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Sighting in a hard-kicking magnum or slug gun off a wobbly rest is a good way to develop a flinch and waste a box of expensive ammo. The Caldwell Lead Sled 3 fixes that. It's a weighted, heavy-duty steel rest built to soak up recoil and hold your firearm still through the shot, so what you're reading on paper is the gun's accuracy, not your nerves. The design reduces felt recoil by up to 95%, which makes a real difference when you're spending an afternoon zeroing or working up loads.
The front is a skeletonized rest with a soft-touch, non-marring surface that cradles your stock without chewing up the finish. It's firm enough to keep things planted, and pairs with a precision no-wobble elevation ram that gives you up to 4 inches of front adjustment. On the back end, a micro rear elevation lets you dial in the fine stuff, so getting your crosshairs settled exactly where you want them is a matter of fingertip turns instead of a fight.
The adjustable weight tray is where the recoil reduction really comes from. It takes two 25-pound barbell weights, sandbags, or up to 100 pounds of lead shot, so you can tune how much you load it depending on what you're shooting. The rear buttstock cradle uses Caldwell's Shock Eliminator Technology pad and a non-marring cradle to keep the gun in place and take the sting out of each round.
This one earns its keep with magnum rifles, big-bore hunting rounds, and slug guns, but it's just as handy for anyone who wants repeatable positioning at the bench. Between the steel construction, the fingertip elevation, and the beefy weight capacity, it's a no-nonsense platform for sighting in, load testing, and precision work where staying on target shot after shot is the whole point.
Caldwell rates the Lead Sled 3 at up to 95% felt recoil reduction. The exact amount depends on how much weight you load into the tray and the caliber you're shooting. Loaded up with barbell weights or lead shot, it takes most of the punch out of magnums and slug guns and can nearly eliminate it on lighter calibers.
The adjustable tray accepts two standard 25-pound barbell weights, sandbags, or up to 100 pounds of lead shot. It ships without any weight, so you'll need to supply your own. More weight means more stability and less recoil, so load it to match what you're shooting.
No. Both the skeletonized front rest and the rear buttstock cradle use non-marring surfaces designed to grip the stock without damaging it. The rear cradle also carries a Shock Eliminator Technology pad to cushion the buttstock during recoil.
That's exactly what it's built for. The heavy-duty steel frame and high weight capacity make it ideal for magnum rifles and slug guns that beat you up off a standard rest. It's equally useful for zeroing scopes and doing load development where you need repeatable, steady positioning.
| UPC | 661120001430 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 820310 |
| Color | GREEN |
| Model | |
| Product Type | Shooting Rest |
| Shipping Weight | 15.92 |
| Length | 26.0500 |
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