Anyone have any reservations about using one of these with wood stocks? I've seen some talk about the potential to transfer too much energy to the stock, cracking it. Midway has a pretty good price on them now.
When necessary i use a 25# bench wizard.

Collectively we've shot some damn big guns off one with no trouble, up 577/550 NE. If your stock were to crack on one I'd be inclined to suspect it was a problem waiting to happen anyway.

I've broken 500 jeffe on the bench... but not hurt 550, 500, 458, 404, 416, and 376 (and 223 HAH) from tigger's leadsled...

it doesn't STOP the gun like benchresting it does, or that's my opinion

jeffe

For what its worth, I have put a bunch of rounds through Win M70's in 338WM and 375H&H on a Caldwell lead sled, with no ill effects on the stocks to date. Both are wood stocks, with only the factory hot glue bedding. I have only used 25 lbs. of lead on the sled. The beauty of the sled is that it still allows the rifle to recoil, but just takes the punch out of it.

Regards, Wayne E.

Never use more then 50 lbs. of lead. If you stick with one 25 lb bag AND use a Past recoil pad it will dampen the recoil of most any cartridge and not risk your stock.