What’s everyone using for paper targets when doing load development and such these days? Since red star disappeared from the market I find myself struggling to find an alternative that I like as much as the triple three.
Paper targets
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- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
The ones they give me at the gun store usually, the orange and white sight in targets with the 5 crosshair aim points. I also use big sheets of graph paper I get from staples, I use multiple stickers for bullseyes. They sell a 2’x3’ pad of it, or something like that size.
For load development I usually use a long sheet of cardboard or paper with a line drawn lengthwise (mount horizontal) with a small x every 2 inches or so. Everything is on one page. Let's you compare vertical very easily.
For shooting we made up laminated cards with 1 inch, half inch and quarter inch square holes. Bingo dabber and whatever paper we have handy.
For shooting we made up laminated cards with 1 inch, half inch and quarter inch square holes. Bingo dabber and whatever paper we have handy.
- Location
- Fraser Valley, B.C.
With Red Star gone I ended up making my own. I’ve made all kinds and printed on a variety of sizes and paper at work. I use a drafting program so my MOA targets are actually MOA at said distance, same with my Mil targets. I scale up and down everything from 50yards up to 300 yards (can do further just haven’t bothered to yet)
I have done a couple up to look like the red star designs as well as my own creations. I make a monster 36”x48” target that I print on tyvek at work. I think I managed to get 12 mil targets on it. I use it for testing different ammo and loads for accuracy. Even designed a column into the side for writing down load data and such.
Card stock is a great choice if you can print on it. At home or go to the local staples. I also use 11x17 size paper allot because I have a bunch from my drafting days.
I’ve thought about adding downloadable target pdfs to my photography/writing website but haven’t figured out how to do it and been off work injuried for almost a year and haven’t had access to AutoCAD to tweak things.
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I have done a couple up to look like the red star designs as well as my own creations. I make a monster 36”x48” target that I print on tyvek at work. I think I managed to get 12 mil targets on it. I use it for testing different ammo and loads for accuracy. Even designed a column into the side for writing down load data and such.
Card stock is a great choice if you can print on it. At home or go to the local staples. I also use 11x17 size paper allot because I have a bunch from my drafting days.
I’ve thought about adding downloadable target pdfs to my photography/writing website but haven’t figured out how to do it and been off work injuried for almost a year and haven’t had access to AutoCAD to tweak things.
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I don't do much "load development", but do shoot my old milsurp boomers. I mostly use cereal box insides for targets. Mark out a black circle or square with a felt pen and go to it. I can see for more precise use and graph paper base with dots etc, would be the way to go.
For iron sighted rifles, I use a tar paper copy/cutout of a 12/59 C type target for my 6 o clock holds. OR I use a black circular (tar paper) cut out taped/glued on a dollar store white poster paper. Helps give a clear cut sight picture.
- Location
- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
Big piece of cardboard or I go to Home Depot and buy a roll of that thick brown paper you cover hardwood floors with and roll out any size I want and pattern away.
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- Fraser Valley, B.C.
The big one with 12 dots is Mil I have an MOA version as well. Makes scope sight in a breeze with a target like this. It needs to be printed 36x48 though so not many people have access. Once I’m back to work I will be making scaled down version for 8.5x11 and 11x17 to try and share with others.
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