Sco77w Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Got a pair of bag type rests for Christmas and now I need to fill them with something. What do you guys use? I remember seeing some polymer beads somewhere but I can't find them now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) Rice. Not cooked :-) Edited December 28, 2016 by winnie&bezza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry136 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Plastic bb's for airsoft guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 If you have a friendly farmer, then wheat is as good as rice and will probably be free. Just give the inside of the bag a spray with fly spray, just in case the wheat has any weevil eggs attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 If you have a friendly farmer, then wheat is as good as rice and will probably be free. Just give the inside of the bag a spray with fly spray, just in case the wheat has any weevil eggs attached. *****y weevils, we got an infestation of them from a bag of flour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 I used ordinary builders sand, but dried it out in the oven first. I did this a few years ago, and it's still as good as new. It's heavy though, but that's what I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sco77w Posted December 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) Cheers guys. Looks like I'll be shopping for some rice. Edited December 29, 2016 by Sco77w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) I used cat litter, been in the bag for years and still functioning great. Oh and its very light Edited December 30, 2016 by Redgum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 anti clump cat litter is the stuff that my mrs uses in the ones that she makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Honestly, although expensive, in the long run plastic beads are best. They don't attract or hold moisture (wheat, sand, cat litter, rice will ALL attract and hold moisture). They're very dense and reusable time and time again, long after you've worn the bag out. https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Home-Garden/Creativ-Plastic-Pellets-size-5x5-mm-1kg/B006LFJ1SA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moongeese Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 I used ordinary builders sand, but dried it out in the oven first. I did this a few years ago, and it's still as good as new. It's heavy though, but that's what I wanted. Dried builders sand worked best for me, but being so fine it has to be well sealed at the filling hole, but it has the advantage of filling every corner. Being heavy is also an advantage. I tried wheat, but not handy if it gets wet. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonker Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 I used cat litter, been in the bag for years and still functioning great. Oh and its very light I use cat litter in mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 polystyrene beads from a local bedding shop filled a few bags and is nice and light thats what i wanted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Having a 'pair' of bag rests suggests an end use as a zeroing or target shooting set. Surely the best idea would be to have these as heavy/dense as possible rather than as light as possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 i have mine light as they are mostly used when in the motor resting on the window.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I have two heavy bag rests, which are used when target shooting/zeroing, and I also have a few that I made, using cloth money bags, as used by banks. These have been filled with a Nylon type material that I took out of an old duvet. These are used when resting my rifle on a wall/fence post etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I filled one of mine with small brass nuts and bolts, nice and heavy, rust and dust free. And no weevils are going to chomp on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I filled one of mine with small brass nuts and bolts, nice and heavy, rust and dust free. And no weevils are going to chomp on them. yeah but John the co-efficient of expansion of brass is greater than that of steel. If you used steel nuts then temperature change wouldn't put your POI off as much..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 yeah but John the co-efficient of expansion of brass is greater than that of steel. If you used steel nuts then temperature change wouldn't put your POI off as much..... Dam and blast, I didn't know that. Should I change them to SS ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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