![]() I doubt I will ever zero a rifle again without using a shooting sled. The platform seems to offer everything a shooter needs to get a rifle’s true point of impact (POI). Overall, I could not be more pleased with the controls and the amount of adjustment available to the shooter. This was necessary on occasion depending on the height of my target down range. For more substantial elevation adjustments the rear foot can be adjusted. The elevation wheel and windage knob are easy to reach with your non-trigger hand while looking through the scope and allow for fine adjustment while giving good tactile feedback. It is easy and comfortable to sit alongside the rest and shoulder the rifle/rest just as you would without it. The rifle sits securely in both the front and rear rest. The sled makes for an excellent shooting platform. Everything seemed good, so off to the range. I moved the front cradle back in forth on the rails using the quick release mechanisms, tried the windage knob to insure the front cradle would move left and right and finally the elevation wheel to move the front rest up and down. ![]() I did a couple of function tests to insure that the sled was operating correctly. You could almost believe you wouldn’t need any extra weight to keep it from moving on the bench. I was immediately impressed by the sturdiness and weight of the sled. Instructions were fairly clear but did include extra steps that were unnecessary due to some components being partially assembled already. Step 3: Attach elevation system to front cradle. Step 2: Attach front cradle to frame tubes. Probably took me about 15 minutes to have it completely together. Otherwise the sled seemed robust and heavy and presumably sturdy.Īssembly was easy and strait forward considering the variety of parts that came out of the box. One feature that was immediately appealing was the double rail system that allows the use of longer AR type magazines. The DFT appears to be the flagship model of the Caldwell line. Pretty sure I have seen it on sale for even cheaper though so keep your eye out if you’re interested. Usually retails for about $200 bucks so I got a decent deal. Quite a few retailers sell it including Bass Pro (most expensive, who would have thought…), Midway, Cabela’s, and even Optics Planet. Ultimately I chose the Caldwell Lead Sled DFT. I am fairly thorough in researching anything I buy and I wanted to make sure that I wasn’t so cheap that I would end up having to upgrade to a more expensive model without getting maximum value from the one I had. So I started shopping for a shooting sled. Lately though as I have begun to reload my own ammunition and work on load development it has become clear that if I truly want to evaluate a particular load I need to eliminate the biggest variable: ME! I typically shoot off a bench using front and rear bags.
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