New Bald Eagle Rests with Remote Windage Controls
Some clever F-Class competitors, such as Forum Member Peter White, have fitted remote flexible-drive-shaft windage controls to their front rests. This allows you to easily adjust windage with the twist of a knob without leaving your shooting position. Until recently, if you wanted a flex-drive windage system on your rest you had to fabricate it yourself.
Now you can enjoy the advantages of remote flex-drive windage adjustment in a ready-made product. Bald Eagle Precision Products has introduced a trio of front rests with “factory” flex-drive windage controls. There are three (3) models. The model BE1006 boasts a heavy, cast-iron slingshot-style base with heavy-duty 1/2″ x 13 TPI threaded feet. Weight is 20 pounds without front bag. This heavyweight model BE1006 should be popular with F-Classers shooting the 7mm and magnum calibers, as the added mass provides great stability.
The slingshot base design has a longer rear leg, bringing the windage control closer to the shooter’s hand. Bald Eagle’s model BE1005, shown below, shares the clever slingshot design of the ME1006 along with remote windage adjustment, but the BE1005’s base is cast aluminum. This drops total weight to 11 pounds (without front bag), making the BE1005 easier to carry than its heavyweight cousin. The aluminum-based BE1005 saves you 9 pounds compared to the BE1006.
The third new Bald Eagle front rest, model BE1004, features a more conventional triangle pedestal design. Like the model BE1005, it has a cast aluminum base, and weighs 11 pounds without front bag. All three Bald Eagle rests, BE1004, BE1005, and BE1006 can be equipped with over-size disc-type feet (item BE1007) for greater stability in soft or soggy ground.
SEB-Made Bags with MicroFiber Tops Available for Bald Eagle Rest
Bald Eagle offers high-quality front bags to fit its line of front rests. These bags are crafted by SEB and feature a low-friction, smooth microfiber surface. We have used SEB front bags with micro-fiber tops and we think they are some of the best available. The microfiber allows your rifle to slide easily without powders, silicon sprays, or other surface lubricants. Having two fill spouts, the front bags are also easy to fill to the firmness level your gun prefers. The front bags measure 4-5/8″ wide by 1-3/4″ tall, and come in three configurations: 3″ wide for F-Class and Benchrest; 2-1/4″ wide for medium-wide flat forearms; and a 3″ radius for sporter/hunting stocks.
All Three Bald Eagle Rests, Front Bags, F-Class Feet, and other accessories can be purchased from Grizzly Industrial and other retailers nationwide. Here are “street prices” of the three rests, as sold on Grizzly.com:
BE1006 is priced at $475.00 but has an introductory sale price of $425.00.
BE1005 is priced at $450.00 but has an introductory sale price of $399.95.
BE1004 is priced at $450.00 but has an introductory sale price of $399.95.
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Tags: Aluminum, Bald Eagle Front Rest, Cast Iron, Remote Windage Control, SEB Bags
I have one of these. Wish I hadn’t bought it. Windage adjustment doesn’t work smoothly at all. Took the whole thing apart and removed the “grease” they used between the sliding surfaces, because it acted more like glue, making it very hard for the surfaces to move relative to each other. Sprayed the clean parts with Hornady Dry Lube and it works much better, but it’s still clear this thing is made with low selling price as the major object. I should have spent more money and bought something decent.
Anyone know the country of origin? Where things are made is important to me and it would help to know where the Bald Eagle Rests are made. I checked with Bullets.com but could not find that information.
Thanks!
I found the rest to be very well built and very well priced since the older price may have contributed to a negative response if it was bought at the higher pricing. Functions perfectly in all weather have had no need to do much of anything other than put it to good usage. Would like to see more front rest bags manufactured for it as the front bag rest area has a small cavity, Very pleased and highly recommend
I hate to waste money, and that’s the way I felt when I received this rest BE1004.
This one has the remote windage adjuster. The heavy cable applies a torquing action to the vertical post so if you loosen the verticle Lock to raise or lower ….you’ll find yourself aiming way to left of where you were. When making a left-right adjustment it takes two full turns to develope enough torque to start moving windage tray, try that with one hand. Now once you have it aimed and locked down it is nice and steady. Just like a $200 sandbag.