Range mats.....what do you use?

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Range mats.....what do you use?

#1 Post by snayperskaya »

I'm in the market for a range mat, do I need an all singing all dancing posh one or will a foam sleeping mat thingy suffice?.Price wise the foam mats winning me over but are they up to the job?.
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#2 Post by 20series »

I have a AiM mat, best thing on the market in my opinion.

See Aim field sports website.

http://www.aimfieldsports.com/aim-store-14-c.asp

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#3 Post by judders »

20series wrote:I have a AiM mat, best thing on the market in my opinion.

See Aim field sports website.

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#4 Post by ovy »

+1 for Aim.
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#5 Post by Demonic69 »

Just kill something big, skin it and use that, Kodiak style :-)

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#6 Post by johngarnett »

Depends on where you shoot a bit. Grass, gravel or fields. If you're an all season shooter get waterproof!!! Nothing worse than lying with your b*******s in a pool of water!
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#7 Post by dave_303 »

+1 to that I used to use off cuts of carpet, underlay and sleeping bag rolls, one wet shoot too many and I bought a water proof mat
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I use a blackhawk but aim is good to
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#9 Post by billgatese30 »

One of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291103434533

Only reason I went for it over the rolling matts was because the way it folds it keeps the muddy side from touching the clean side.
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#10 Post by kennyc »

johngarnett wrote:Depends on where you shoot a bit. Grass, gravel or fields. If you're an all season shooter get waterproof!!! Nothing worse than lying with your b*******s in a pool of water!
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you have obviously never noticed that waterproofing works both ways ? how do you think swimming pool liners work? tongueout just get yer shorts on and man it out :shakeshout:
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