Hammerhead Stocks for Long-Range Benchrest
We know that many of our readers have never seen a “Hammerhead” benchrest stock before. This is a design with an extra wide section in the very front, tapering to a narrow width starting about 6″ back. When paired with a super-wide front sandbag, the hammerhead design provides added stability — just like having a wider track on a racing car. Some folks think mid-range and long-range benchrest stocks can only be 3″ wide. Not so — IBS and NBRSA rules now allow much wider fore-ends. While F-Class Open rules limit fore-end width to 3″ max, there is not such restriction on IBS or NBRSA Light Guns or Heavy Guns for 600- and 1000-yard competition. Here’s a 5″-wide Hammerhead design from Precision Rifle & Tool (PR&T).
Ray Bowman of PR&T sent us some photos of another hammerhead benchrest rig. Ray reports: “Here’s another benchrest rifle that Precision Rifle & Tool crafted. The customer shot this rifle at the 2014 IBS 1000-yard Nationals in West Virginia.” This IBS Light Gun sports PR&T’s “Low Boy Hammer Head” stock in red/black laminate. Other components are a 6mm BRUX 30″, 1:8″-twist barrel, Borden BR Action, and a PR&T 20 MOA scope rail.
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Tags: Benchrest, Gunstock, Hammer Head, Hammerhead, IBS, Light Gun, PR&T, Ray Bowman
I had a hammer head once…
…had to see a doctor.
I have one, it works well. The wide front end and long length make it very stable. Had the front on mine cut down to 1/2″ high to keep it legal.
They are good. I designed it about five years ago and they shoot like a heavy rifle. It helped me win the 2013 1000 2 gun overall nationals.
I have the parts necessary to use that top on our rest tops.