Posted: 4/27/2015 2:49:53 PM EDT
| I am looking for some shot gun training target ideas. My local gun club doesn't allow clay pigeons on the range unless I had an easy way to clean them up. Is there any alternative targets that are fun to shoot with shotgun loaded with bird shot? |
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Originally Posted By eric1231:
Did you make the steel knock down targets? MGM Targets makes the best of them. They are my sponsor too. So you can use discount code JTMGM10 to save 10% off your first order. MGM Targets |
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Originally Posted By eric1231:
What size steel knock down targets 4" circle ? Similar size to a clay pigeon or should I get several different sizes and shapes? I have some of every shape I have seen at major matches. That way you can practice the targets that the match you plan to shoot uses. |
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Originally Posted By eric1231:
What size steel knock down targets n 4" circle ? Similar size to a clay pigeon or should I get several different sizes and shapes? Your usual clay bird is 4 and 3/8ths inches across. I was working on a project a few years ago where I had some A36 plasma CAM'ed. The back piece was a half circle shape. The front piece was a half doughnut shape. There was a filler piece welded in the middle, so a clay bird fit perfectly between the front and back pieces. Then I had some 1/4" thick AR500 CAM'ed into 4.375" diameter circles. I figured I would paint them orange, and then slide them in between those two halves. I reckoned if I ever got to practicing shotgun, I wouldn't have to replace the clay birds after every run. That was about as far as I got. Life got in the way. I was also fiddling around with torsion springs that would allow a 6X6 plate 3/8ths thick to fall backward when hit, and then stand back up. More time shooting, less time resetting. Again, life got in the way. I do like tooth and nail's target |
