Hi all,

Recently on a Facebook gunsmithing group page someone posted a picture of an unknown device he acquired and asking what it was. After reading several people's rather wild ideas I told the poster it was a schuetzen barrel rest. I offered to buy it from him and he accepted. It just came in the mail, so I'm excited to mount it up on the bench and try it out. 

The back of it is stamped with "R D Storie" and the number "5". Does anyone have any more information on the maker? It is in great shape and of great quality. 

Thanks,
-David

Yes, that’s one of the pope copies I made of his machine rest with the front clamp. I also made them in steel and a very few in aluminum as pope did in his last ones. Or at least his personal one that Tom Rowe owns now. I will see if I can find pictures of the different wooden parts that I made for them and post them.

Here's another Storie "Pope" rest. The wooden box allows easy transportation to the range, the 30 pounds of lead ingots keep it anchored to the bench top. The front rest that came with the set is a bit too small to accommodate this particular rifle barrel.
I found the rest takes some familiarization to get it to deliver consistent groups but well work the effort.