freeETarget

jshank · May 3, 2023

Has anyone built the freeETarget (Open Source Electronic Target)?
It appears to be sold as a kit or you can purchase individual parts.
I would like something for my basement 10m indoor pistol range.

SDstephan · May 3, 2023

had to look, and it seems pretty neat : link to FreETarget

jshank · May 3, 2023

Looks like it would be a fun project.
The other option I was considering was to place a baby monitor camera very close to the target with a link to my cell phone. This would allow me to see each shot live.

.20calguy · May 3, 2023

jshank said:
Has anyone built the freeETarget (Open Source Electronic Target)?
It appears to be sold as a kit or you can purchase individual parts.
I would like something for my basement 10m indoor pistol range.

I'm not sure about what you're trying to accomplish, but I set up a 10 meter indoor pistol range in the early eighties. I had a camera for the targets that was on a thirty foot ambilical cord to the Sony Betamax. Lol. The Betamax had a small TV for the shooter. I also had lighting that shined on the targets on a three way toggle switch, for targets, off, and target backlight, that would light the shots up really nice.
So, the bottom line is I'm "cheap", but creative. Lol
I'm not shooting indoors any more, but when I want to monitor my shots I use my phone camera from the shooting position zoomed onthe target. That seems like it would work well for ten meters.
Please pardon me if I'm not understanding your planned layout.

jshank · May 3, 2023

I tried my phone camera. It has 10x magnification which is not enough to see 177 cal holes at 10 meters. That is why I thought a camera set very close to the target with the ability to wifi the picture to my phone may be a solution.

Camber314 · May 7, 2023

J,

I looked at that free eTarget, and may still try it sometime but I just ended up buying an indoor camera and setting it up so it views the target. I added a small light as well since I'm shooting without a scope in the 10m. If you use the app for the specific camera, you can zoom in on the bull you are shooting. There is a slight delay for the live feed to reach the iPhone, so I can set up, shoot, then as I'm resting the rifle I look at the phone screen and the shoot pops up like I just pulled the trigger. It's kind of cool!

The pics below are when I first set it up:

(BTW, I bought a cheap, lower res camera to start, it was crap, slow, grainy, ..., so just get the 5MP to start with).

Like this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z841XYD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1