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TARGET SHOOTING SYSTEMS INC. ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF THE MODEL 1000 SHOOTING REST TO ITS POPULAR PRODUCT LINE

WATERTOWN, SD - Target Shooting Incorporated adds another new shooting rest to its successful product line. The model 1000 joins TSI's line of high-quality, precision engineered shooting products. The model 1000 has many of the same features as the already popular 500 with increased adjustability and added features.

The base is a cast, ferrous compound with a high temperature silver-vain powder coating. This makes both the structure and finish very durable. Half-inch, solid, cold-rolled stainless steel rods connect the forearm rest to but stock saddle. Length adjustment is fast and easily accepts any sized rifle. Pure shooters will appreciate the fine-tune feature for both elevation and windage adjustments. A precise point-of- impact can be achieved with out moving the entire position of the rifle and rest and the 1000 will maintain that point of impact after each shot unlike conventional sandbags or shooting rests.

The 1000's patented base design gives height adjustment at each foot. It can be leveled by horizontally fine-tuning each foot and with an integrated plumb bubble shooter's can achieve perfect leveling. The feet of the 1000 have non-marring vinyl covers. These covers can be removed to expose Rockwell-hardened points for use on wood and concrete surfaces.

The rifle forearm rests in silicone treaded blocks that are soft as to not mar the forearms finish and also solid enough for positive positioning of point-of-impact. The blocks are adjustable from 1 ¼"-3" to snugly fit any width forearm. With the rifle in place both windage and elevation can be adjusted without moving the rest base. The butt stock is cradled in a rear saddle that is covered with leather and has a built-in leather bumper. This rear saddle is height and tilt adjustable with an optional fine-tune height adjustment available as an added accessory. No other rest system holds a rifle as solid into place without risk of damage to the blued or stock finish. Most importantly, the rifle is protected and point-of-impact is maintained after the recoil of a fired shot, even for the heaviest of magnum loads.

"The Infantry Center Instructors us the TSI rifle rest when training initial entry Soldiers here at Fort Benning, Georgia and take the rest on the road when conducting New Equipment Training (NET) for Army combat forces," says Charley Pavlick, Senior Analyst/Camber at Ft. Benning. "Additionally, the Infantry Center Instructors have used the TSI rest during weapon and accessory integration, research, testing and evaluation," he says.

"One of the best rifle rests I've ever shot over comes from Target Shooting, Inc. It has enough adjustment to satisfy anyone, but remains cleverly simple. It's stone solid, easy to use and it babies your rifle. Obviously, this rest was designed by a shooter," says Wayne van Zwoll, Special Projects Editor, Guns & Ammo Magazine.

TSI is also proud to have its rest nominated for the "Editor's Choice Award" of On Target Magazine.

TSI's model 1000 has several accessories available and many more in development. A sandbag attachment converts the silicone blocks to a conventional forearm rest, a rear saddle with fine-tune height adjustment, a bull vise to hold a rifle in place for gunsmithing, and a pistol rest for pistol shooting, and a gun stop. Available soon is a front V saddle and a special designed rear base, making the 1000 legal for competition shooting. All these accessories make the model 1000 the most versatile found anywhere.

TSI's new model 1000 has the most precision features of any rest sold anywhere. As all TSI products, the 1000 was designed by shooters for shooters. To see the entire line of TSI products visit their website at www.targetshooting.com.

Target Shooting
Model 1000 Shooting Rest

by Dave Campbell

Editor and Chief
Shooting Illustrated Magazine

You have to admit that only a certifiable gun nut is going to get giddy over a rifle rest--and I'm that guy. For nigh on eight months I've been using the Model 1000 Shooting Rest from Target Shooting, Inc., and except for some really heavy kickers, I've been using it exclusively for testing guns for this space as well as load development for some upcoming articles. There are a lot of good rests out there, but I may have just found the ultimate one.

OK, what's to get giddy about? Well for one thing, it weighs less than many other rests--just a bit more than 15 pounds. But that's for the whole thing--front and rear rests. Once assembled, it is a one-piece unit, so that weight covers both ends. I've used sandbags for the front end that weighed more and were less stable. Another reason I fell in love with this conglomeration of threaded steel, iron and leather is that once it is set up--it takes maybe 30 seconds to put it on the bench and adjust it to the rifle you are shooting--the Model 1000 cradles virtually any rifle with absolute stability. There's never even a hint the rifle is balanced precariously. How many times have you seen a rifle fall off a rest?

A fully-adjustable fore-end stop ensures the rifle rests at the exact same point from shot to shot. To keep the stop screws from marring the threaded rods, a nylon ball is sandwiched between them.

