CaldwellThe Pistolero Shooting Rest

I am not an incredible marksman. I just purchased a 2021 HK VP9 9mm match and a new Trijicon SRO 3. I wanted to zero in the SRO red dot so I purchased the gun rest after looking at some YouTube on the Pistolero. The first few targets I threw away, this is the 4th target and it is ‘almost perfect’ and my wife was so surprised at 15 yards she was able to get a bullseye. With the Pistolero it was easy, fun and you can see the results. This gun rest is simple to put together, easy to adjust on the range, it did not get close to breaking and I did not have to make it more sturdy. Moreover, my wife and I had fun and she learned to improve her shots. In fact, we both think it is a better teaching aid than dummy rounds or lessons. My wife learned to control the 9 mm faster, worked on her trigger control better and she wants to practice with the PISTOLERO gun rest in the future. This is so reasonable everyone learning should buy one or anyone wanting to have a perfect red zero. We were both glad about the purchase and my wife is looking forward to practicing with it in the future. Absolutely a great simple and inexpensive purchase. We both strongly recommend the Pistolero and what a great name, my wife has come up with new nicknames for me! Get this inexpensive reasonable adjustable gun rest. This is 5*****.

For the price this gun rest worked well. I used it to sight in 3 red dots on my hand guns out to 50yds. It's light weight, sturdy, and adjustable, good price. I personally would buy it again.

Bought this rest to check the sighting on several semi-autos. This rest was adequate for sighting-in. It is some kind of plastic or polymer. It is lite weight. So, it needs to be held down with your hands and/or sandbags. The adjustments are very good. There was a very little bit of wiggle in the barrel rest. But, not a significant problem. I sighted 4 pistols, with 3, 4, and 5 inch barrels. One pistol has a laser sight on the rail. I shot two 1911 pistols with the trigger guard pressed against the barrel rest. Three of them were off a little bit. Now I know they are all accurately sighted in. I also have a Caldwell Lead Sled. That unit is excellent for rifles. It is steel; but still needs sandbags to hold it in place. This unit is a good value for the price and will do the job for you. I ranked it at 4 stars because of the lite weight. It would be better if made of metal with more weight. It still seemed well made and sturdy enough.

When a person enteres competitive shooting they soon learn that price tags on accessories goes way up. So when I viewed this inexpensive, plastic pistol rest I was skeptical because it didn’t cost enough. But I thought, buying on Amazon is safe because if it’s junk I can return it easy enough.A pistol rest for me must adjust vertically and horizontally, be stable and easy to adjust. This rest is all that in a lightweight design. I am using it to sight in red dot sights on various pistols and switch models and sizes often looking for that manic match up that just works. The rest held my full size CZ Shadow II well and made dialing in the Trijicon SRO a breeze. The Sig P365XL wasn’t quite so easy because if it’s diminutive size but that was more an issue of it’s small, short frame and my big fat hands but still, it allowed me to dial in very well just with less comfort. Not everything needs to break the bank to do the job, this product does it well and I paid less than $20.

I bought this pistol rest to help me zero a red dot optic at 25 yards. Here are a few things I learned while using the Pistolero. 1.) A light touch is key to shooting tight groups. If you grip your pistol too hard causing you to press down on the rear base it may cause the unit to flex... and you will spray your shots. 2.) When adjusting the elevation make sure the ram lock is firmly engaged on the ram... otherwise the cradle may rock. 3.) Squeeze the trigger slow and smoothly and let it surprise you as to when it fires. 4.) Make sure the Pistolero is sitting on a flat surface. Some outdoor shooting ranges will have some warping on the wooden shooting tables. 5.) Have fun!6.) I ended up returning this pistol stand and ordered the Hyskore #30018 Parallax Pistol Sighting Rest.

As you'll see by my hands in the picture, I have a very weak frame. The reason I bought the LCP Max is so that I can carry it in my pocket everywhere I go. But as anyone who's shot it knows, it's got a very noticeable kick, especially if your biceps look like mine. I found that the way that works the best for me is as follows:1. Place a 10 lbs dumbbell at the center of the gun rest, instead of the rear movable surface. This makes it so that when you fire the LCP, the Pistolero stays fixed in place.2. Lean your shooting hand on the dumbbell, and lean your support hand on the table. You need to make sure you have enough space to hold the gun, and with such a small frame, that means that you need to raise the front shooting surface a little bit. I tried shooting with one hand, I got much less impressive results.3. I tried resting the edge of the barrel on the front surface, and then tried leaning the trigger guard on the front surface, I felt I had better results with resting the trigger guard.4. I also leaned my rear side against the wall to stabilize my body better both during aiming and during firing.The first two images show the position of the LCP, the dumbbell, my hands.The third image shows one of my better groups (it took me a while to figure out how to use the Pistolero correctly with this gun, so most of my groups are a lot less tight)The fourth image shows the laser dot from the Mantis Laser Academy .380 ACP pink rhino. With all of these pointers I indicated, dry firing always puts me on the center of target.A word about the target used: it's 3.5 yards away from me, and I am cheap so I keep placing tape over previous round holes to save on having to buy more targets.

I was able to use this to zero a reflex sight on a pistol, and then one on a rifle, also. Easy to put together, easy to use.It's lightweight, but a little bulky and cumbersome to carry when your arms may already be full with other gear.