DIY target stand

[2nd Mass]

Nice target ideas. Getting tired of replacing PVC every month.

[sofbak]

If you want cheap steel targets, here's my version:

I got an iron form board stake from home depot for about $3, drilled a hole in it, and mounted an 8" diameter round 3/8" plate to it with a bolt and a spring:

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The bolt is long, and there is a spring behind the bolt that absorbs some of the energy and lets the round "wobble" when hit:

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Just hammer the pointed end into the ground and your set. Only disappoinment with this is the sound. If you just thump the steel or tap it with a pencil or something, it rings like a school bell. But when hit with a projectile, it just goes "klunk".

[sofbak]

More DIY steel..here is my flipper steel. this is more complicated, requiring some steel cutting and welding to make the frame, and some drilling and tapping to mount the hinges:

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The round plates are mounted on heavy duty spring loaded door hinges. Occansionally, they get bent a llittle and have to be hammered straight after a day of shooting, but it holds up to the beating it takes.

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I anchor the frame to the ground with four short pieces of rebar used as iron nails

[NytWolf]

More DIY steel..here is my flipper steel. this is more complicated, requiring some steel cutting and welding to make the frame, and some drilling and tapping to mount the hinges:

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The round plates are mounted on heavy duty spring loaded door hinges. Occansionally, they get bent a llittle and have to be hammered straight after a day of shooting, but it holds up to the beating it takes.

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I anchor the frame to the ground with four short pieces of rebar used as iron nails

I like your idea, but how do you reset the targets? I would copy your idea if that question is answered.

[sofbak]

I like your idea, but how do you reset the targets? I would copy your idea if that question is answered.

The hinge is spring loaded-i.e. a self closing door hinge. You hit it (above the hinge line), it flops back, and the spring pushes it back up..........

[NytWolf]

The hinge is spring loaded-i.e. a self closing door hinge. You hit it (above the hinge line), it flops back, and the spring pushes it back up..........

Ahhh ... my eyes just skipped over the "spring loaded" part. Thanks.

[howbobert]

Here's my design. All 2X4 construction, screwed together. Easy to transport. You can make it as high as you need. Low is good for high winds.

[russ69]

It's offset to provide better stability in the wind, you can turn it one way or the other to make the most stable position. You don't really need the end pieces on the bottom frame but they add weight for more stability.