target stands

[BRICKmp5]

Made 8 of these for work the other day. The county purchased the extreamly rusty steel 1/8 1-1/2 angle and 1/8 2" sq tube. The stands are not pretty but they are target stands not space shuttle parts. The angle on the front of the tube will prevent the tubing from being dented in and pinching the wooden furing strips in the tube when hit from handgun rounds.

[MAC702]

Man, I made a ton of those when I was shooting IPSC every weekend. Nice job!

[BRICKmp5]

thanks, I think i made submitted two threads when I attempted to correct my spelling mistake. whoops still trying to figure all this out.

[Sandy]

Good job. So the wooden frame material is some standard cut like the so called 2X2's or similar?? Something similar might work good for the occasional rifle sighting in. Not much there to store once you take the 2X2 out.

[BRICKmp5]

Sandy, we buy 2x2 furing strips by the bundle because they get shot up quite a bit during qualification and firearms training. When the wood posts are out they are pretty easy to store and don't take up too much space. I made the base 25" wide because it matches the dimensions for the bulk cardboard used as the target backer. They legs are 36" long each so the wind doesn't knock them over. I bet you could make a set of these with folding legs so they take up even less space.

[fwalz3]

That's an interesting idea. We use a wooden frame to hold the cardboard and target and then use wire to hang it on a cable that runs in front of the backstop. Works well except on a windy day, the targets tend to swing back and forth which makes it a little more challenging. Your idea looks much more stable.