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The piece (we'll call it piece X) that the two windage knobs screw into extends side to side, and has recess slots milled to accommodate the two bars (Y and Z) that support the two pillow block...

Not sure sighting in your handgun is the intended purpose of a machine rest. The fact that it eliminates human error allows you to test various ammo brands and loads to see what produces the most...

There are two small knobs, one on each side. I loosen one knob and tighten the other to adjust windage. When it is properly adjusted, the front and two side acorn nuts can be snugged down to...

The attached photos are probably the best way of showing how the mechanism works.

There is a shaft with a keyway to which an arm with the pistol grips is secured in the center. On either side of...

My goal in making the machine rest shown above was to use standard off-the-shelf parts wherever possible to reduce time and work. I have no plans, but the pictures pretty much tell it all.

I used...

The main difference I notice is that the groups are much tighter with the machine rest than with a human hand doing the firing. The grip of the rest on the gun is far more consistent from shot to...

In my experience, a machine rest eliminates the human error element, enabling the shooter to determine the accuracy of the handgun with different loads at different distances. In my view, it is...

When using wooden inserts, an additional aluminum side plate was used.

I’ve never used a Ransom Rest per se, so I can’t speak for it. However, I have put six .38 specials in one oblong bullet hole at 50 ft with a 3 1/2” barreled S&W model 27-2 using the home made...

I'm new to this forum, but thought this might be interesting to those contemplating the purchase of a Ransom Rest.

I made this machine rest
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a number of years ago,...