A shooting rest can be used in a variety of different ways. They are great for providing a solid shooting platform from which to sight in a firearm before using it for competition, target practice, or hunting. You simply place your firearm into or onto your shooting rest of choice and then shoot as you normally would.   This will provide you with consistent, repeatable performance so that you can see where your shots are hitting and adjust your sights or optic accordingly. Additionally, a shooting rest can also be used in some cases while you’re actually target shooting, hunting, or shooting competitively.