A highly portable, highly stable, and exceptionally ergonomic solution for ad hoc field shooting, MTM’s High-Low Shooting Table delivers function and price value
by Rob Reaser
A couple months ago, repeated foul weather and a life hiccup kept me from my private shooting range located about an hour and forty-five minutes from home. I needed a local workaround because the Shoot ON “presses” don’t stop. Guns, ammunition, optics, and crossbows need to be tested.
Blessedly, my buddy has a farm 15 minutes down the road that I can use for longer range shooting, and I live beside a generous neighbor whose old family dairy farm (no longer in use) offers an excellent short-range environment for handgun and crossbow testing.
The only challenge with both properties, though, was that neither presented a suitable shooting platform. In short, no bench for accuracy testing!
Then I remembered SHOT show a few months prior and getting a first-hand look at a legacy product displayed by the folks at MTM Case-Gard called the High-Low Shooting Table. I was rather impressed with the product’s sturdy build along with its height and terrain adjustability. My thought at the time was that this would be the perfect product for anyone who has access to a shooting area — whether private property, BLM land, or any place with permissible public shooting access — but no solid way to support their weapon.
Little did I know at that time that I would be one of those “anyones” a few months later.
So, I ordered MTM’s High-Low Shooting Table and have been putting it to steady use ever since. I’m quite pleased with the product and its price point, and that makes it worth sharing with the Shoot ON community. And who knows? It might be the solution you’ve been looking for as well.
The High-Low Shooting Table comes as a two-piece assembly: the tripod base and the molded polymer shooting platform. The table is profiled to accommodate both left- and right-hand shooters.
Integrated into the tripod assembly is a nylon shoulder-carry strap and a cinch strap to keep the legs together during transport. Combined with the molded handle slot at the front of the table, the entire system is a one-hand-carry operation to the field.
At the center of the tripod hub is a threaded stud that screws into the bottom of the table. That’s all there is to assembling the unit.
The stamped steel leg assemblies offer a table height adjustment range from 18 to 55 inches above the ground. A twin lock system secures the legs in their adjusted position. At the top of each leg is an over-center cam-style clamp and at the bottom of each is a clamping knob. Between the two locks, those legs aren’t going anywhere.
By having the legs independently adjustable, not only can the High-Low Shooting Table adapt to most any terrain, but you can also fine-tune the legs to ensure the table surface is level front-to-back, left-to-right. That’s important for those extra-long shots.
Tipping each leg is a robust stake that plants the High-Low Shooting Table firmly to the ground. They wouldn’t do much for setting up on a big rock but on any terrain where the stakes can get a bite (even the carpeted interior of a shooting blind) they work perfectly. The adjacent stirrups help you push the stakes into hard soil.
The table surface measures 17×33 inches. I’ve found that to be ample space to set up my Sinclair Heavy Varmint Rest and Protektor rear bag.
Each side of the table and the rear also have a barrel recess. These are designed to allow you to lean your gun securely against the table — a handy feature.
The star of the show, of course, is the High-Low Shooting Table’s adjustability. You can raise it to the full 55-inch height should you prefer to shoot standing.
You can also lower it way down for sitting or kneeling (particularly good for varmint hunting) or position it anywhere in-between if you’re using a chair.
Having a solid field support obviously makes range outings more productive for zeroing, load development, target practice, and hunting. And, as I found out, having a portable bench is the ideal solution if your shooting needs find you in varying localities.
Overall, the High-Low Shooting Table from MTM Case-Gard makes sense for many scenarios, and with an MSRP of only $179.51, I also think it’s an absolute bargain.
