Target Stands

[GunLvrNLearner]

When i go to Wildlife Management Areas i usually just carry cardboard boxes ad use a staple gun to attach my silohouttes(sp) but you can always find a level spot or it gets blown over,so i am tired of it

Where online can i get a decent but rather inexpensive target stand idea for attaching paper targets to?

I see a lot of people using campaign signs and real estate signs but i am not stealing signs or anything for that matter


Thanks

 

[GunLvrNLearner]

If a link could be provided also that would be greatly appreciated..Thanks

 

[rcmodel]

Try using Goggle:

I did it for you and got about 4 gazillion hits.

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/st...uctId=600184&qs=5686472-Google_Product_Submit

http://www.tuffsteel.com/

http://www.firearmstactical.com/briefs29.htm

http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/jmts.html

http://www.odcmp.com/coaching/target_stand_plans.htm

 

[GunLvrNLearner]

I greatly appreciate that, I have googled but i asked here because all of you are very savy and was planning to get one that highroad members can vouch for

 

[Furncliff]

I like this one:

Base is heavy enough. Top would be easy and cheap to replace. The unit breaks down to store or go in a vehicle.




I have to admit I horde big cardboard boxes.





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[possum]

i made target stands just like the ones furncliff posted a pic of, i made mine out of wood though. 2x4 base and 1x2 "uprights" that you attach the targets too, all the rounds go between the 1x2's and the 2x4 base stabilizes the whole thing. i make the center of the base 2' long, and the lesg 3' long ea, but you can adjust/change that to meet your needs.

 

[rondog]

Why don't you just call a few local Real Estate places and ask if they've got any beater signs you can have? Same with campaign offices, they'll be having lots of them pretty soon.

FWIW - At my club we use frames made from 2x2's. Take two standard 2x2's 96" long, cut 21" off of each one, then nail/screw the short pieces to the long pieces so you have a 24" square frame at one end with two long legs. Those legs can then be screwed to a couple of 2x4's for feet. Then attach a 24"x24" piece of cardboard for a target baoard. That's a crude example.
Don't know if this link will work....

http://www.blgc.org/targetconstructionplans.html

I also bought this one from a guy, made from PVC pipe. It worked well, but the wind would whip it pretty bad, and when stray bullets hit the PVC it's pretty ugly.

 

[Mike J]

The Box of truth site had instructions on how to make some out of PVC & 1" x 2"s.

 

[mgkdrgn]

I see a lot of people using campaign signs and real estate signs but i am not stealing signs or anything for that matter

Wait a week. Then you won't be "stealing" campaign signs, you'll be picking up the trash.

 

[armoredman]

I had several made out of 2x4 and 1x1's but left them at the range one by one.
Getting some from Midway, but I like that base furncliff has, but Midway wants $65 for one...

 

[nicholst55]

The problem with PVC is that it shatters when struck by an errant bullet. I knock them together out of furring strips and 2X4s; that way one stray bullet won't leave you with no target stand.

If you're resourceful, you don't even have to buy the lumber - you can scrounge it from dumpsters.

 

[Hk Dan]

Take an 8' stud (2x4) and cut 2 pieces at 24" and 2 pieces at 18". Use the long ones for the sides of an "H" with the 2 18" pieces being the middle, spaced 3/4" apart. Once screwed together, use 1x2 uprights to staple your target up, and the whole stand cost you less than $5.

It's heavy enough not to blow over, and if you have high wind you can stack weight on it or drive a landscaping spike through the 3/4 gap to hold it down.

They work, they're rugged, and they're cheap.

Dan

 

[dtalley]

I made one that is a cross between Ferncliff's and Rondog's. The base is like Ferncliff's but made out of PVC. I use Surveyors stakes for the uprights (a bundle is not that much). if it is windy I will put a sandbag on the legs to keep it from blowing over.

 

[mainmech48]

There was a set of simple plans and specs for a portable, take-down target stand in "Guns" magazine a year or two back. I'll see if I can dig it up.

the base unit is designed to be constructed using standard Schedule 40 PVC plumbing components and uses cheap wooden furring strips as uprights for attaching the corrogated paper target backing material.

Each unit requires 1 (one) 8' length of pipe, 2 "T's", 2 90* elbows and 2 end caps.

It's a very practical and inexpensive DIY project. The basic design can be constructed to be either a solidly cemented unit or in "take-down" form for easier transportation and storage in a medium-small carry-on type bag.

The options for anchoring the units against wind movement are pretty much limited only by one's imagination. I use a cheap set of metal tent pegs and a couple of short bungee cords usually, but also have a couple of 2x4 sections set up so they can be secured with the same pegs for more extreme conditions.

 

[whisky19]

A couple of pics of my home made stand.






Just some 2x4's and 1x2's

 

[mgkdrgn]

I have some very simple stands I like ... but I can't for the life of me remember where they cam from.

Two separate steel rods, with a "split" at the top to hold a sheet of cardboard.

Stick 'em in the ground a few feet apart, stick the cardboard in the slot, and there ya go. Light, easy to transport, and I seem to recall they were fairly cheap.

 

[ramis]

Here's the link for the target stand from the box o' truth.

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I put one of these together and it works great. Small enough to fit in the trunk of a car and no pvc close the the target.

 

[rondog]

A couple of pics of my home made stand.






Just some 2x4's and 1x2's

I like that idea! I have the upright part down pat, but the base was my holdup. I like that base of yours.

 

[VegasOPM]

I have a dozen stands that look like Whiskey's. They are cheap and work well. Take some 5# weights or even rocks to hold them down.

 

[eagle45]

This is one of the links that rcmodel posted:
http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/jmts.html

I use these portable stands all the time. I pick up the cardboard bottoms from cases of pop cans or water bottles, trim the flaps off and they make great backing for targets.

The only drawback I have seen is if the ground is real hard or rocky, you'll have some difficulty getting the stand in the ground firmly. Other than that they work great, are fairly cheap and will take multiple hits from a .22 without breaking. Only takes a couple of center fire in one spot to do them in though.

 

[Drail]

Furring strips, a roll of duct tape and imagination.

 

[GunLvrNLearner]

Thanks greatly to everyone for all the helpful info

 

[lions]

Just take two electric fence posts, some clothes pins, and cardboard. You can set it up in a flash and it is even easier to take down and carry with you.

 

[iafirebuff]

I just made up a bunch of the 2x4 and 1x2 stands - I LOVE them - cheap, they are easily transported in a car and work great!