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7/7/2012 4:36:12 PM EDT
Its the weekend and I'm finally able to start building stuff in my new house/garage! Going shooting on a friend's property on Thursday and I don't have any target stands. Solved that problem with some PVC piping and connectors along with some furring strips to staple cardboard targets to the stand.

For about $20 per stand and about an hour to build I'm happy with them. Next up is to take them out and see how they do.

7/7/2012 4:43:22 PM EDT
[#1]
Well those will blow over with every
'puff' of wind. You'll need a way to
anchor them.
7/7/2012 4:47:18 PM EDT
[#2]
That...gives me some ideas.

We are not nice to target stands.  I've cut the legs off a heavy steel stand with an MG42 before.

Even with my stuff, we've killed trees.  Actually shot a tree, that was behind the main target stand, until the tree died.

7/7/2012 4:48:45 PM EDT
[#3]
Quoted:
Well those will blow over with every
'puff' of wind. You'll need a way to
anchor them.


A bag of steel shot in each one will keep them in place.
7/7/2012 4:48:54 PM EDT
[#4]
Shoot up that old TV.
7/7/2012 4:54:44 PM EDT
[#5]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Well those will blow over with every
'puff' of wind. You'll need a way to
anchor them.


A bag of steel shot in each one will keep them in place.


Cinder blocks stashed in the woods near were you shoot.....
7/8/2012 9:15:08 AM EDT
[#6]
Make the base a full loop, and fill it with sand to hold it down.

and, dont shoot it.....
7/8/2012 9:52:40 AM EDT
[#7]



Quoted:


Make the base a full loop, and fill it with sand to hold it down.



and, dont shoot it.....


that's what I was thinking. Just cap the spots where the target sticks go in when you're done.



 
7/8/2012 9:59:04 AM EDT
[#8]
Quoted:
Well those will blow over with every
'puff' of wind. You'll need a way to
anchor them.


I've never had mine blow over. But a sandbag on the front of the base wouldn't hurt.

7/8/2012 10:31:31 AM EDT
[#9]
I think a hoop shaped (tent) stake would hold them

down well and would be much lighter to tote around.


 
7/8/2012 10:33:31 AM EDT
[#10]
Nice stands.

Wish I had thought of that.

Homemade Target Stands

7/8/2012 11:37:50 AM EDT
[#11]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Well those will blow over with every
'puff' of wind. You'll need a way to
anchor them.


I've never had mine blow over. But a sandbag on the front of the base wouldn't hurt.



Be glad you don't live in Kansas. I have to rebuild my target stands and barricades a
couple times a year as the wind totally destroys them.......
7/8/2012 11:40:22 AM EDT
[#12]
I build the bases from 2x6 and they stay put in wind.
7/8/2012 11:49:13 AM EDT
[#13]
Nice job.  I built a similar contraption.   I found that the largest size binder clip works well for affixing targets to the 1 x 2's.
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