Caldwell Precision Turret Gun Clamp Shooting Rest

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 !!!

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 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 required minimum assembly. It was packed in a molded styrofoam insert, so it arrived perfectly intact, in spite of UPS's best efforts. As others have mentioned, this is unquestionably Caldwell's best implementation of a gun rest to date. They've had other good ideas, but none have been implemented with the attention to detail, workmanship and quality materials that this product shows. Even the Rock BR seems like a sloppy, inadequate attempt by comparison. I took this out to an 80-acre plot I use for a range within an hour of its arrival. I had two guns with new scopes that I wanted to at least get on target at 100 yards, a .17 HMR and a .22-250 and I used a homemade portable benchrest table. The Caldwell Turret was steady enough to accomplish this, but in spite of other comments, I wouldn't use it at the local range. However, it is more than adequate for long range varmint hunting from prone position, or on a table in a ground blind. Even on the hood of a car or pickup truck, I think it would do an excellent job. I had no problems with anything about the product. I did not install the grip rest assembly, and intend to make a cartridge holder for it that will use the threaded holes in the rear legs. During assembly, the rear legs are stamped LEFT and RIGHT for a reason. Get them wrong, and the grip assembly will not mount. Just a heads up.

This is a decent rest. the pistol grip dialing elevator could use finer thread so it would turn a bit easier while the gun is in the unit. You have to move the rifle up a bit to get the dial to thread up or down. everything else is decent and pretty rugged. but you should be able to adjust the elevation and any other adjustment withou having to touch the rifle. the legs are solid steel so its heavy. I like this unit for AR type rifles. I still like the lead sled type for standard style bolt guns. The retail price is high. but if you get lucky and can catch a sale and get a cpupon then its not bad. I got the lowesr price I could wiggle and still cost near 100.00 shipped. so, its a pretty good rest that clamps rifle into position and front leg adjusts for elevation variations. it has its place just as does my lead sled style and my sand bags style. it makes using longer mags easy if you dont have 5,10 or 20 roumd short mags. not a bad rig for the money. but I beleive it does need to have a rework of the pistol grip elevator. you really cant turn that star knob if the rifle is resting on 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.

I bought this earlier in the year and have been using it for about 10 months now. It works great for AR style rifles and is great for laser boresighting and dialing in scopes. The quirks are as follows; Quirk #1 I found that heavier recoil rifles have a tendency to make the turret kick back on the bench no matter how much you put the stock into your shoulder, so I usually screw in a piece of wood to brace the back legs against to keep the turret in place. (see pictures) I don't use the piece of wood with my M&P 15-22 (22LR rifle), but anything .223 or bigger I do. If the turret had feet you could screw into the bench that would be an awesome improvement to the design. I considered having some tabs welded to the legs to accomplish this, but screwing a piece of wood to into the bench to brace the back legs accomplishes the same thing more or less. With something to brace the back legs against it's important to make sure you have your stock firmly into your shoulder, so the front leg doesn't kick up. You probably do this shooting off a bipod or freestanding anyway, but I just thought I would point that out. Quirk #2 If you don't tighten all the knobs in the right order the turret has a tendency to "unload" or "reset" on the first shot and leaves you off target. I usually start off by tightening the clamp on the hand guard first obviously, then with the other knobs loose, line up your reticle on target. When setting the elevation make sure you have a good cheek weld and put your weight into it, because it will shift slightly if you lock the elevation and pan knobs in and then put your weight on the rifle. Once you have a good cheek weld and are comfortable with your position and reticle alignment on the target, lock in the elevation and pan knobs and it shouldn't "unload" or "reset" and knock you off target on your first shot. I didn't have to tinker with the bolts like some of the other reviewers did, I found the knobs all tightened up and held firm more or less without any adjustment. Verdict: Overall I think this is a good piece of equipment for taking you out of the equation when dialing in a scope or finding what ammo groups the best for you, but you have to know how to use it effectively. I've gotten used to it and have come to prefer it over sand bags and other types of bench rests.

I am really enjoying this turret for my airgun shooting and trigger practice. I even use it to mount scopes because of the clamping feature. Get the rifle level and close the clamps and you're good to go. Be careful who you buy from on this site. I was looking at this product, but it was being sold by some random weird named company. Then I saw it was being offered by Caldwell through Amazon prime all of a sudden and jumped on it. Had it two days later. Made well for it's intended purpose. Would not be stable enough for a large caliber over 243, just not heavy enough. Lots of adjustments and it's rock solid. I really like being able to get the gun on my shoulder and have the eye relief correct like I am shooting off hand, makes for better cheek placement for lots of opportunities. I would recommend this product for the right gun.

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

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!

schwere solide Ausführung.