A shooting rest that supports the rifle at the bench, giving you a stable and repeatable platform for zeroing and load development. It packs down small enough to carry to the range easily.
Benchmaster
Range Support
Benchmaster shooting rests for a repeatable zero
The XBlock is a simple, solid shooting rest - the sort of support that removes you from the equation so the group on the target tells you about the rifle and the load rather than about your position.
We stock Benchmaster because zeroing and load development are only worth doing if the support is consistent, and a rolled-up jacket is not.
Consistent support, repeatable results
Why Advanced Outdoors
Why Advanced Outdoors stocks Benchmaster
One product, chosen because it does the job without costing what a competition rest costs.
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Removes the shooter from the group
A stable rest means the target is telling you about the load, not about your breathing.
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Repeatable between sessions
Consistent support is what makes comparing loads across two range days meaningful.
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Packs down and travels
Light enough to actually take to the range rather than leave in the shed.
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Sensible money
Most of the benefit of a proper rest without the price of a competition setup.
Best Use Cases
Where a rest earns its place
Three jobs it makes materially easier.
Load development
Comparing groups only works if the support is identical each time.
Shop shooting restsSafe handling at the bench
A rifle that sits stable between strings is a rifle that stays pointed where it should.
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Benchmaster in stock now
The XBlock shooting rest.
What to Look For
What to look for in a shooting rest
Three things that decide whether a rest gets used or left at home.
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Stability first
A rest that shifts under recoil is worse than no rest, because it adds a variable you cannot see.
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Weight and packability
The best rest is the one you take. A heavy setup gets left behind after two trips.
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Repeatable adjustment
You want to be able to return to the same setup next session, not re-improvise it.
Related Categories
The rest of the range kit
What goes with it.
Why Buy Here
Buying Benchmaster from Advanced Outdoors
A specialist range, chosen and used in New Zealand conditions, with people on the end of the phone who can tell you what actually works.
Selected, not listed
We stock Benchmaster because it earns a place in a technical range
Advice from field use
Ask us what suits your conditions, your activity level and the gear you already own.
Genuine stock, backed
Authorised stock with warranty support, dispatched from New Zealand.
Benchmaster FAQs
What is the Benchmaster XBlock?
Do I need a shooting rest?
If you are zeroing a rifle or comparing loads, yes - a consistent rest is what makes the group meaningful. Without one you are measuring your position as much as the ammunition.
Can I use it in the field?
It is designed for the bench. For field shooting, a bipod or a pack is the more practical support.
Specialist Advice
Setting up for load development?
Tell us what you are shooting and what you are trying to work out, and we will tell you what support you need.