My homemade $50 Canadian 10" gong and stand

I'll try my stand out on my next days off. I'm thinking that if the legs get splattered and chipped by fragments, I'll slip some sections of heater hose over the legs.
My gong is hanging at a decent angle downwards. I went with 18" chains.
 
I just got one built out of square tubing with removable legs, ill get some pics up here soon. I took a few shots at the 12 in gong with a 270win and the plate hardly swung at all.
 
I tried out the system today. Shot it at 200 meters with my .223 & .243 Win.

The .243 knocked it over twice using 80-grain reloads. Long way out for an old, fat guy to go stand it up again. I'll have to figure out something to make it a bit more stable. I'll probably drill the legs for stakes.

Very minor splatter on the front legs, but I'll use some pipe-wrap foam or heater hose to protect the legs in the future.
 
Just got the sales alert The metal folding saw horse with telescopic legs is on sale coming up this week from March 27 to Apr 2. Regular $67.99 on for $19.99. I might try it out for the price. Give me a higher target and adjustable legs for uneven ground.
 
I also went out and bought the Mastercraft folding stand thing when it was on sale. I haven't had the time yet but I plan on drilling some holes in it to hang some AR500 steel. The 20$ it cost me was much cheaper than the one I made out of 2x4 attached to the saw horse brakets and it's an aweful lot lighter.
 
the legs are removable,

the smaller square tubing fits inside the larger one. if you lift it up the legs will fall out.

im thinking about drilling a hole through the leg and top piece so I can put a pin through. not sure if its worth it tho. once I set it up I don't move it until im finished

silverfoxdj said:
Looks pretty robust can you fold the legs down?
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Voila

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radmacks said:
Bought the adjustable one today. Heres what I have so far. Need to drill some holes in the legs for some pegs and should be golden.

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A stand like that is great when its new. Not so great after a bullet hits the leg.

I've moved away from all things that have threads to hold targets. They just dont last. They will end up getting screwed up in the field and you wont be able to take it apart.

Tool town had trailor safety chains for about $6 each. You get one beefy hook and about 20" of chain. I bought a bunch of those and some other large 5/16 hooks for the other end.

I still use quick links for fixing broken chains.
 
Why would a bullet hit the leg lol

K0na_stinky said:
A stand like that is great when its new. Not so great after a bullet hits the leg.

I've moved away from all things that have threads to hold targets. They just dont last. They will end up getting screwed up in the field and you wont be able to take it apart.

Tool town had trailor safety chains for about $6 each. You get one beefy hook and about 20" of chain. I bought a bunch of those and some other large 5/16 hooks for the other end.

I still use quick links for fixing broken chains.
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sniper58 said:
I tried out the system today. Shot it at 200 meters with my .223 & .243 Win.

The .243 knocked it over twice using 80-grain reloads. Long way out for an old, fat guy to go stand it up again. I'll have to figure out something to make it a bit more stable. I'll probably drill the legs for stakes.

Very minor splatter on the front legs, but I'll use some pipe-wrap foam or heater hose to protect the legs in the future.
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I went out yesterday and tried again. I drilled the back legs at an angle and used 12" spikes to hold it down. I extended the chains by 6". 10" Caldwell target now sits 1" off the ground at the bottom of the gong. I put some foam pipe insulation on the front legs
1 shot with my Nork M-305 at 200 meters.......................sawhorse fell over on it's face.
Back to the drawing board
 
I found having my 10" gong more in the centre was better for the swinging.

sniper58 said:
I went out yesterday and tried again. I drilled the back legs at an angle and used 12" spikes to hold it down. I extended the chains by 6". 10" Caldwell target now sits 1" off the ground at the bottom of the gong. I put some foam pipe insulation on the front legs
1 shot with my Nork M-305 at 200 meters.......................sawhorse fell over on it's face.
Back to the drawing board
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radmacks said:
I found having my 10" gong more in the centre was better for the swinging.
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Guess I'll try shortening up the chains next time. Nice thing about using quick-links to attach to the sawhorse is that chain length is easily adjusted.

I guess it's the momentum of the gong that tips it over. At the shot, the gong went back, came forward and did a face-plant
 
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