Homemade range targets!

GotCoffee · 05-03-2009, 08:37 PM

We just got done with these! 3 of them in the picture. Made out of scrap iron and conveyor belting. We got a roll of old belting and cut it to fit the iron and bolted the belting to the iron. Just staple or thumb tack your targets to belting and shoot away! The wind will not blow these down with the long legs on the bottom!

99z28monster · 05-03-2009, 08:50 PM

looks good, hit um with a little rattle can to make them purdy.

Blackrock · 05-04-2009, 08:53 AM

So that's what you are fixing up for the June shoot. Oughta be some fun to be had.
I built some up out of 2x2's and recycled election campaign signs, the wind does move mine a bit even if I ballast the bases.

White Rook · 05-04-2009, 09:19 AM

Those look nice. They should hold up real good. Is that a Suzuki 230 Quadrunner?

LefthandShooter · 05-04-2009, 10:14 AM

Will a .22 bullet go through it?

Palladin8 · 05-04-2009, 10:37 AM

Those look nice and with that reinforced belt you should get alot of miles out of it before you need to change it. Should hold up really good.

Lefthandshooter I would think a .22 would still go through it even though it is reinforced. I would be surprised if it didn't.

jtuck · 05-04-2009, 04:50 PM

Those are nice! I just stole rondog's idea and made some collapsible target stands from wood. I bet your's last a lot longer than mine, though.

Sandy Pockets · 05-04-2009, 05:14 PM

Get some rebar. Make 2 ea v-shaped ends. Weld a piece of pipe at the v and a support piece in the middle. (Draw a V. Now draw a line across the middle and a circle at the base of the V) That is how it should look. You now have the supports. Take a long piece of re-bar and stick one end in one V. Slide your targets on the re-bar. Use a piece of pipe between the targets to keep from sliding together. Attach the other V end. You now have a cheap and easy swing target set.

I currently don't have the sets I made in my possession otherwise I could give you the measurements.

Sandy Pockets · 05-04-2009, 05:19 PM

Here is another thing that works great for target stands.
The flat leaf spring in the leaf spring set works great as a dual target holder. Use carriage bolts to hold your target to any target stand you make.

I made a $h!+ load of metal targets and stands for a club I put together. I made knock down shotgun targets. Metal silhouettes, target stands. Rifle holders, props etc.

05-03-2009, 08:37 PM	#1
GotCoffee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central Western S.DAK. Posts: 1,781	Homemade range targets! We just got done with these! 3 of them in the picture. Made out of scrap iron and conveyor belting. We got a roll of old belting and cut it to fit the iron and bolted the belting to the iron. Just staple or thumb tack your targets to belting and shoot away! The wind will not blow these down with the long legs on the bottom! Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Decaffeinated coffee is kind of like kissing your sister" ~ Bob Irwin

05-03-2009, 08:50 PM	#2
99z28monster Military and Patriots Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ottawa, KS/ Ft.drum NY Posts: 923	looks good, hit um with a little rattle can to make them purdy. __________________ I am not a politician but I still have views.

05-04-2009, 08:53 AM	#3
Blackrock Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SE Arizona's Gila Valley Posts: 867	So that's what you are fixing up for the June shoot. Oughta be some fun to be had. I built some up out of 2x2's and recycled election campaign signs, the wind does move mine a bit even if I ballast the bases. __________________ "I only use my gun whenever kindness fails" Forbidden fruits create many jams

05-04-2009, 09:19 AM	#4
White Rook Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: South West Ohio Posts: 2,109	Those look nice. They should hold up real good. Is that a Suzuki 230 Quadrunner? __________________ USAF SSgt 80-86 IN GOD WE TRUST NRA MEMBER

05-04-2009, 10:14 AM	#5
LefthandShooter Got Jesus? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northeastern Ohio Posts: 4,350 Blog Entries: 2	Will a .22 bullet go through it? __________________ May God give us the wisdom & strength to live our lives in a manner that will be pleasing unto Him.

05-04-2009, 10:37 AM	#6
Palladin8 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,451	Those look nice and with that reinforced belt you should get alot of miles out of it before you need to change it. Should hold up really good. Lefthandshooter I would think a .22 would still go through it even though it is reinforced. I would be surprised if it didn't.

05-04-2009, 04:50 PM	#7
jtuck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,299 Blog Entries: 1	Those are nice! I just stole rondog's idea and made some collapsible target stands from wood. I bet your's last a lot longer than mine, though. __________________ I give people respect, not because of who they are, but because of who I am.

05-04-2009, 05:14 PM	#8
Sandy Pockets Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 359	Get some rebar. Make 2 ea v-shaped ends. Weld a piece of pipe at the v and a support piece in the middle. (Draw a V. Now draw a line across the middle and a circle at the base of the V) That is how it should look. You now have the supports. Take a long piece of re-bar and stick one end in one V. Slide your targets on the re-bar. Use a piece of pipe between the targets to keep from sliding together. Attach the other V end. You now have a cheap and easy swing target set. I currently don't have the sets I made in my possession otherwise I could give you the measurements.

05-04-2009, 05:19 PM	#9
Sandy Pockets Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 359	Here is another thing that works great for target stands. The flat leaf spring in the leaf spring set works great as a dual target holder. Use carriage bolts to hold your target to any target stand you make. I made a $h!+ load of metal targets and stands for a club I put together. I made knock down shotgun targets. Metal silhouettes, target stands. Rifle holders, props etc.