At the last SHOT Show, I looked at some Bullsbag shooting rests. I spoke with one of their reps and he told me about how the bags worked. He asked me if I would be interested in doing a product evaluation on the bags.

I told him I would be glad to do so, but warned him that I would only tell the truth about what I saw. He assured me that was all he wanted.

I received three different models of their bags, and will show how they are used and how well they work in this two-part series.

The bags are meant to replace the standard benchrest set-up of a front adjustable rifle rest and a rear sandbag system.

I have used this type of system for over 40 years.

Here is my usual set-up.

I will be a pretty tough sell for changing to a new system, but let’s see how this one works.

The first bag is the model they call the Bench Black/Suede 15" Shooting Rest. It came filled with “cat litter” and weighs about 23 pounds. It has a convenient shoulder strap to help carry it to the bench. It lists retail for $104.95.-

Just as a side-note… Many may feel that this is a lot of money for a shooting rest.

However, my normal shooting rests presently lists for approximately $250 and the rear bag lists for around $30, so the system costs approximately $280.

That’s makes $104.95 sound a lot better

The Bullsbag system uses a novel system to hold the rifle snugly.

It consists of four “chambers” in an X-type of arrangement.

By placing the rifle between the top two chambers, you can adjust the tension by how much you spread out the two lower bags.

This holds the rifle very snugly and allows consistent shot-to-shot accuracy.