Poor mans targets.
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At 25 or 30 or so yards just shoot a pellet into a clean piece of paper of any size and then use the pellet hole as the target.
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try putting peanut butter or jelly on paper and then shoot the flies off. Lot of fun. They just disappear. lol
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I have three stainless steel plates that were fixtures that I use as circle templates. I just lay them on a piece of scrap copy paper and trace circles. I like to use a pen or pencil rather than a Sharpie because it makes a finer line.
The holes sizes are 1/4”, 3/8” and 9/16”.
The holes sizes are 1/4”, 3/8” and 9/16”.
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Thousands on guns and you have to have targets Like that YOU have a printer copy and print this and net is full of targets like this
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I shot another favorite target today. It is a home made know your limits target. I bought two Y shaped pieces from Target Forge and some 3/4 conduit and some 1/4 steel rod and some washers varying from 3/4 to 2 inches in diameter. I bent the 1/4 rod around a piece of 3/4 black iron pipe (slightly bigger than conduit) and then welded washers to it. PVC tubing spaces the hanging targets apart. I doubled or tripled the washers to get them to a reasonable thickness. I welded a 5/16 nut to the rod for the 1/2 inch target and left the 1/4 rod bare for the 1/4 target. Now I have swinging targets from 2 inches to 1/4 inches varying by 1/4 inches. The big ones are easy, the small one is not so easy. I have 2 inch thick concrete pavers behind the target to catch misses.
It cost a few dollars to make but there is no maintenance other than renewing the paint on the washers every once in awhile. I learned on a prototype that I have to tack the washers together or they separate after repeated impacts.
It cost a few dollars to make but there is no maintenance other than renewing the paint on the washers every once in awhile. I learned on a prototype that I have to tack the washers together or they separate after repeated impacts.
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My yard near southern tip of Birmingham mostly unless I go to the farm on weekends in Tuscaloosa area. You?
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Lots of great options shared! Honestly if I ever get a printer, I'll probably go that route but for now it's copy paper and cans. In my original post, that cost me zero..... Except for the Grogu chip clips I stole from the kitchen drawer.. I didn't buy those but if I get caught, I suppose there will be a cost
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after Trap night at the range there is hundreds of 12 gage shell cases , free in the trash can , brass also .
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Ask your neighbors or friends to save vitamin bottles and Med bottles - fill with sand or dirt and hang with strings - you can clean your lead before you discard the target. Milk cartons with sticky targets also are great
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I shoot indoors a lot at 25 yards. I use colored notebook paper reinforcement rings. The yellow ones that don't show well I colored with a black Sharpie. The inside is .250. I also use thrn with my centerfire benchrest rifles at both 100 and 200 yards
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they're made to replace the center of targets but work great as targets themselves, 1" diameter.
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Will election time over lots of great target stands and backers are free. Old election signs as shown by original poster work great, have wire stands to poke in ground and signs themselves are "plastic cardboard" so are waterproof and very durable
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I see almost anything as having "target potential" wherever I am...But.
I am judicial in my choices
Patrick
I am judicial in my choices
Patrick
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