Posted: 2/23/2005 5:31:06 PM EDT
This target stand was built on 22 February 2005, in a matter of a few hours. It was designed to hold both steel swinging targets for pistol and rifle, as well as provide a platform to attach paper targets. The following components were used:
The target stands at 4 feet tall and is 2 feet 1.5 inches wide. Due to the hollow tube construction, it's very light, but it handles the very heavy rifle target with no problem. My friend and I cut, welded, drilled, and ground the stand and swinging steel targets in a simple metal shop, and then painted it for rust protection and target visibility. Rifle Target  This swinging steel rifle target weighs about 60 lbs and is designed to be used at 100m or greater. It should be useable for a long time. Pistol Target  These two swinging steel pistol targets are lightweight and are designed to be used at 25m. They're light enough to be easily moved by most medium and large pistol bullets. Paper Holder  These removeable wood boards are used to staple paper targets in place. They can be used to hold various sizes of paper targets. |
Pretty nice, what steel did you use for the targets? I used one that a friend built out of abrasion resistant steel, no pitting with most pistol calibers. I have several mild steel targets and they do pit a bit with most calibers. Easy to replace the parts that wear out in your design, but be warned that you will end up punching a hole thru them sooner or later .
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Not sure on the steel for the targets. We picked that up from a friend of ours that wasn't using it. He didn't tell us the type. The rifle target is 2" thick, should hold up for a while. Won't be a problem replacing the pistol targets if we destroy them, though the huge chunk of steel for the rifle will be interesting to replace. It's heavy as shit too. We full expect to eventually punch a hole in the stand at some point. Luckily, the guy I built it with is a certified welder  Going to take it out Friday and test it. I'll post a range report for you guys. |