Funner paper targets?

[jmorris]

At an outdoor range, I've used plastic water bottles, partially filled. And, I've chased around golf balls, and the bouncing type targets too.

I have shot many golf balls. I do use little water bottles with thermal scopes, in the dark, makes it easy to see the aim point.

 

[troy fairweather]

Pizza boxes sometimes have nice things to shoot at, make a nice portable target stand to.

 

[mstreddy]

https://www.targets.ws/game-targets.htm
has a bunch of printable targets available for free. Note, the page has a lot of ad code embedded -- so skip them and only click on the gif or pdf file download buttons.

 

[DustyGmt]

I take fiberglass garden stakes, tarp clamps and what I'll do is take a a bunch of cardboard sheets and litterally cut them into man size silhouettes that are my human outline, cut out 10+ of these cutouts and use the garden rods to poke into the ground (one on each side of silhouettes, clamps to hold the cardboard in place) and then stage multiple "people" at varying distance and proximity to each other.

I think it's good training but also fun. Great way to measure speed and precision. Training for engaging in a populated area, hostage shot or having to shoot in close proximity to a loved one, etc...... give it a try sometime.

I usually stock up on pallet sized cardboard for upper body halves and when I get large long pieces I will trace a full body silhouette. I can snap out 10 or more of the targets real quick with a utility knife.....

 

[kidneyboy]

One thing I keep handy is neon paper hole punch reinforcements.

Less that $2 for over 900 targets.

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These are great 22lr targets with handguns and rifles.
I also use pasters from shoot and see targets.

 

[Demi-human]

@Mars5l.

Take a stiff paper board or card board and spray it bright yellow, or red, or your favorite color.

Wrap Saran Wrap, or that new Press n’ Seal works well, over the dried target board.

Spray this with flat black paint.

Print out what ever you want to relieve your stress upon.

Attach your target.
A cutout of thicker paper can be laid right on the paint to glue it to the board, provided the black paint won’t bleed through and ruin the picture of the Ex, um, target.

Nice! You’ve just made your own Shoot and See targets!

When the bullet strike the plastic wrap the paint will flake off revealing a bright yellow, or whatever color you painted first, corona around the hole.

Not difficult, but not something to just whip up on a whim.

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Also, Day-Dots.
In the food service supplies there are one inch, colored circles to date food with. Prepped food gets the determined color expiration day-dot or the date written on it.

They come in all the neon bright colors, with an adhesive that works on condensated and plastic containers, and in freezing environments.

Thousands to the roll.

I procured mine from a restaurant’s Maître d’.
She was beautiful and amazing.

Perhaps there is a Grainger book for restaurants?

 

[kidneyboy]

@Mars5l.
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Also, Day-Dots.
In the food service supplies there are one inch, colored circles to date food with. Prepped food gets the determined color expiration day-dot or the date written on it.

They come in all the neon bright colors, with an adhesive that works on condensated and plastic containers, and in freezing environments.

Thousands to the roll.

I procured mine from a restaurant’s Maître d’.
She was beautiful and amazing.

Perhaps there is a Grainger book for restaurants?

Search for "restaurant supplies near me".
This china flu nonsense has allowed restaurant suppliers to sell to the public.

 

[hso]

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/no...able-day-of-the-week-label-roll/322U517B.html

 

[hso]

Cookies, crackers, hard candies, mints, eggs, playing cards, business cards, scrap wood, clays, pasters, paint balls



https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Reactive-Targets-From-Mostly-Recycled-Material/

https://www.choicepaintballguns.com/valken-fate-50-caliber-paintballs

 

[Howland937]

Figure out whatever background allows your eyes to see holes best, then stick thumbtacks into that color of cardboard. Arrange them in rows of specific colors, or get creative and make a mosaic. Don't walk to check your target bare-foot though.

 

[jmorris]

^ I can’t say I have never done that but next time I want to put up another target I had no tacks.

Why I switched to the hole punch reinforcements and staples.

 

[Demi-human]

paint balls

Ha! That is an excellent idea for my offspring!
They love paint! Time for some kinetic art!

The dots I had were just green.

 

[buck460XVR]

A shepherds hook and bowling pins. No bowling pins, short lengths of 2X4s /4X4s, Small screw-in eyebolts and a short piece of rope or bungee cord. Either takes a ton of shots with a .22 and never need replacing and every shot gets a reaction. Fun to get it swinging and then shoot it while it's moving.

 

[jmorris]

I thought of this one, no telling how many hours I have spent shooting at this paper target holder in my life.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Does it have to be paper?

 

[MI2600]

With all this ingenuity, why don't they have bullseyes that move to wherever you happen to hit?

 

[nofendertom]

I drew up a bunch of blue "Smurf" targets---was shooting at them one Saturday morning when a couple of fathers with their kids (about 10 or 12 yrs old) saw this they started
crying and yelling "Daddy he's shooting the Smurfs!" I quickly took them down and put up some bullseye ones. I got a lot of dirty looks that day.

 

[chicharrones]

I thought of this one, no telling how many hours I have spent shooting at this paper target holder in my life.
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I've never seen one like that. Looks like all pellets bounce back except for when you hit the 9 or 10 ring.

 

[Demi-human]

I've never seen one like that. Looks like all pellets bounce back except for when you hit the 9 or 10 ring.

That’s called “Negative Reinforcement”. Don’t miss and you won’t take one to the forehead.

I got a lot of reinforcement as a kid...

 

[rabid wombat]

Charcoal briquets....

 

[roval]

plain charcoal. makes a nice puff when you hit it and smaller and smaller pieces make it more challenging.

 

[Scrod314]

My daughters' enjoyed shooting the eye out of this guy. Not bad for being the second time in their lives that they shot a firearm. They are 13 and 14 years old. They did this with an SR-22 rifle with a TRS-25 red dot sight at 25 yards.

 

[jmorris]

I've never seen one like that. Looks like all pellets bounce back except for when you hit the 9 or 10 ring.

They just go flat, wouldn’t want to use if for BB’s though.