FREE Shooting Bench Plans — 14 Build Your Own Bench Designs
Do you like the Chris Byrne bench at left? For more details, CLICK HERE.
FREE Bench Plans on the Web
Building your own portable shooting bench is a great do-it-yourself project. You can build a sturdy bench for well under $100 in materials. Compare that to some deluxe factory-built benches which may cost $600.00 or more. You’ll find a wide assortment of home-built shooting bench designs (both portable and fixed) on the internet. Renovation Headquarters has links to FREE Plans and building instructions for fourteen (14) different shooting benches. There are all-wood shooting bench designs as well as benches that combine a wood top with a metal sub-frame or legs.
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Among Renovation HQ’s fourteen featured shooting benches, here are five designs we liked:
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Larry Willis Shooting Bench
Sandwiched Plywood top, 1.5″ Galvanized Pipe Legs |
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Manuel Ferran’s Steel Shooting Bench Steel (welded) legs and frame, painted plywood top. Folds flat. |
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eHow Permanent All-Wood Shooting Bench Heavy-duty, very solid and sturdy, but easy to build. Good for right- or left-handed shooters. |
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Bill Clarke’s Basic Shooting Bench Restaurant table Cast Metal Pedestal Base, plywood top. |
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Missouri Hillbilly’s All-Wood Bench 3/4″ ACX Plywood with 4×6 Beams and Legs |
Heavy Wood Bench That Converts to Three Sections for Transport
In addition to the fourteen benches mentioned above, here is an interesting break-down bench design. Call it a “semi-portable” bench. The legs and frame are made from stout 4×4 post segments so the bench is fairly heavy. However, this bench can break down into three (3) sections for easier transport to and from the range. Dado-cut channels assure proper top alignment. This might be a good choice if you plan a multi-day excursion to a location without fixed benches. This three-leg bench design can be made from easy-to-locate materials. Note: The dimensions of this bench are are larger than typical fixed benches to accommodate 50 BMGs and other big rifles. CLICK HERE for more details.
