Posted: 5/14/2012 7:58:44 AM EDT
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My targets are 18" wide so you may need to adjust your measurements if your target is wider.
Tools needed saw hammer nails squeeze clamps stapler / staple gun Materials needed (1) 8 foot 2 x 4 ($2.82 ea at my Home Depot) (2) 8 foot 2 x2 ($1.48 ea at my Home Depot) Cut two 28" pieces and two 18" pieces from your 2 x 4 Cut each 2 x 2 to 5' long and from the scrap, cut two 15" pieces assemble as shown 
Note, 5' 2 x 2s are not nailed or screwed in place. They are slip fitted into the base. This allows for easily dissassembly for storage and transport and also easy to replace if they get shot up. slide in 5' 2 x 2s into base 
attach target with stapler / staple gun 
Total cost minus nails, screws $5.78 plus tax. Enjoy 
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I had a ton of 1.5" pvc and fittings as well laying around
so I made the bottoms out of that in similar fashion fwiw 2x2" wood gives a perfect snug fit in 1.5" tee fittings I did the math and I think to make it out of the pvc the total cost to make two was $10-15 light enough to take back and forth to the range |
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The design for that target stand is in the USPSA handbook.
<$10??? It should be <$5. It's one 2X4, two firring strips and a few drywall screws. Still, it is a great target stand. Keep the verticals separate from the base. The bases then stack in the target shed and the verticals stack nicely, too. |