The wait is over. Battenfield sent me one of their new BR Pivots and the less expensive Stable Table for testing and evaluation this week - photos of both below.
They got it right too, the new Standard units with all aluminum cast parts and steel legs is almost an exact recreation of my original benchrest. Only a very few minor details to attend to, and it will be an exact duplication. We're only talking hardward here, nothing major in regard to design features. I'm told the Lite model with the girder-style legs will follow a bit later. My Lite model weighs right at 49 lbs and is steady as a rock for LR shooting.
Conditions here prevented any outdoor field test, so the photos were taken in my garage, sorry for the non-field presentation.
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The cast alloy base and leveling assembly is identical to my old models:
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No mistaking the new units from my old ones:
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Here's a side-by-side comparison of the BR Pivot and the Stable Table, an economical version of a decent field bench. It levels via one leg only, but is completely servicable and portable, and much less expensive: (the tennis ball is the windshield "stop" marker for my Audi A4 in case you were wondering...
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Both benches are now in stock after a year long wait, so contact MidwayUSA if you have the need. I'll be giving both of these puppies a workout in the varmint patch very soon.