What Is Your Favorite Target For 22LR?

[RedNeck Jim]

Curious what you like best to shoot at... be it paper, steel or otherwise? I am adding targets to my home range & am looking for something different. I do have a paper target holder, so I am also interested in your favorite paper targets.

I personally prefer reactive steel targets, especially ones that don't require a manual reset. Yes, I am lazy. However, I currently have a plate rack that requires me to pull a cable to reset & that isn't so bad.

Right now, a moving target interests me greatly & the Whirley-Gig seems interesting. Trouble with it is all the time required to reset.

So I'll start it off. My favorite target is something we made that mimics the Action Target Bullseye. It provides instant feedback on dead center hits as well as misses further away from center.

 

[OKFC05]

12 ga shotgun hulls. Red team, green team. If I knock yours down first, I win; vice versa.
Too easy? Back up and try it again.

I like some precision challenge with my .22, not seeing how fast I can shoot a big easy target.

 

[Majorlk]

Anything reactive except glass. Paper is for sighting in and formal bullseye competition.

 

[RedNeck Jim]

Anything reactive except glass. Paper is for sighting in and formal bullseye competition.

Any specific reactive target you like best?

Also, I might add that I shoot my bolt action (CZ 455) as well as my pistols (Buck Marks) on this range. I agree paper is only good for sighting in the 15-22, however I enjoy it more for the bolt action. That gun is so accurate, shooting steel is not much of a challenge.

With the 15-22 & pistols, I train for self defense, where anything within 3-4 inches is just fine. Steel is perfect for that. With the CZ, I train more for a hunting scenario ( I don't currently hunt anymore), where accuracy is critical.

 

[RedNeck Jim]

12 ga shotgun hulls. Red team, green team. If I knock yours down first, I win; vice versa.
Too easy? Back up and try it again.

I like that however it does require a reset. What do you set them on?

 

[jonesy814]

I like a steel plate at 40 yards and out. That's usually too far out to see holes in paper, but you can definitely hear the ping when steel is hit. 3/16 in thick mild steel is all you need for 22's

 

[DelFuego]

I like reactive targets. But, I usually only shoot at paper targets. I would love to make a dueling tree. I am just not sure how I would get it to the range with my Jeep.

 

[Federalis]

Squirrels......

 

[Iggy]

I use a 6" Model 17 on pasture poodles.

 

[RedNeck Jim]

I would love to make a dueling tree. I am just not sure how I would get it to the range with my Jeep.

I have the Action Target dueling tree, and while not lightweight, I can easily throw it in the back of my pickup. Their stuff is 1st class!

 

[Eames]

Too funny. My Action Target arrives tomorrow. I purchased one of the Rimfire Tactical Hostage units


http://store.actiontarget.com/rimfire-steel-targets/rimfire-tactical-hostage.html

 

[Mike McLellan]

They're just tin cans on the riverbank, but they bounce and spin around, making them a lot more fun than paper.

 

[RedNeck Jim]

Too funny. My Action Target arrives tomorrow.

I ordered the PT Tactical Torso last week.

 

[RedNeck Jim]

They're just tin cans on the riverbank, but they bounce and spin around, making them a lot more fun than paper.

What a great idea! I will have to set one up myself. THANKS!

You using wood dowels? I think I'll use rebar since mine is a permanent setup.

My concern is, does the 22 punch cleanly thru or does it leave metal shards? Shards would be a no go for me.

 

[Majorlk]

Any specific reactive target you like best?

Also, I might add that I shoot my bolt action (CZ 455) as well as my pistols (Buck Marks) on this range. I agree paper is only good for sighting in the 15-22, however I enjoy it more for the bolt action. That gun is so accurate, shooting steel is not much of a challenge.

With the 15-22 & pistols, I train for self defense, where anything within 3-4 inches is just fine. Steel is perfect for that. With the CZ, I train more for a hunting scenario ( I don't currently hunt anymore), where accuracy is critical.

Jim, I have an old gong that I use. I just bought another one from the fellow that made your targets. I like gongs, tin cans, blocks of wood, bars of soap, potatoes,fruit ... That sort of thing. One thing to try, if you are brave, is to take four soda cans and put them one on top of the other. Shoot the bottom one and then (try to) hit the rest before they hit the ground. I used to be able to do it 30 years ago, not so much now.

BTW, no shards on the tin cans, but you can get the sides of the can peeled back nicely.

 

[Jeffro57]

I have the Action Target dueling tree, and while not lightweight, I can easily throw it in the back of my pickup. Their stuff is 1st class!

+1 on the Action Target dueling tree. It's 35lbs., and a bit of a hassle lugging downrange, but BY FAR my favorite range target.

 

[TheMaineEvent]

I sometimes use balloons or ketchup packets stapled to a piece of cardboard. I don't blow the balloons up very big at all to make it more challenging, but having someone call out a color to hit makes it even more fun.

 

[shield]

What a great idea! I will have to set one up myself. THANKS!

You using wood dowels? I think I'll use rebar since mine is a permanent setup.

My concern is, does the 22 punch cleanly thru or does it leave metal shards? Shards would be a no go for me.

I attached pop cans with wire so they swung below my paper target stand in a row. No shards.

 

[F224]

Head shots...

 

[Rpg]

I've always thought of 22's as precision instruments, so I shoot more paper than anything.

In the world of reactive targets, I've mostly used improvised things: shotgun hulls, shards of clay pigeons.

For introducing people to shooting, clay pigeons or small metal gongs or 'chickens'