A shooting buddy is thinking about producing these collapsible shooting stands. I'd like feedback on design and pricing. Rough dimensions 3' base. Upper portion uses 2"x2" wood arms that you'd need to purchase separately. It's all aluminum (extremely light) and adjustable to different target sizes. He wants to power coat it but I don't know if anyone would care as it won't rust. Obviously you'd are not suppose to shoot the stand it self and the wood is easily replaced. He is thinking about $75

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It looks nice but I've always made stands out of PVC, didn't matter if they got hit with a round as it was easy and cheap to fix (and safer to hit than metal).

Did I mention I've cheap?

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Looks nice, Ive seen stands that weren't half as nice cost more than $75.
Id leave it unfinished since it wont rust, Or at the most a coat of rattle can paint job for a few bucks more.
I could be wrong here, But i think id like steel arms replace the wood as it would be much more durable and yet not add much more weight.
I had my mom one her first shot at a brand new target holder i paid $20 for that was plastic and it broke right in half at the base. I used that thing all last summer and didn't mind taping it together every time since it was my 64 year old mom who is on oxygen and a walker and shot it with her 9mm, Memories
She got mad respect at the range that day!

Im cheaper than you Grog, I use those "House for sale" signs that people steal. Ive been waiting on one as i personally wont do that and someone left one behind at the outdoor range today and the RO said its all mine if i wanted it. SCORE!

That's a nice looking stand, and no doubt priced right. However, I too have always made mine out of PVC. My reason for doing so is that PVC is cheap, you can make any size in a few minutes, takes apart for easy transport. And, the number one reason for me anyway...If I made a frame out of anything expensive, or if I had bought a new one, no matter how small the material was, I am guaranteed to hit the frame sooner or later. Sounds facetious, but for me it's true.

Looks to be well thought out and made,
The only change I would make would be to turn the metal box tubing so that the edge is toward the shooter instead of perpendicular to deflect stray rounds.

At the range I shoot at they have 1/4 inch angle iron welded in front of the hangers to deflect rounds that would otherwise constantly destroy the target hanger clips.



As far as cheap plentiful targets,
The day after any local election the City I work for has dumpsters at our maintenance facility full to overflowing with disposable wire lawn signs headed for the landfill.
They love it when people recycle them as target holders.

Wow, thanks for the feedback! I'll let'em know. We've been testing it with my 15-22. I almost wonder if that is the only reason they included me in the testing!

small concern...the base seems fairly narrow. what stops this target from blowing over on a windy range?

We did wonder if this would be a problem. He uses a couple of plastic tent stakes to make doublely sure it would stay in place, but it hasn't been a problem so far. Seems like we just didn't bother shooting when it was to windy. (fair weather pluckers!). Thanks for the feedback.

BTW, I've always been a hillside shooter, needing the dirt movement to zero in and never been good at targets. I'm getting educated on how to use binoculars to see without needing to run up and check the targer. Now if I can just figure out this "shooting with both eyes open/red dot thing"...

my suggestion would be to drill holes into the base and include some metal tent stakes to secure it to the ground. i picked up 4 stakes for $5 this week. include them and it would be beneficial.

both eyes open shooting. i'm new to it too but i'm really getting used to it now. really only works for me on low power but it's worth it. now if i can get used to it with the shotgun i'll be pulling doubles all day. practice practice practice.