Posted: 7/20/2013 6:16:19 PM EDT
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Anyone ues any shooting mat, that ia any outstanding piece of equipment? Don't mind spending a little money in a good mat, but don't just need a tacticool mat either.
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Midway Pro Series
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/276544/midwayusa-pro-series-competition-shooting-mat-pvc-coated-polyester-olive-drab This is a larger version which gives you more protected area. Per comment above, they also have changed the plastic areas on the mat to OD so they do not get hot like the black ones used to. I have tried a lot of others, but for the price & features, this one is very hard to beat. If you watch they run them on sale every couple of months. If you are looking at a bag/case combo, there are options like the Galati http://www.galatiinternational.com/product/SM4812O.html Warning, they can come with a stiff price tag. It is basically a jack of all, and master of none. Unless you really need both features in one, I would use a separate bag & mat. Best of Luck, M Richardson |
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My own opinion is the rubber is a holdover from their use in competition, and most casual shooters / bipod shooters are better off with a mat without it. It just gets in the way of shifting position, for anyone not pivoting on their non-firing elbow.
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If you are looking at a bag/case combo, there are options like the Galati http://www.galatiinternational.com/product/SM4812O.html Warning, they can come with a stiff price tag. It is basically a jack of all, and master of none. Unless you really need both features in one, I would use a separate bag & mat. Best of Luck, M Richardson Said it best. i finally went for the Galati and it makes everything about shooting so much easier |
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Originally Posted By Kharrison17:
Said it best. i finally went for the Galati and it makes everything about shooting so much easier Originally Posted By Kharrison17:
If you are looking at a bag/case combo, there are options like the Galati http://www.galatiinternational.com/product/SM4812O.html Warning, they can come with a stiff price tag. It is basically a jack of all, and master of none. Unless you really need both features in one, I would use a separate bag & mat. Best of Luck, M Richardson Said it best. i finally went for the Galati and it makes everything about shooting so much easier Good call. I enjoy mine. |
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Honestly I just make them myself. I have 3 right now, all waterproof and all of different sizes and weights. I don't care at all about molle on the mat, or an accessory pouch built in or any of that nonsense, the only feature of a shooting mat that I think has legitimate tactical value is those mats what come installed with a rigid front edge from an internal dowel or the like. This allows a shooter to properly load a bipod using the mat as resistance. that said, its a fairly easy item to simply add yourself as well. |
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Originally Posted By Bohr_Adam:
My own opinion is the rubber is a holdover from their use in competition, and most casual shooters / bipod shooters are better off with a mat without it. It just gets in the way of shifting position, for anyone not pivoting on their non-firing elbow. http://www.champchoice.com/prod-CC_GRAY_SHOOTING_RIFLEMAN_SHOOTING_MAT__W_O_RUBBER_-2664.aspx Agree. a hold over from high-power shooters designing mats.Where you in heavy jacket and slung up for 20 mins shooting slow-fire prone at 600yds. |
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If you can sew in a straight line, just make one
all it takes is some carpet foam (I use the spill-resistant stuff) and some nylon material cut material to-size, then sew three edges of the two halves together while they're inside-out turn it right-side-out and put your foam inside, then sew the opening shut after that just sew across the mat to anchor the foam to the nylon material to help prevent binding bonus: you get to choose dimensions and thickness of the mat, for pretty cheap I still use a USGI shelter-half (tarp) every once in a while, they're readily available and super-cheap |