Re: Shooting Trailer
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Some progress to report, Last Thursday, I was able to get the jack stands welded on the 4 corners of the trailer.
On Saturday I was able to fix the seat adjustments, the bracket the seats are attached to, were very very tight & required alot of effort to adjust the seats, so I took it apart & with a little finish grinding & a small amount of axle grease, the seats slide in & out with minimal effort.
After shooting off of it, I realized the tables were to long for me, the forend of the rifle barely reached the rest & adjusting the elevation on the front rest was a bit of a strech, so I decided to shorten both tables 4".
Next I started in on the table remodel, I got one table cut down, but it started to rain, so I had to pull the plug.
Here are the jacks on the back of the trailer, I would have put them on the sides, but it was a tight fit between the tail lights & the fenders & it would have required me to run the jacks up 100% in order to swing them up in place.
Here's one of the front jacks, also next to the jack is where I cut off some angle iron & then painted over it with some rustoleum.
Heres what I accomplished on the front table, I still need to recut the front brace to match the new location of the front rifle rest that is to be re welded on.
After I get everything re-welded, I will cut down the plywood tables & cover them in the outdoor carpet I bought.
Then I am either going to re-sheet the deck with 3/4" plywood or run 2X6 Deck Boards, whichever is cheaper, whichever way I go I'm going to seal & paint it with some non slip safety paint I happened to have.
I'm leaning towards 2X6 deck boards, in case I ever want to use it for an ATV trailer.
Yesterday I finished cutting down the other table, cut the plywood table top, & re cut the front brace.
All I need now is to get it all re welded, my neighbor might be able to help me out on that, rather than having the mechanic at work do it, when & if he gets any spare time.
The next project is re doing the deck, then work on a EZ up canopy type set up.
I considered mounting the front rest on top of the table like this, but decided against it, in case I ever shoot off of a Bi Pod.
Here it is ready to be tacked up, I'm 12 welds away from having the tables complete.
Lee
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