward. The paint on the weld around the joint of the pivot hub assembly was flaked off when the unit arrived and the weld is already rusted. I have to assume the weld itself is poor quality and the paint flaked off as a result of the weld rusting underneath it. The front rest clamp closes smoothly and without resistance but there are a couple spots where the clamp hangs when opening and requires more force than I believe should be necessary to open the clamp. Tightening the pan control knob and the pivot control knob as hard as I dare without fear of striping something it is still possible to move a rifle clamped in the rest. It's solid enough that the rifle doesn't move while adjusting an optic but recoil will cause the clamp and pivot hub assembly to change position in relation to the base. Maybe it's better for it to move than break. I plan to contact customer support to see what can be done about the rusted part before resorting to returning it.

Been using this as my main front rest since I got it, very much well worth the money. I still use my rock BR on my bigger bench rest rifles but all my ARs , 308s , PCCs and anything high cap magazine I ditched using sandbags for this and never looked back. I wish they'd of made all the adjustment knobs aluminum or steel instead of polymer but I understand the price would of went up doing so... but most would happily payed that premium. This takes the abuse and works great, just remember this isn't a leadsled its simply a pivoting front REST , so don't clamp something like a large caliber magnum down then expect it to absorb the recoil.

Solid bench rest - Easy assembly - Works great!

Really a great shooting rest. It's proportioned to work best with AR types- the rear grip shelf lines up just right. When using a bolt action, you may not be able to use the grip shelf but it's still extremely stable if you've got a separate rear bag. Vertical and horizontal swing is very smooth. Outstanding for zeroing sessions and varminting. 100% satisfied. Just get it.

La on peut dire que s'est du support ,solide fait son poid bien stable super

Excellent gun stand best idea of all, thoughly recommended. Works from pistols to full sized rifles air to powder guns.

lo avevo già visto , buono come me lo aspettavo

Die Ware wurde sehr gut verpackt und kam (nach langer Reise) unbeschädigt an. Sehr gute Verarbeitung, sehr stabile Version - jeden Cent wert. Immer wieder gern! Wir haben billigere Versionen "getestet" - welche in der Qualität und Stabilität erheblich schlechter waren!!!

After the gun ban I stopped buying gun related products. This was the first product that I bought since the ban. It’s a very well made product. The stand is made with heavy steel that will last through many range trips. Seller was very good to deal with and shipping was very fast. Thank you!