Rifle sand bag rest light weight filling

[Cherokee]

Fold the end over and I use a leather stitching tool and thread to close the bad. Could use a large needle & thread.

 

[Gary]

I knew I'd get some feedback from a CASS member. Thanks Cherokee.

 

[Ian]

I was just going to say "sew it". Ordinary needle and thread.

 

[Gary]

My only concern would be if it would hold together with ordinary needle and thread. However, I do have a large needle and the thread provided to wrap a lever with leather, I'll start there. Thanks Ian.

 

[Brad]

I often use duct tape. I merely fold the bag back on itself and then tape the end firmly.

 

[Rick]

What I've used in the past for and bags is carpet thread. Any carpet store should carry it and it's pretty heavy durable stuff.

 

[Gary]

Hadn't thought about Duct Tape. I have some Gorilla Tape, I'll try that. Carpet thread is an excellent Idea. Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[Ian]

I keep extra-heavy-duty Nylon sewing thread on hand in several colors for repairing Cordura gear, sewing on Velcro, patching belt loops on scabbards and so forth. Got it at the fabric store.

Gorilla glue would also work well on the fabric. Coat both sides inside and out near the end, roll it up, cover with aluminum foil or something to keep the glue from sticking to the clamps, clamp in a vise or with two strips of wood and carpenter's clamps. Might get by with clothes pins to hold it while the glue cures if you used enough of them and smeared a little grease or Crisco on the jaws to keep the glue from sticking to them.

 

[Bill]

Dental floss

Bill

 

[popper]

GSP thread. Basically kevlar thread. Fly shops carry it. Same stuff they make braided fishing line with. I'm still trying to find the old hornady rotomould Delta plastic rest. Way better than bags, too good I guess. Got a fishing collapsible walking stick to replace the one I made from a plastic mop handle, works OK. 2 crossed would work better but I have a sturdy cheap camera tripod if I needed it ( use it for chrony - 12$ IIRC).

 

[CZ93X62]

I twist the shot bag open end closed and wrap it with safety wire. I have both lizard litter and granite sand in my bags. Lately--being a lazy decadent loaf that does a lot of varminting in drive-up hayfields, I just set up a folding table and chair and my Caldwell rest/rabbit ear bag. I let drive from that. The bags can be a PITA to hump around.

 

[fiver]

I must be the only one that saves the thread they use on the shot bags at the factory.
[usually until I have a big pile of it then throw it away]
it's just a heavy cotton thread but it seems to hold the bags closed just fine when they weigh 25 lbs I would imagine 5 lbs. wouldn't cause it too much stress.

 

[oscarflytyer]

Rice is also pretty cheap. What I don’t know is if it would keep its shape once the bag was in place.

Loose vacuum bag seal the rice first. Then put it in an outer cloth bag. Rice stays dry, loose and should pack about like cob media, I would bet. But will be heavier

 

[oscarflytyer]

for shot bag: Get some heavy thread or leather lacing thread. And leather needle(s). And hand sew it shut, same as you would stitch leather

PS: and of course, Cherokee beat me to it!

 

[L Ross]

I use polysomethingorother pellets used in a plastics injection molding plant. A guy gave me two 5 gallon buckets full. Light weight, mould nice, rodents don't smell the bags as food and chew into them. I close the bags by folding a double seam and hand stitching.

 

[358156 hp]

Question: I have a lot of old shot bags that I'd like to use as rest bags. My question is, how do you affix the end of the bag so the contents don't become a part of the landscape?

It's simpler than you might think- hot glue. My walnut media filled shot bags are all sealed with hot glue. It holds really, really well on canvas. I originally tried it, not believing it would hold up for very long. I used a pretty decent amount, making certain I sealed the crease area really well, and ran two beads to seal securely. Some of them are over 10 years old now.

 

[Urny]

Bird seed. I do not know what herself uses to sew the bag closed, but whatever it is works just fine. She makes some of them out of worn out blue jeans legs.

 

[twodot]

Sawdust in plastic bread bags inside blue jean legs.
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