We were using something very similar today at the Possum Hollow (PA) CMP Sporter shoot this morning. The upright, however, was seperate from the feet. There was an additional cross beam to connect the legs (near the ground connecting at the middle of the legs) and were also larger in diameter than the upright tubes. The upright just slid into the larger leg tubes. This allowed the stand to be broken down into two flat pieces. Sandbags were needed today also, just one on one of the legs for winds below 15 mph.
PVC target stand
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Looks good. I built one myself from scraps and random pieces left over from putting up a tomato garden (long story). Worked great, until I hit one of the verticals with a .45. Shattered the top, and dropped the target on the ground.
Being irritated, I popped off a couple more rounds at it (thinking, of course, that I wouldn't hit it again). Aaaand, naturally, I neatly sectioned it into four or five pieces, bam-bam-bam-bam.
Impressed the heck out of the other dudes at the range, but each shot left me thinking, "well, crap, now I've got to replace even more" (I did not, however, stop--I was on a roll, after all).
I do like PVC for stands, though, since it can be popped together and taken apart pretty easily.
Being irritated, I popped off a couple more rounds at it (thinking, of course, that I wouldn't hit it again). Aaaand, naturally, I neatly sectioned it into four or five pieces, bam-bam-bam-bam.
Impressed the heck out of the other dudes at the range, but each shot left me thinking, "well, crap, now I've got to replace even more" (I did not, however, stop--I was on a roll, after all).
I do like PVC for stands, though, since it can be popped together and taken apart pretty easily.
Bazooka Joe71
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Excellent idea.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
GlowinPontiac
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A friend of mine built one out of some 2x4's and some particleboard from an entertainment center i got rid of. it held uprather r under rather heavy .45 and .22 fire well until his not so courteous girlfriends brother shot it with 12ga buckshot and shattered the top beam and most of the particleboard backing....
stevelyn
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I built a couple like Cannonball888 has. I used the plans in an issue of American Handgunner written by Jim Gardner.
One that I use: I pounded two metal fence posts and strung wire between them.
I drill a hole in the edges of clay pigeons and hang them with paperclips.
Not as dramatic as one would hope, but hey at least something gets busted up with the shot.
I drill a hole in the edges of clay pigeons and hang them with paperclips.
Not as dramatic as one would hope, but hey at least something gets busted up with the shot.
FortyCalGlock
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I think EMT conduit would work far better. It will break down like PVC but doesn't shatter. Next time you're at Lowes or Home Depot, go to electrical and check it out. Plus no glue, screw type fittings available, and if you're a fancy man, you can get a bender and make all sorts of designs.
unrealtrip
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On the topic of targets to hang on the stand: I can't remember who posted it, but someone had a picture of one of their targets and it was brilliant. They had glued paintballs to cardboard and hung it up on their stand.
A nice small target to aim for and you'll get a pretty nice reaction when you tag it. Also doesn't hurt if you already play paintball because you've probably got a ton of them laying around already.
A nice small target to aim for and you'll get a pretty nice reaction when you tag it. Also doesn't hurt if you already play paintball because you've probably got a ton of them laying around already.
Do you honestly think there is no way that if hit at a certain angle, fragments could go in directions other than directly backwards?
If so, well... I suppose I disagree. I can certainly see pieces going in all sorts of directions. In my post I already mentioned that you shouldn't have people behind the target anyways.
Vern Humphrey
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I know personally of one case where a man stading behind the firing line at a machinegun range was hit in the neck by a fragment of bullet jacket that came almost straight back. Not a fatal, or even a serious wound -- but one that would remind you to wear your helmit and safety glasses.
unrealtrip
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cannonball88 said:
You make it seem like making a single cut through a stick of PVC with an electric saw is a great deal of work. As I mentioned, my main issue with the wood design is the fact that you've got to have 5 foot long sticks in your car. I have a Jeep wrangler and I don't have that much space, esp when I'm camping.
There is zero work involved with assembling PVC, if you've never worked with it, the stuff is like tinker toys, you just stick it together. So assuming I mangle a piece or two, I just snap in one of the precut spares I can carry with me assuming I don't feel like just taping it up.
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