Howdy Yoder..

looks like a good design.

do you have any idea how much it weighs??



Jim





To: Practical_Carbine@yahoogroups.com
From: cz52_99@...
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 17:23:54 -0700
Subject: Re: [Practical_Carbine] Press Release - Lightweight Shooting Rest







Publishing this url and a mention to listers that they might enjoy the elegant
simplicity of your design and please check it out.

http://www.montie.com/modules/info/files/files_4a00b156aabf7.pdf


THEN naturally your raison d'etre would come into play

THAT would have been better

K.I.S.S. !

some of us old farts can only DO it THAT way !


yodar

--- On Tue, 5/5/09, Montie Roland <montieroland@...> wrote:

From: Montie Roland <montieroland@...>
Subject: [Practical_Carbine] Press Release - Lightweight Shooting Rest
To: Practical_Carbine@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 8:02 PM

Morning Fellow Shooters,

I own a small design firm in NC. We normally design products for other
companies. A few months ago we decided to create our own products. Since we have
several shooters (including me) at the office we thought that a product for the
firearms industry would fun! Here is the press release for our new shooting
rest. If you get a chance check it out on our website and let me know what you
think.

Cheers,
Montie
montie@montie. com
www.montie.com

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New Portable Shooting Rest Released by Montie Design

(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and development firm Montie
Design announces the availability of its unique portable shooting rest, the
second original product conceived, designed, and distributed by the RTP-based
company in the last nine months.

Designed to meet the needs of the majority of shooters, and most firearms, the
easy-to-carry rest weighs less than two pounds and disassembles easily in three
pieces, fitting neatly into a small carrying pouch. Unlike conventional bench
rests, which are heavy and complex, the novel Montie Design model -- made of
sturdy yet lightweight aluminum -- provides steady support for different sized
firearms ranging from semi-automatic and bolt action rifles to shotguns,
carbines and pistols from a prone position or bench rest.

"There's nothing like this on the market," said Montie Roland, president of
Montie Design and active shooting enthusiast. Roland, who used to shoot
competitively and has a daughter on a local junior rifle team, said he got the
idea for the product after tiring of carrying around a conventional combination
of a heavy rest and sand bags for recreational shooting.

"I realized that a lighter weight version would serve the recreational shooter
better,"
he said.

Karl Frank, business development manager at Montie Design, received positive
feedback on the portable shooting rest at the recent Special Operations trade
show in Fayetteville, N.C. "The X-Rest also has military or police applications.
It is useful in training environments, sniper deployment and for sighting in and
maintenance operations," Frank, whose background includes experience developing
fire arms and tactical equipment for military applications.

Roland said the idea for the product came not only from personal experience but
also from what he saw as the market prospects for such a product. Nationally,
approximately 200 companies are actively involved in the U.S. firearms industry,
combining for an annual revenue of $2 billion. In the Triangle region of North
Carolina there are more than five shooting ranges and multiple firearms
retailers, not to mention major chains selling guns and ammo to hunters and
competitive shooters.

The design and distribution of the shooting rest comes on the heels of Montie
Design's innovative radio frequency identification (RFID) detector card which
was released in January and is now being sold throughout the U.S. and seven
foreign countries.

"Sometimes there is no better way for a design firm to find the next client than
to show off a simple, well-designed product to a potential client and say, `we
did this in our spare time, imagine what we could do for your product line,'"
Roland said, adding that concrete examples like the RFID detector and portable
shooting rest show initiative, leadership and capability to his clients.

Both the RFID detector and the shooting rest are produced in the Research
Triangle Park region of North Carolina, using local manufacturers.

"The Triangle is full of ideas for great products and many innovative, quality
firms with talented professionals who can produce, market, and distribute those
products throughout the world," Roland said. ADR Hydrocut, a veteran owned,
Morrisville company that waterjets the parts for the portable shooting rest was
instrumental in the development of the product.

According to Frank, ADR Hydrocut provided prototypes and extremely valuable
input. "Having the manufacturer literally just down the street made the
development process much easier and convenient. We call this approach `Made
Right Here,'" he said.

Future plans for the portable shooting rest include releasing drawings and
design specs as open source in addition to designing an adjustable,
pistol-oriented version of the product.

To learn more, or purchase the new shooting rest or RFID Radiation Detector,
visit www.montie.com.

About Montie Design

Montie Design is a collaborative product design and development firm with core
competencies in industrial design, mechanical design and fuzzy front end
services. Implementing a client-centric approach in taking products from concept
to marketplace, Montie Design balances vision with usability in realizing
products that are economical to manufacture, elegant and robust. The firm
operates out of the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina with access
to industry-leading technology, resources and innovative thought. For more
information, visit www.montie.com.

Media Contact:
Montie Roland
montie@montie. com
800-722-7987
919-412-0559 [cell]

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