A friend has a membership to a high-volume private 200 yard rifle range. It is a supervised slow fire range that is access controlled and only open when a range officer is present. No 50s are allowed. Last year all the steel targets were removed due to fear of bouncing rounds off the range.
He and I brainstormed a bit and came up with a target stand that angled the plate down and used the plate to protect the stand itself.
To help it live longer than most stands, we made it articulating and gravity powered. It is easy to repair in the field and the repair will actually improve the endurance, buying much more time to play with it.
The best part is that it was built with scrap metal I had laying around.
Have you guys tried anything like this? If so, how did it work in the long run?
This one is more of a proof of concept. The range has asked us to make more so we'll incorporate some improvements in the next one.
Here's a quick and dirty video I threw together showing how it is built and some of the initial testing video.
He and I brainstormed a bit and came up with a target stand that angled the plate down and used the plate to protect the stand itself.
To help it live longer than most stands, we made it articulating and gravity powered. It is easy to repair in the field and the repair will actually improve the endurance, buying much more time to play with it.
The best part is that it was built with scrap metal I had laying around.
Have you guys tried anything like this? If so, how did it work in the long run?
This one is more of a proof of concept. The range has asked us to make more so we'll incorporate some improvements in the next one.
Here's a quick and dirty video I threw together showing how it is built and some of the initial testing video.