[Nathaniel Firethorn]

Hi, all,

Where can I get a nice, lightweight staple tacker, suitable for stapling targets onto cardboard backers?

I'd like the kind that fires standard office-type staples.

Thanx,
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[Mal H]

I was also on a search for a good stapler about a year ago to replace one that finally bit the dust. I finally found a good one called "Easyshot" at, of all places, Staples. I imagine you can find one or the equivalent at any office supply store such as Office Max/Depot.

[Lochaber]

HD and Lowes carry these translucent, colored staplers which remind me of i-macs. I have one and it works pretty well. It uses light duty staples and I think can use standard ones as well.

Works for me, YMMV

Loch

[noklue3]

Try duct tape....

Art

[AJ Dual]

All my indoor range activity uses hangers, no cardboard so no need for a stapler.

My problem comes with outdoor plywood backer boards. They usually have enough flex or wobble that it's hard to push hard enough with a heavy hand stapler to still get them in. Add to that being partially shot apart, full of old staples etc, only adds to the frustration. :mad:

Were I not broke, or obviously more interested in spending the money on another gun or ammo, I think I'd be sorely tempted to invest in a Paslode impulse stapler so I could affix targets with a bit more "authori-tahy"...

I'm pretty happy with my cordless Paslode finish nailer, so I'm sure the stapler would get the job done. NiCd batteries and Butane fuel gives me a case of the "Tim Allen grunts" every time. :D The looks I'd get on the range would be pricless too.

http://www.paslode.com/products/tool_catalog/popup/images/popup_prod_im200-s16.jpg

[cool45auto]

My shooting box is half full of clothes pins others have left at the range.:o

[Kharn]

I use one of the Craftsman EasyFire Forward Action staplers, it puts the web of your hand right behind the bore (or what passes for one), so its a lot easier to staple a target to flimsy cardboard with it than a traditional staple gun. It cost me like $10 at Sears, but uses non-standard (smaller than office-sized) staples, which are available but you have to be careful when purchasing.

Kharn

[Nathaniel Firethorn]

The "Easyshot" looks nice, but I think it might have been discontinued.

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[Nathaniel Firethorn]

http://www.wackypackages.org/stickers/12th_series/stingline_small_smaller_images.jpg

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[hksw]

Early on, I had used a simple stapler to post targets. A Swingline 747, IIRC. Found that the scrawny little office staples had a hard time going into some of the harder surfaces like some particle board and rubber tires. Plus, the thinness of the staples would, on occassion, rip right through the paper on a windy day.

I had moved up a little with a Stanley Pro Sharp Shooter TR200.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NMV4.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

It uses regular Arrow staples up to 14mm and Brad nails up to 15mm. The Arrow staples are much more substantial and hold on much much better. The TR200 is a bit more than necessary for shooting purposes but any staple gun, IMO, that take the Arrow staples would do.

[Penman]

I have an old Arrow T50 that is big, heavy, and does the job. I use the Ceiling tile staples, whic are pointed, so they penetrate the wood backing well, and have an adhesive on them, so they hold well in cardboard.

[Mk VII]

I agree about the Arrow - they keep on working unlike the plastic ones that soon break. Some of the other metal ones out there feel like they were made for King Kong's wrist muscles.

[Pappy John]

yep....Arrow JT21....light duty, cheap, and dependable...did I mention cheap?

[JohnBT]

I'd like to find a light stapler that works as well as the old Heavy Duty Sears model I've used for 15 years or so - it slams long staples into the wood. It'll likely tack a target up from a foot away if the wind isn't blowing and put your eye out at 6 or 8 feet if you're not careful. This is the stapler that everyone has borrowed for years to do their screen porches and doors because it puts long staples deeply into the wood each and every time with no hammering or pulling and redoing.

John

[Detritus]

i personally use a Black and Decker "Powershot" which is basicly the same thing as the Craftsman Easyfire. ie the lever is made so that it's easier to use AND puts most of the force and weight you place on teh stapler OVER the actual staple making it MUCH easier to get a good "hit" withe h staple adm make it go in. Mine uses the standard Arrow T50 type staple, i personally get the chisel-point version b/c they're easier to drive into wood if need be, adn the T50 size is large enough guage to not just rip through the paper pof the target.
might have to think about the ceiling tile staples penman mentions.