Target Types and Styles. Which do you prefer ?

[Janeau]

I use those. The blue contrast better in cloudy or lousy weather.
Sinclair target.

 

[mineguy]

https://www.6mmbr.com/targets.html

I print out targets from here on paper which is cheaper as well with good stiff paper.

 

[Al Bear]

I’m with the guys that use pizza boxes (or any other cardboard).

 

[track]

I have Staples photocopy me 30 at a time. Paper is of a thicker gauge than most targets.
https://imgur.com/a/ZVHS2Aa

 

[USPfan]

Same as most, cardboard with a big dot colored in marker.

 

[9.3mauser]

I use the Redfield style targets for sighting scoped rifles. For open sighted centrefires, I use a 4" square black bull printed on a piece of paper.

 

[regulate34]

For load development and sighting in I like a plain old 1” grid pattern.
White and red are good for visibility.

After that it mostly steel gongs or other reactive targets

 

[reb]

I make a + with black electric tape on anything.

 

[270 totheend]

I designed my own targets for 1, 2 and 300 yards/meters
I then print them on cover stock if I cannot get Manila Tag.
Usually use White or yellow cover stock.

Sample of the 100 yard/meter target below. Dave.
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I use a similar approach but the targets are scaled for the distance I expect to shoot. For plain crosshairs if the reticle wires cover 1/2” at 100 yd my target will be four black squares arranged with spaces between them of 3/4” to 1” between the squares. When I look at the crosshairs I want only enough white showing on each side between the reticle and my target squares to clearly center the sight picture. I have some scopes that have a center dot and for those I have heavy doughnut circles with enough white in the center to just see it around the dot. I hate shooting at a large black bullseye and guessing when my crosshairs is centred. Of course my 1” dot at 100 yds uses a circle with a 1 1/2” center, my 200 yd target has a center of 2 3/4” etc.

 

[Butcherbill]

I've been using these forever.

I use those as well for sighting in, plinking I use cardboard with some type of sticker or tape for an aiming point. Beer flats are free from the local bc liquor store, I have a real big pad of graph paper from staples I use as well. Or 8” steel.

 

[conor_90]

I like the graph paper pad idea a lot

 

[Butcherbill]

I like the graph paper pad idea a lot

It’s a 2’x3’ pad with 1” squares, so really big. Nice to stick out at the 100y or 200y, easy to see hits. I use it to pattern a shotgun sometimes as well.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

I've been printing my targets since the early 2000's on standard, 8.5x11" paper and then tape 'em onto a big piece of heavy cardboard.
Thank fook for the Epson Eco Tank printers we have now. Me old printers totally sucked for ink mileage and cartridge costs. Now it's "Just fill & chill."
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[Why not?]

You guys too good to spray paint a dot on a pizza box ?

Or, two pieces of masking tape on the back of a page destined for the recycling bin?



Make as many as you need at the range in minutes.

Ted

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Or, two pieces of masking tape on the back of a page destined for the recycling bin?

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Make as many as you need at the range in minutes.

Ted

Been doin' this for eons for fun sessions, but blue tape works best fer me peepers.

 

[skwerl]

100 mtr challenge

On the 100 mtr challenge we are required to shoot 3 groups
of 10 rounds on the same page using 65 # or heavier paper .

Some use the accurateshooter.com targets , I print mine
on the 100 yd targets which Mel has recommended on 110 # paper.

...skwerl

 

[conor_90]

Or, two pieces of masking tape on the back of a page destined for the recycling bin?

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Make as many as you need at the range in minutes.

Ted

You need to stock two colours of tape Ted.

That way you can tape up your holes and get lots of use out of your fancy target!

 

[OkayShooter]

You need to stock two colours of tape Ted.

That way you can tape up your holes and get lots of use out of your fancy target!

I found goto the dollar store and get 3/4" stickers for 1.25$ and paint them to match.

 

[bdb.hunting]

On the 100 mtr challenge we are required to shoot 3 groups
of 10 rounds on the same page using 65 # or heavier paper .

Some use the accurateshooter.com targets , I print mine
on the 100 yd targets which Mel has recommended on 110 # paper.

...skwerl

The Card stock/110# paper is really nice for the rimfire stuff. I do the same (also was recommended it by Mel) Then in practice and competition I am always looking at the same target.

Just made myself some targets for load development in the coming weeks for my centrefire rifles. Printer on some card stock I had laying around.



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[mikeyb]

The cheap ones from Cabela's. They're like $5 for 13, and they come with some stick-on dots as well.