The spirit level mounted on the front rest allows the shooter to quickly level the rest on the bench. Workmanship on the Model 1000 is superb, making it one of the best rests available today.

The Model 1000 consists of a cast iron front base in the shape of a T with threaded bases for adjustable feet and a central recess bored for the front bag assembly. A buttstock saddle connected to the front base by two 1/2-inch pieces of key stock makes up the tail section. Cast iron parts are coated with a silver-vein powder coating and the machined parts are made from stainless steel. The front rest is supported by a 3/4-inch threaded rod in a round, knurled adjusting nut with a roller bearing washer between it and another washer atop the base, making for a glass-smooth rotating action. A 5/16-inch hand screw serves as a stop to prevent the rest from creeping under recoil. At the rear a leather covered piece of angle iron is mounted on a fully adjustable 3/8-inch screw with a knurled adjustment nut similar to that on the front. Another hand screw allows the shooter to fine tune the fore and aft tilt of the saddle to accommodate the toe of the stock. There is a spirit level on the front T platform. The three feet of the rest are hardened stainless steel and come with non-marring vinyl covers which can be removed and tapped into a wood or concrete bench if desired.

There are several fore-end variations available from Target Shooting, Inc., but I chose the sandbag because it is quicker and, for my needs, more versatile. A gun vise attachment is also available that can be used for cleaning and maintenance and there is even a rest designed for handguns. The sandbag rest has about 1 1/2 inches of windage adjustment, plenty for any foreseeable shooting need. A nylon friction washer retards it from creeping. Of course, on a premium rest like this, the sandbag's ear tension is adjustable to accommodate a variety of fore-ends. And there is a fully adjustable fore-end stop at the front of the rest. On my rest, the leather sandbag is held in place with two pieces of 3/8-inch key stock and six socket-headed screws, for which Target Shooting, Inc. has supplied an Allen wrench cleverly tucked into a recess in the side of the front base.

So how do you test a rifle rest? It's not like I can tell you it shrinks groups. What I can say is it makes wringing out a rifle a lot easier than most conventional rests. Some full-support rests are so bulky and poorly designed that they get in the way of the shooter--especially a shooter who is already to bulky, like me. But this rest was designed by a shooter, Wally Brownlee, and he knew exactly what a shooter wants. It needs to support without being in the way; it needs to be lightweight and portable; and the adjustments must be full range, smooth, repeatable and not wander.

After eight months of regular use with a lot of rifles and handguns, I'd say Wally done good...real good.

TSI Model 1000 Rifle Rest

by Bill Battles

On Target Magazine

Target Shooting, Inc. makes what may be the world's best precision rifle rests. Case in point: the Model 1000.

This Rolls Royce of rifle rests weighs almost 15 pounds--a good thing when it comes to precision work with a rifle. Built on rugged front and rear castings joined by two square steel rods, the Model 1000 has one rear and two front screw-adjustable feet with knurled locking collars. A bubble level in the front casting permits the shooter to obtain a perfectly level platform by adjusting the height the feet. Each foot includes a screw-out steel pin for use on wooden benches, with non-marring vinyl foot caps provided for hard-surfaced benches.

Bed length is adjustable from 6 to 26 inches, more than sufficient to accommodate the longest rifle. The rear saddle is covered in soft black leather, and is adjustable for height, rotation, and fore/aft angle.

The Model 1000's forend cradle is truly a work of art. It rotates 360 degrees, and is micro-adjustable for height via a large, knurled adjustment ring. The rifle's forend is cradled between two dead foam blocks, which kill rifle bounce and protect the forend. The width between the blocks can be set at up to 3.5 inches to fit the widest target forend, and when locked in they microadjust right and left using a large windage adjustment knob.

The front and rear castings are finished in an attractive silver-vein powder coating. Other steel and aluminum parts are left in the white. An optional pistol rest ($72) replaces the forend cradle, and has all the adjustability necessary to accommodate any carry, target, or hunting handgun.

The model 1000 retails for $429.95, and should last for eight or ten generations of shooters. In fact, we like it so much that we've adopted the Model 1000 as the official rifle/pistol rest of On Target magazine!

See it at your local gun shop, or for more information contact Target Shooting, Inc., Dept OT, P.O. Box 773, Watertown, SD 57201; Tel.: (800) 611-2164; Web: www.targetshooting.com

David 

 "Hi Wally,
Just received my model 1000 and accessories, and wanted to thank you for everything. It is beautiful! I am sorry to say that most of my firearms are not this well made.
The best to you and yours in 2007.
Thanks again,"

- Mike Dahan

"I ordered a model 1000 rifle rest from you a while back and am extremely happy with it. What an excellent product that is."

