Made in the heartland of the U.S.A, Watertown South Dakota.
Description
One of the pleasures of our hobbies is acquiring the best equipment, and like any well designed and built tool I believe that this rest will give the owner pleasure every time he uses it, because of the excellence of the design, and the quality of the materials and workmanship.
There are several notable features worth mentioning.
Starting at the front, the main elevation screw mechanism gives the shooter excellent mechanical advantage with a large diameter adjustment wheel that has the lowest possible friction thanks to a radial roller thrust bearing.
The windage top on this model features a three-piece bag that is easily adjusted to fit forend widths from wider than you probably own to the narrowest of slim sporters.
The side bags can be easily moved in and out using thumb screws to secure the adjustments, and they can be moved up and down by loosening and retightening a few fasteners. There are also side bag angle adjustments that are convenient. For the width adjustment, reference marks are provided on both sides so that the adjustments can be done symmetrically to the center line of the rest.
The windage adjustment is the most technically refined that I am aware of. The plate to which the bottom and side bags are mounted moves laterally on four very precise and virtually frictionless linear ball bearings, and the windage adjustment is controlled a ball screw. Here is a link to a Wikipedia article if you are not familiar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_screw
The leveling screws (two in front one in the rear) are finely made such that a minimal effort is required to level the rest, or in the case of the rear one make smooth and convenient fine elevation adjustments of the cross hairs on the target.
Unlike the usual rear bag, this one resembles a narrow front bag and is supported on its sides by plates that are like those commonly found on rests with one piece front bags. In addition to providing adjustment for differences in butt stock shapes, they keep the bags ears from shifting laterally from torque and recoil generated by the rifle being fired. Ordinary rear bags, even the most expensive ones, lack this support and adjustability for stock fit.
There are multiple mounting points on the main beam for the rear bag assembly, to accommodate stocks of various lengths, and a fitted spacer plate allows for raising the bag if that is needed.
While two-piece rests can do excellent work, one-piece rests have the advantage of built in alignment, something that many shooters neglect when setting up their two-piece rests, and which takes some skill, practice and attention to detail.
Dave –
I have known Wally for several years now and his products are, in my opinion, the very best on the market. The functionality and form and fit of all the parts are elegant and well thought out. I have his LP1000 and have just purchased the new improved LP2000. It is a remarkable incredible solid piece of precision machinery that looks as well as it shoots. Wally’s long time involvement and knowledge in precision shooting sports is evident in this new design and in all his products. I feel the most accomplished shooter will be very impressed with this rest as well as any of Targetshooting products.. good shooting to all-Dave
Kevin Sullivan –
Like many of you, it’s a tough decision to make choosing a bench rest and for most of us sigh on scene makes it even harder. Luckily I have a friend that told me about Target Shooting and talk to Wally and I’m so glad I did. After my conversation with Wally, and after answering all my questions it did not take me long to make my decision. I am now the owner of the 2000 LP Rifle Rest with the front counter weight.
After receiving my 2000 LP Rifle Rest I was like a kid on Christmas morning, the workmanship, the quality, the functionality, the fit of all the part was by far a 5 star rifle rest and I could not be anymore pleased, it is truly an excellent piece of equipment.
Taking my 2000 LP Rifle Rest and my Cooper TRP 57M rifle to the range it was a match made in heaven.
Thank you Wally for your outstanding workmanship and creative ideas.
Kevin Sullivan
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Joe Locke –
Took my 2000LP up to the range today. Setup my Christensen BA tactical 6.5 creedmoor at 200 yards. Thats the limit at our range here in Connecticut. Fired the round at it went dead center in the bullseye. The rest was rock solid. Also had a women with me that never shot a hi power rifle and she hit a 4 inch clay at 200 on her first shot. Really great product.
Michael Jones (verified owner) –
Michael Jones 9/12/2024
First use and setup was simple. Shot multiple groupings for load development on a new rifle build, 7mm PRC. Practically eliminated all unwanted motion error from me. The rest is great and I can accurately evaluate the rifle and my loads. Thanks Wally!