TARGET STANDS

[OLDNAVYMCPO]

The other day on the thread about indoor ranges, I bragged on my outdoor range at Ft Bliss. One of the only problems with that facility is the target stands. For one, there is never enough, they are scattered all over, and they're heavy. They are made of mild steel with 2x2 wood uprights. For no logical reason, people shoot the 2x2's in half with shotguns, and shoot the steel braces with 5.56 and 7.62 just to see if the bullets will penetrate. This leaves the uprights unusable and the base covered in ragged holes with sharp edges. It is a real pain to drag the stands around and I invariably cut my hands. Blood and blued guns don't go well together.

The wife has been after me for months to build a light weight target stand. I built two using 1 inch pvc and 4 foot long 1 inch dowels. Cost about $40.00 for both. Sure saves wear and tear on the old body. I know this isn't original but it works. On windy days I'll use sand bags on the base.

The wife is happy. Her and her Ruger New Vaquero.

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

Nice stand, beautiful smile on the lady. She knows she shot well.

Blessings,

Leon

 

[Doug627]

See "My Very First Membership Rant" by KKECK5 about our education system. This is why people tear things up. Especially, if it is not theirs.

 

[Grayfox]

That'll work!

 

[shell627]

Looks great.But you sure do get a lot of windy days at that range.

 

[DWalt]

After elections I pick up the various "Vote For Me" signs with the wire structures that push into the ground, especially those with the larger boards (like plastic corrugated cardboard). Noticed at the last election (two weeks ago) that many politicians were using the larger boards, about 16" x 26", and I have several dozen of them. They last a long time if you position the wire thingies strategically so you don't shoot them.

 

[vonn]

Glad to see she shoots single action cowboy guns!

 

[TX-Dennis]

Nice work. I'm lucky in that my club has nice target stands. Ours are wood framed and set into PVC pipes that are sunk into the ground. This makes them easy to replace when needed. Fortunately I don't see evidence of a lot of folks shooting the wood frames.

A cousin who shoots in a caliche pit asked me about making a target stand. I suggested using PVC so it would be easy to transport. He liked that idea, but I don't know if he ever built any. Next time I see him I'll have to ask.

 

[D Brown]

Favorite Target Stands

These are my favorite Target Stands. They don't take up much space, and I usually carry three of them in the back of my Jeep and plenty of furring strips and targets, so I'm always good to go.
Single Upright Target Stand - Desert Sand

 

[Ray1970]

These are my favorite Target Stands. They don't take up much space, and I usually carry three of them in the back of my Jeep and plenty of furring strips and targets, so I'm always good to go.
Single Upright Target Stand - Desert Sand

I use similar stands that I built myself. I have about $7 tied up in each of them. My primary mode of transportation is a full sized truck so hauling ten of them and a bunch of firing strips is no big deal.

 

[coltle6920]

The other day on the thread about indoor ranges, I bragged on my outdoor range at Ft Bliss. One of the only problems with that facility is the target stands. For one, there is never enough, they are scattered all over, and they're heavy. They are made of mild steel with 2x2 wood uprights. For no logical reason, people shoot the 2x2's in half with shotguns, and shoot the steel braces with 5.56 and 7.62 just to see if the bullets will penetrate. This leaves the uprights unusable and the base covered in ragged holes with sharp edges. It is a real pain to drag the stands around and I invariably cut my hands. Blood and blued guns don't go well together.

Worse part about it is that you're only accounting for shots that actually hit something.Who knows where the rest of the shots went?

I'll stick to shooting on my friends property where I know everyone is responsible.

 

[OLDSTER]

targets

After elections I pick up the various "Vote For Me" signs with the wire structures that push into the ground, especially those with the larger boards (like plastic corrugated cardboard). Noticed at the last election (two weeks ago) that many politicians were using the larger boards, about 16" x 26", and I have several dozen of them. They last a long time if you position the wire thingies strategically so you don't shoot them.

Right on !! I always have a nice supply of politician wannabe "target stands". Free for the taking

 

[cmort666]

PVC pipe is great stuff. I make a lot of photographic equipment with it, from tabletop flash stands to a tabletop stand for my ASUS tablet that I use to control my camera.

 

[2ffat]

I tried that once. It didn't last long. One misplaced shot and the PVC blew to pieces.

 

[raljr1]

Nice thing is you can carry a spare length of pvc and a coupler and if you hit an upright it only takes a couple minutes to fix it....

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[Ballistic147]

I built a large target stand for my personal range. Don't remember the exact dimensions but it will hold 4 B27 with a foot or so on each end to spare. So far even the wildest shots haven't hit the PVC. I used several eye bolts on the uprights on each side at different heights to accommodate the different size targets we use. We attach the targets to rope that runs across the stand and are held to the eye bolts with those clips like are on a dog leash. This makes it easy to adjust for different target sizes. I think I have about $20 in it. Since our range is out in the woods I painted the white PVC camouflage so it is barely noticeable.

 

[rwsmith]

I finally got it perfected...

I make the base out of 1 1/2" PVC pipe and the two uprights stick right in the pipes. I have the 1/4 fiberboard on with wing nuts. If I shoot one up...screw on another one.

I had made the whole thing out of PVC like tinkertoys, but some people were better at hitting the pipes than the target. I got them home and was able to salvage a couple of feet of pipe. Almost completely shot up.

 

[rwsmith]

It's remarkable....

I tried that once. It didn't last long. One misplaced shot and the PVC blew to pieces.

PVC is really tough and flexible. A real miracle plastic after steel pipe. But it is remarkable how when it breaks, it explodes.

That reminds me, I bought some Lexan sheets to repair my garage windows. It's the stuff that's supposed to save money because it's highly vandal resistant. It costs a pretty penny. I got it home and started sawing on it and the whole sheet just shattered. I was perturbed and disappointed. I was looking at circular saw blades just last night and saw that there's a special blade for plexiglass. I wonder if that had anything to do with my failure??