Paper Plates as Targets

[Kevin J.]

I have been using paper plates as targets for years because I am frugal but was always wanting an easy way to add a bullseye. I have used markers and tape in the past.

Today before going to the range I had an epiphany. Makes it easy to add a nice center dot and the black works good with my red dot optic.

 

[robvious]

I use black target pasters...

 

[coltle6920]

Do you have a printer?

Printable Targets - Print your own bullseye shooting targets

You don't have to print them in color.

In my house paper plates are considered fine china.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Cut the bottom out of a Solo cup........Hold it against the center of your plate. ....Spray paint inside the cup..........Instant dot......Any color you choose.

 

[mike4sigs]

Do you have a printer?

Printable Targets - Print your own bullseye shooting targets

You don't have to print them in color.

In my house paper plates are considered fine china.

thanks for the link

 

[coltle6920]

thanks for the link

You're welcome.

 

[coltle6920]

Here's another cheap idea...

Access Denied

They're those 1" stickers to cover up previous shots. $5.99/432pc in black or $4.99/360pc in red.

 

[llowry61]

I didn't even know there was anything for targets other than tin cans and paper plates till I was 18. It was my job to put the electrical tape for the bullseye. 2 stakes a string and clothespins rounded out the kit.

I like the dabber idea. I could steal my wife's Bingo dabber.

 

[Rudi]

I've been using them for years. Simple and cheap.

 

[glenwolde]

I used paper plates for a while. I'd staple them to the backer with a single staple in the bullseye. You knew when you hit it!

Now I print my own but they cost about 23₵ each. I use good paper and toner's not cheap when you're printing big solids.

 

[zeke]

Been using them for close in multiple target shooting, and the purpose doesn't require a center dot. Easy enough for other purposes as is putting a center dot on one. They are affordable and easily available.

 

[Erich]

Bingo marker

 

[WardenRoss]

I get the 100 pack of desert plates at the dollar store.

I keep them in my range bag for backup targets. I just take a case quarter and draw a circle in the center with a Sharpie.

They come in handy at the range when my shootin' partner says "Whatta ya mean we ain't got no targets? I thought YOU were bringing the targets!"


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[DWalt]

I get the 100 pack of desert plates at the dollar store.

I keep them in my range bag for backup targets. I just take a case quarter and draw a circle in the center with a Sharpie.

They come in handy at the range when my shootin' partner says "I thought YOU were bringing the targets!"


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Why not just use a sheet of plain white copy paper instead of a paper plate? Much cheaper.

 

[ColbyBruce]

I have been shooting at store brand versions of OREO, Ritz, and Saltines stuck with peanut butter to a white back found for years. The white background is usually $ store gift wrap paper. Some of the papers even have lines pre-printed for cutting which work well for sight adjustment.

 

[Kanewpadle]

Bingo marker

Jeez, Erich. It called a dauber!

 

[LoadedRound]

If you're using paper plates for targets.....

These are great target holders:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-48-in-Orange-Ground-Mount-Reflective-Rod-31474/304685319

Punch a hole toward the top and bottom of your plate.

 

[Kanewpadle]

I buy 6 inch paper plates at the dollar store when they're in stock.

I don't mark them. I figure I'm good if I hit the plate repeatedly.

 

[rwsmith]

8" paper plates are good targets.....

... for self defense training. Just about the size of the critical center of mass.

I bought a box of colored dots from the office supply store. They are good for pasting up holes and marking bullseyes. (I have more difficulty seeing bullseyes the farther out I go and having a little contrast is the key)

 

[coltle6920]

I have been shooting at store brand versions of OREO, Ritz, and Saltines stuck with peanut butter to a white back found for years.

I see what you're doing there. Get some target practice in and maybe even a squirrel for dinner?

 

[SweetMK]

Get one of these,, don't stop until they are gone,,
you either come home with no bullets, or no teeth,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Mike0251]

I too use paper plates with BC shoot n c stick on bullseyes. I buy them 240 per pack from Amz. They are the 3 inch variety.

 

[Maddog 521]

Old decks of playing cards work great also.

 

[Farmer17]

There's nothing magical about a round Bullseye when practicing for hunting or self-defense. The sheet of copy paper works great and you can also print about any kind of target or animal form you want. I would think about every house would have a computer and a printer nowadays and I see printers on sale at Walmart for $40 that work great and I use one for a back up. I have an HP laser printer I use for my construction business and it's over 10 years old and has made thousands and thousands of copies and I only have to change the ink cartridges every couple years.

 

[tops]

"case quarter" not heard that in years. Larry

 

[mtgianni]

I remember a couple of decades ago Handloader tested and found that iron sights worked best on a medium blue background over black. They included a sample in the magazine. They worked great.

 

[crows]

I have been shooting at store brand versions of OREO, Ritz, and Saltines stuck with peanut butter to a white back found for years. The white background is usually $ store gift wrap paper. Some of the papers even have lines pre-printed for cutting which work well for sight adjustment.

Wow, that takes me back to the '70s, reading in Guns &Ammo were some of my favorite writers would talk about plinking with .22LRs using Neco wafers for targets.
On the topic of target material, I am terminally cheap. I raid the trash cans for cardboard silhouettes that only have a few holes in them. Tape some holes up, pull out some staples, and your in business. It never ceases to amaze me how many people will only put a dozen or so holes in these targets and then throw them away.

 

[SAFireman]

Yeah, dot or not, they all work out pretty well in the end.

 

[Erich]

Old decks of playing cards work great also.

I use my old business cards as points of aim all the time.

 

[Rule3]

Do you have a printer?

Printable Targets - Print your own bullseye shooting targets

You don't have to print them in color.

In my house paper plates are considered fine china.

That's only good if you can print them at work. Ink and paper at home are expensive. I use to take what target I liked and photocopy it at work.
It's OK, we wasted more paper then you would believe!