Benchrest shooting is a shooting sport discipline in which high-precision rifles are rested on a table or bench – rather than being carried in the shooter's hands – while shooting at paper or steel ta
A benchrest Anschütz 1903 rifle used for BR50 .22 LR rimfire competitions, riding on an adjustable machine rest at the front and a saddled bean bag at the rear.
Benchrest shooting with a Mauser rifle. This is an example of the non-competitive use of benchrest techniques. Neither the rifle, the rest, nor the bench shown would be found in formal competition. They show, rather, adaptations of benchrest ideas for the more common hunting rifle.