- Dave T

 "Hey Wally!!
I went to the rifle range yesterday and here are the results. I was using Ultra Max remanufactured 55 gr ballistic tip 223 in an AR15 with a 24" SS bull barrel made by Rock River Arms with a Bushnell 6-18x50 Scope. The attached targets speak for themselves. The single target was shot off of sand bags and the attachment with the two targets was shot from the Model 1000 rifle rest.
It DEFINITLY made a DIFFERENCE!!
THANK YOU for a great product!"

- Gary

Walley,
You may remember I ordered a rifle rest 1000, that I received a few weeks ago.  Finally got to the range yesterday.  Just to let you know it is absolutly,one of the best investments I made for shooting.
Can't tell how happy I am with it, this stand will come with
me everytime I go to the range.  Great product, great workmenship and made in America.

Wally what is the cost for an extra butt stock saddle and the slippery tape?

Thanks,
MikeR

Good afternoon Wally. I finally got the opportunity to use the recently purchased Model 1000.  What a true pleasure to have such a superb piece of equipment.  The rear adjustment is a bonus and works well.  A few onlookers who had never seen one of your rifle rests asked several questions and were provided with your website.  How nice it is to have the best quality available with such great features.  It most certainly will last forever and is therefore worth the investment.

Wayne Bennett

Good morning Wally;
I received the foot caps yesterday in the mail.  Thanks.  I appreciate your
help.
I really like your 1000.  I wish I could shoot this weekend, but will have
to wait to next...  The 1000 is great.  You did a great job on it!

A friend and I compare your 1000 to the Ben Dale's Apex Edge Pro knife
sharpener.  It is not cheap, but so well made and does the job better than
anything else out there...  I have spent too much money on knife sharpeners
and they are all OK, some better than others.  But Ben Dale's works in
spades.  Your 1000 is the same way.
(http://www.edgeproinc.com/ )

Best regards,
Drew Certain

Hi Wally,

It's amazing what a difference the rest made.  Now I can actually measure slight variations in ammo loads!  The range I use is a 100yd indoor, so wind is no factor, but now I can accurately set a 200yd+ zero based on the ballistic data.

The rear fine tune works perfectly.  It really shines when using any scope greater than 14x with a fine target dot.  I can't imagine using the rest without it.

Only have two problems that cropped up.  The level fell after a few shots.  Seems the double sided tape it's enough for it's size  I replaced it with a T-level which I placed on the cast base.  Also the poly tape on both the front supports and the rear support has started peeling back at the corners.

Question:  Which size Protektor sandbag does the rest us:  #1, #2, or #3?

Thanks,
Jim

Wally I wanted to thankyou for taking the time to go over the setup and finer oints of the model 1000 rest.  It is by far the best rest I have ever used to punch paper with.  It really takes the human error out of shooting and lets the shooter see what his rifle can do.  Thanks again

Rick Hawks 2009

Wally, I know we spoke over the phone, but i would like to take a moment to let all your site readers know what a wonderful product you have.  i have had a 1000 for three months and have had four range trips with it.  it just keeps getting better the more i use it.  several people have asked about it and i have sung your praises and told them all about you.  good luck in the future, and don't forget to check out the barnes bullets.

wredbird

Dear Wally:

Thanks for creating a magnificent gun rest.  Finally, someone has removed all of the frustration associated with sighting a rifle in.  As a matter of fact, your Model 1000 made it an absolute pleasure.  As soon as it arrived, my son and I headed for the rifle range with my .257 Weatherby Accumark Magnum, .22-250 (Weatherby Mark V action and heavy Krieger Accumark barrel) and assortment of other family rifles that had never been fully dialed in using a rock-solid, infinitely adjustable and precise piece of equipment like yours.  In the past, I used a rag tag collection of sand bags, wedged logs, bipods, etc., only to shake and shimmy at long distance sightings.

My .257 WM and .22-250 are both rigged with Nightforce NXS 5.5 X 22X56 scopes and Np-R2 reticles.  I can't express what a pleasure it was to sight those long range babies in with your rest.  With large front correction wheel and rear precision tuning adjustment, I could obtain a crystal clear and vibration free target image at 300,  500, and even 1,000 yards.  All the little details, controls, adjustments and machined parts are perfect - truly a work of practical art.

Working with you was a true pleasure.  Your gun knowledge, kindness and efforts to expedite shipping were a breath of fresh air in this modern world where every customer just seems to be another number.

Sincerely,

Scott Ortkiese
President/CEO - Halcyon Capital Partners, LLC