Today we will be looking at a Tree Rest made by Montie at www.Montiegear.com.

This rest is made from very lightweight aluminum and weighs only 8.5 ounces. It is a simple, yet very sturdy design.

It can be disassembled to lay completely flat for storage or for fitting into your pack.



But the top can be easily placed on the rest like this…..



And then a pin, with a restraining ball locks it all together.



It can then be strapped to a tree or post with the strap. This strap is long enough to fit around any tree up to 17 inches in diameter. We were able to lock it very tightly to the tree and it was very solid.



The rifle can be rested on this stable platform to assure a steady rest.

Of course, it could be used as a rest when standing, kneeling, sitting, or even prone, depending on where it is strapped to the tree.

One common mistake some folks make is to place the barrel of the firearm on a rest.



This will usually work out okay, but it does not usually give the best results, as it can disturb the vibration of the rifle barrel and open groups.



A better method is to rest the fore end of the stock on the rest, and let the barrel “float”.



This will usually result in better groups.



My old buddy Vern is a big deer and hog hunter, and he plans on trying this rest as soon as he can. He often sits at the base of a tree and still hunts. This will give him a very light weight and stable rest to shoot from.



Quality and well-made products are not “cheap”. This rest lists for $59.96. But it is a quality product and would surely last a life time.

If you need a good portable tree rest, give this one a look.

Yep. Thanks for the review!

I've done it before with other rests, and it usually makes a fairly big difference.

Resting the barrel on a hard surface, such as the edge of a wooden blind, can cause the rounds to impact higher on the target.

You can do the same with sandbags. Or by varying sling tension on an unfloated AR.

The effect is relatively minor, but it's easily avoided.


I'll say this - I wouldn't interrupt a hunting buddy while they were trying to make a shot just because he had the barrel touching his rest.

ETA: The barrel weight and rifle type obviously matter here. I own mostly military rifles with full-length stocks or handguards and it doesn't matter too much where you rest them. I can see where a lighter 6-7lb hunting rifle in .270 or larger bore would see a much larger effect.

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Geeze......who pissed in your quiche this morning ?

More than once I've found myself perched under a tree in a 'choice position' and had no limbs to use as a rest . More often than not, here in Maine , a tree that has one limb low enough to use , has several that will be in the way , making you remove the others , and thus making a bunch of unwanted noise.

Knowing that your shooting-lane will be in one direction ( by a powerline clearing , top of a ridgeline ,looking out at an orchard, etc ) I could see where something like this could come in handy . Shooting sticks are another choice , but would be nowhere as stable as an item like this ....nor would it have the range of vertical adjustment as something like this does .

No problem.

I just posted it for those that might be interested.

Boy! You guys are tough.

I usually find I'll take a gadget like that out into the woods one time, then it stays in the truck the rest of the season.

It would probably get more use from me out in more open land where long distance shots are taken. However, it's got to compete with shooting sticks and the small pole you screw into the tree.

Like somebody said above, I find just leaning my shoulder into the tree to stabilize me is good enough out to 100 yards or so.

"If you can get a rest, use it" was one of the very first things I learned about hunting. Less likely to wound an animal without killing it shooting off a rest. I've seen times when there wasn't anything available for a rest, but if it's there I'll be using it.

OP...thanks for the review. Not something that I wanna get, but I'm all about reading about new stuff. Thanks.

Another aspect to consider is that it limits you to a fairly small slice of pie. Ok, if you're shooting a funnel with cliffs on both sides, but in the woods, a deer can show up anywhere within the front 180 degrees upwind of you.

Gotcha.

Thanks.



No problem.

No, I kinda like it.

Doesn't look too steady, but the commode makes up for that.