Shooting bag filler

[GGC96]

So I went out to rezero my rifle and as I pulled my shooting back out the car it decided it wanted to leak everywhere. Sand does seem to like to leak out if ut because of how fine it is.

What do you guys fill your bags with? All recommendations welcome

In the meantime I guess I’ll start on the impossible task of cleaning up all the sand

 

[J@son]

Rice or couscous.

 

[Heym SR20]

I use my rucksack and just stuff a fleece jumper inside.

For a sand bag put a plastic bag inside and then fill with sand. Or use course but dry sawdust, but challenge with sawdust, rice, beans etc is they soak up water.

Try the styrene type pellets used in bean bags, or the foam packing type shells used in large volumes by the likes of amazon etc.

 

[VSS]

If using sand, put a plastic bag in first, as others have mentioned above.

Don't use wheat, or any other edible grain, or you will end up with a mouse problem. Don't ask me how I know

Cat litter is supposed to work pretty well, but I've not tried it.

 

[bluesako]

i use polypropalene beads they are the best, you can get them off ebay or hobby shops, dont use polystyrene beads they are crap bs

 

[WH308]

I use horticultural vermiculite. It’s a steady as a sand bag, but very light. It’s not an environmental issue if it leaks. It’s light enough that when we have nieces and nephews over for a plink with their air rifles, they can carry and move it on the bench.

 

[splash]

I used airsoft pellets

 

[artschool]

i have used cat litter and it worked fine. you still get a tiny amount of dust.

next time i will get plastic bead.

 

[DaveNeal]

Cat litter and rice.

cat litter is heavy

Rice is edible, so possible mice problems, but a lot lighter.

 

[wirehair]

I use the black granules that they put on all weather playing surfaces,doesn’t absorb water.

 

[zerovarm]

I used airsoft pellets

Same, thought I was the only one

 

[6mmAI]

Plastic bb’s is what I use.

 

[RecoilRanger]

Oh dear!

I have used rice and cat litter but prefer rice, less dusty and always some in the cupboard if you need to top up

 

[potshotpat]

Get to a car scrap yard and try and get a car headrest. It works.

 

[JockStalk]

I used cat litter.

It’s ok for number 1’s but number 2’s not so much


But in a bag I find it’s dusty after a while. Sand in a plastic bag is better, but you’ve maybe enough sand there for now

 

[Longstrider]

Find a 'friendly' injection moulders and get a bucketful of the little plastic bobbles that they feed the machines with No danger of 'soak up' or being tasty for mice etc and they work a treat.

 

[Malxwal]

Plastic bag filler beads.

 

[jb1]

Amazon.co.uk : plastic pellets for toy stuffing

 

[tozzybum]

Mine had rice in ,now the rice and mouse sheet are in the bin along with the remains of the bag

 

[Cyres]

I have used aquarium gravel. Mate gave me a big bag of plastic beads I think what they use for injection moulding.
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