Bag-Rider blocks are beneficial to ARs and narrow-forearm sporters.Whidden Gunworks has developed a product that will improve the accuracy of any rifle equipped with an accessory rail at the forearm. The Whidden Track Plate is designed to fit securely into the forearm accessory rail of prone, cross course, tactical and Palma rifles. These guns have a narrow or rounded foreend, so they wobble and rock when used with front pedestal rests. The TrackPlate fixes that. Once installed, it provides a rock solid 2.9″ wide platform that pairs perfectly with a front sandbag of the benchrest type. This gives sling shooters maximum stability when zeroing or testing loads. You can also shoot F-Class with a prone weapon. (The 2.9″ width is 100% legal in F-Open). The Track Plate is lightweight, has runners that are catamaran style to help with tracking and prevent rocking and can easily be stowed into a range bag. The Track Plate is made of machined aluminum and fits BOTH Anschutz style and American style forends. The Track Plate can be purchased from Whidden Gunworks at a price of $58.50. John Whidden, the designer of the plate (and five-time National LR Rifle Champion), says that “the Plate is great for any smallbore rifle with a rail, whether it is centerfire, airgun, or a smallbore.” You can now try F-Class on your favorite prone rifle. The Plate has a low-drag finish that is perfect for riding a rest, sandbags or a competition legal.
Evolution Gun Works (EGW) offers a Delrin bag-rider that is 3″ wide. There are two versions: one for front Picatinny Rails and another that mounts using sling swivel studs. These EGW Bag Riders were designed specifically to fit the front ends of ARs. The front bag-riders have been contoured to fit the handguard profile, so they fit securely and without wobble. The $49.99 EGW Picatinny Rail Front Bag-Rider slides onto your under-forearm rail with a tension bolt. Attachment is simple and quick. If your AR does not have a rail, you can get the original EGW Bag-Rider for $39.99 that attaches to an anchor on the front sling. It mounts as easily as a Harris Bipod — no rail required! Simply unscrew the swivel, place the bag-rider on the front and attach a hex-head machine screws. EGW also offers a Rear Bag Rider for ARs which attaches to the sling swivel. Overall, this is a very slick system. Bag-riders for the front and rear can be attached within a few minutes. The Delrin blocks are easy to slide into the bags, making the gun extremely stable. The gun tracks straight forward.
