Posted: 7/6/2008 9:32:43 AM EDT
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Anyone have designs/ plans/ instructions for a do it yourself target stand that can be broken down for compact transport and storage? Something relatively inexpensive would be nice. I know someone out there has to have something like what I'm looking for. |
What type of wood did you use? His site says "wood stakes" but I'm wondering what I could specifically purchase at a hardware store. |
They are just simple 1x2's and can be bought at any hardware/home center. I bought precut 4 footers at Lowes for a little over a buck each. You are putting a rectangle in a round hole, but it's a nice tight fit. Also, you don't have to drive them all the way in, just a good 6-8" should be enough. |
Those targets are really nice, where did you get them? Thanks TR |
1" X 2" furring strips Educational Zone #24 - Homemade Target Stand I've built two of them and they work great. 
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What is WITH the velociraptor-like 4th toe on your feet? |
STOP! ....hammertoes! |
www.letargets.com/ |
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Get a 12''x9'' mild steel plate and then get a 2''x4'' square tube steel and weld a piece across one side of the opening to allow for it to rest on top of a 2''x4''. Then on the steel plate weld a bracket to hang on the 2x4 piece and then you have a steel target that can rest on a 2x4 that is dug into the ground. |
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I used some old 2x4s and sawhorse brackets made for 2x4s. Screwed them together using cordless drill and then screwed scrap plywood on the crossbar. They were several years old when I started taking them to SoCal ARFCOM shoots. They lasted 5 or 6 shoots. I could staple targets on them, put bowling pins on top and hang pins, fire extinguishers etc. They fold up flat or by taking a few more screws out, a pile of 2x4s. They are heavy enough to take a bunch of hits (misses(?)) so work well with large groups with moderately novice shooters. PVC is nice but needs to be weighted down and is not good for more than one or two hits before it gives out. So if all the shooters are relatively competent they work. |
Check out those sexy legs! Yasser  !
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sweet. nice find. Thanks! favorites, left click, add, left click... |
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Here is mine: 1 inch PVC tubing 2 1 inch elbows 4 1 inch T's 2 1.5 inch T's Paper clips zip ties   They're similar to a design on the Maryland AR shooter site. Just cut the PVC to the length you want. I think I have 10 bucks in this including buying the pipe cutter tool. The oversized 1.5 inch T's allow for varying lengths. The next one I make will probably be a little wider and I might go with larger diameter PVC. |
Not to mention I needed a stapler and staples.
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