Printing Your Own 8.5x11Targets

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I shoot twice a week on average at a 25yd indoor range and usually stay a few hours so I use a lot of paper and toner.

B2 and B3 targets make up about 90% of my printing.

The hardest part was finding the right card stock that would feed through my Samsung laser printers without jamming.

I found there 2 types of card stock and only one of them works for me.The 8.5x11 Index Card Stock in either 90lb or 110lb works for me.

The Georgia Pacific 110lb card stock at Walmart is $5.48 for 150 sheets but better yet is the Neenah Exact Index Card Stock, 8.5 x 11 Inch, 90 lb, White, 250 Sheets (40311) for $7.48 from Amazon Prime
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006P1EQIA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/ame]

My targets cost a little more than $0.03 each

http://www.1bad69.com/ruger/bullseyepistoltargets.pdf

http://www.mytargets.com/

https://www.freedommunitions.com/info/more-information/downloadable-targets/
 
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I buy a $1.00 target at the range. It is roughly 24" x 36". I take a 7" paper plate and outline it on the back of the target. I usually put up to 9 circles on the back. A little pricier than .03 but use far less laser toner.
 
Agree with the print outs.
I went online and downloaded several, The I went into Microsoft word and started making my own as well. I am also very cheap and sometimes I will also take a magic marker on a paper plate, make a 1inch (+/-) black circle. Or...If I am doing drawing the the holster work, I consider a paper plate hit, plenty good enough.

Here is a link to many downloadable pre-mades that will also print out well to 8 1/2 x 11

Free Targets for Shooters!

Shooting is expensive enough even without adding a few bucks for target purchasing.
 
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Those print-for-free targets are nice, but printer ink is expensive stuff.

I often use orange duct tape & cardboard.

Cardboard is free. The duct tape costs a few bucks.
I did the math, and each target costs me roughly 1¢. :cool:
 
I have a laser printer - it prints at least a thousand sheets of type per $30 toner cartridge. The targets use even less toner than a page of print - probably get at least 2000 targets out of one cartidge. So the paper is a little over a half a cent a page and the toner is a penny and a half, my targets cost me all of 2 cents apiece. I use a red marker to color in the center dot on my favorite pistol target that looks like this one.

I just printed and "colored" 50 of them for my boy and I to use tomorrow...
 

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Printing 8.5"x11" targets is a great way to save money. They don't always work though. Sometimes you need larger targets.

There are versions you can make by piecing together a few sheets of paper, but I've found butcher paper to be quite nice. I just use a sharpie and draw full size torso targets. Usually I make mine about 18"x24", but you can go much larger.

A roll of butcher paper from Home Depot is about $8. I can get enough targets out of one roll that it costs me about $.05/target.

You can get 600 18"x24" targets out of this: [ame]https://www.amazon.com/Boardwalk-B2440900-Butcher-Paper-White/dp/B004NG8P0Y[/ame] That would be $.05 each.
 
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StakeOut said:
My targets cost a little more than $0.03 each
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How long does a toner cartridge last?

You can get a commercial printer to print targets on card stock for about a nickel each if you work in bulk. If you're willing to downgrade on the paper, even less.
 
DYI Targets are fun. Nice thread!

Here are a couple I developed:

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B3CorrectLH.jpg


And this, just for fun. Run through the printer, flip over the long axis and run through again. Trim to get business card sized cards printed on both sides. May take some monkeying to get the two sides to register properly. Or take it to a Kinkos or similar quick printer shop. :D

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How long does a toner cartridge last?
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A black toner cartridge lasts about 2,500 pages. Obviously that depends on how much print is on each page.



5Wire,
While I agree with the sentiment of your cards, I would never use one. The left portion makes sense and might sway someone though I doubt it. The right portion is completely contrary to the whole idea of concealed carry.

Changing people's minds is a difficult task. It's about perception. The idea that a concealed handgun is a danger to anyone is based on unfounded fear. Since the "no guns" idea is irrational, how will a rational concept change their mind?
 
Printer or copier...ah where you go everyday, do great. If using "that" copier, MAKE sure
you take the original off the glass. :)
 
I buy a roll of freezer paper for around $3 and a can of black spray paint. I spray paint a 2" dot with a 8" circle around the dot. I put a coat hanger through the roll and hang it on some pvc. I pull down a 2' piece and secure the bottom. This is my target for cheap cost.
 

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If you have a little local printing place you may find you can get the full size silhouette poster size targets printed for just a few cents if you buy 500 to 1000 or more .. much cheaper then you can buy usually .. plus keeps your money in town which helps everyone .. get a few guys to split the cost and targets and order several thousand at a time ..

I know when the kids and grand kids come over to shoot its not unusual to go thru 20 targets or more all according to what they are practicing .. and 700 to 1000 rounds .. I probably go thru 150-200 a year just myself ..

Can be an expensive Saturday afternoon ..

I don't think I could print in color for .03 cents a piece with the cost of ink and good paper stock .. ink being the highest cost .. I like some color in my targets as it seems to help these old eyes ..
 
gman51 said:
I buy a roll of freezer paper for around $3 and a can of black spray paint. I spray paint a 2" dot with a 8" circle around the dot. I put a coat hanger through the roll and hang it on some pvc. I pull down a 2' piece and secure the bottom. This is my target for cheap cost.
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good idea .. if you made a reusable cardboard stencil they would be all the same size .. My luck I would put a round through the roll of paper and have a line of holes on the paper as it unwound ..
 
I used to print my targets on out massive copy machines at work late in the day or early morning. No way I am using an ink jet now.;)
 
Rastoff said:
...Changing people's minds is a difficult task. It's about perception. The idea that a concealed handgun is a danger to anyone is based on unfounded fear. Since the "no guns" idea is irrational, how will a rational concept change their mind?
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Not to try is a sure way to fail. Who knows what rationality you might tickle?

Anyway, you don't have to use it and you'll notice there is no contact info.
 
Offset printing.....

Offset printing used to be the way to get lots of copies, in color on the stock you wanted. If you have access to a copier at work where they don't mind using up their toner, that's great. Push the button and come back at the end of lunch.
 
Wise_A said:
How long does a toner cartridge last?

You can get a commercial printer to print targets on card stock for about a nickel each if you work in bulk. If you're willing to downgrade on the paper, even less.
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I print a lot more than just the targets but a black toner cartridge is rated for 1000 pages at 5% coverage.Costs about $13 per cartridge for the $50 black only laser printer so 1000 targets cost $43 to print.

The refills are much cheaper than original OEM.

I started out printing targets on plain thin laser copy paper but there's was too much tearing so I searched for and experimented with many different paper types and weights that go through the printers without jams and settled on the card stock mentioned in post #1
 
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