Post your Antique or Vintage Target here!

[kaylaindy]

Hey guys, my antique target collection just got real. This is the first really good piece I have acquired. 

Does anyone else collect antique targets?

I know Airgun Advisor has a few because I have seen them in the background of his videos (some expensive ones too!) 

Post your targets here so we can check them out! -Nate

P.S. Looking for a Caldwell Shootin' Gallery if anyone has one (not antique). 

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1930's Crosman Targets (Auto Reset) are available on eBay for under $150

H.C. Evans and Hoffman Targets are also affordable at around $150 (auto reset)

This is the rare Hoffman "Duck" version. (worth alot more) 

Happy shooting!

 

[Arzrover]

Crosman bell target. Nice gift from a friend. 

Bob

 

[LDamm]

I have a N.R.A. X-Ring knock down target from the 1930’s - 1940’s. It operates as new. It has a reset cord to raise the gopher back up after it has been hit.

 

[Motorhead]

Oldest and simplest target ever !!!!

 

[Newmember1958]

These old targets are neat. Tin cans too. Thanks for posting. 

 

[kaylaindy]

Hey! I just got a Crosman Bell target too! Neat to see the box! 

....wait, mine says "Daisy" ..looks like I could slide in an extra faceplate in front, maybe with a smaller hole. 

...oh, that's where the Paper target goes. Cool! They really knew how to have a good time back in the day huh? 

 

[Arzrover]

I agree. A friend has a reproduction of an early 1900s English bell that they used for pub shooting in that era. Pretty funny stories about that old scene. There is a web site dedicated to it if interested. It's a 3/8" hole and they shot it offhand from 8 yds with iron sights and pellets they would dispense like a penny candy machine. We shoot that one for hours with all kinds of lower powered rifles when I visit..... usually for a competition he hosts. He needs a couple more so multiple guys could do it simultaneously .... It's that addictive.

Fun stuff !! Thanks for showing sonme other cool ones!

Bob

 

[LDamm]

That is a great idea about putting a smaller hole in front for a more challenging target. You could cut a piece of 3/16” or 10 gauge the correct width and height with a smaller hole punched in it and slide it into the slots originally made for the paper targets.

 

[DML908]

I bought this 20+ years ago. I set it up in my hallway. I can get 45 feet. 

 

[kaylaindy]

That Hawthorn Trap looks high quality. Great finish after 20 years! Hardly a dent in the back either!

Nothing like that made today. I put holes through the back of my pellet traps from China. Broke my garage window one time after the pellet trap back gave way.....

 

[markT]

 

[kaylaindy]

markT: Good one! 

 

[DML908]

I have had this for a long time. I think that I bought it on eBay. They are still available. When you hit the paddles, they fall back and are caught by a magnet. Hitting the smaller paddle in the middle releases the others. I shot it today. My HW30 .22 is marginal at 15 yards. It needs a bit more power to knock the paddles back solidly. I could see that I was getting solid hits. 

 

[DML908]

That Hawthorn Trap looks high quality. Great finish after 20 years! Hardly a dent in the back either!

Nothing like that made today. I put holes through the back of my pellet traps from China. Broke my garage window one time after the pellet trap back gave way.....

I have not looked inside, but it weighs 22.5 pounds. If it can stand up to .38 Special, a pellet isn't going to damage it. I have shot it with a .22 LR and it doesn't faze it at all. 

There are no dents, just paint damage.