One thing that doesn't get discussed much in the forum is the props, targets, and other assorted range stuff we use for action shooting of whatever sort.
It's nice to see other equipment when away from home, but obviously we all can't visit more than a fraction of the ranges in the country.
Here's a couple items I was working on today. As I start getting stuff out for our upcoming match, I'll post more. Please post any pics you have of your gear, and I'll edit them into the OP. Hopefully we get enough info together to warrant a sticky.
First up is a bit of a hodgepodge. The silhouettes are IPSC metric targets in 1/2" AR500. The stands are a two-piece design normally used to hold a 16x22" fixed plate. The bases have a socket that the post fits into. The plate has a stub welded to the back that fits into the socket on the top of the post. The pic shows how I've used a second post through the top socket to provide somewhere to hang the plate from. We'll be shooting slugs at these in FSJ on the 13th and at the PR team match in October.
Next is a "dump bin" (anyone have a better name for them?) for long guns. 3 pieces of 2x4 and half a plastic barrel each. It took about half an hour to make two. You could screw a small pail in on the side to provide somewhere to ditch a pistol, too. I've built another dump bin design that's made out of 2x2 or 2x4 and plywood, but these are a lot quicker to build.
This is the plate stand that I used to kludge together the IPSC steel hanger. The plate is 3/8" thick, 16x22" AR500. It has an angle-cut stub welded on the back to fit into the "receiver" on the top of the post. They've been mostly used for courses where distance or circumstances, like a longer range carbine or shotgun classes, make them a better option than cardboard.
We've been using 12 of them for 4 years and this spring had to replace the stub on the plate on most. They had a hollow square tube stub and most had broken off or split on the corners due to vibration. The hollow tube was replaced with solid bar stock.
They've got about a 15 degree angle to deflect downwards. They've taken multiple thousands of hits each of rifle, including steel core, pistol and shotgun rounds.
This is one of our welfare clay pigeon flippers. It's a homemade large popper and an MGM flipper attachment, both bolted to a piece of 2x8 lumber. The 2x8 has a couple of chunks of 2x4 screwed together to act as bumper for the popper and holes drilled in it to allow it to be spiked down to eliminate movement.
It's nice to see other equipment when away from home, but obviously we all can't visit more than a fraction of the ranges in the country.
Here's a couple items I was working on today. As I start getting stuff out for our upcoming match, I'll post more. Please post any pics you have of your gear, and I'll edit them into the OP. Hopefully we get enough info together to warrant a sticky.
First up is a bit of a hodgepodge. The silhouettes are IPSC metric targets in 1/2" AR500. The stands are a two-piece design normally used to hold a 16x22" fixed plate. The bases have a socket that the post fits into. The plate has a stub welded to the back that fits into the socket on the top of the post. The pic shows how I've used a second post through the top socket to provide somewhere to hang the plate from. We'll be shooting slugs at these in FSJ on the 13th and at the PR team match in October.
Next is a "dump bin" (anyone have a better name for them?) for long guns. 3 pieces of 2x4 and half a plastic barrel each. It took about half an hour to make two. You could screw a small pail in on the side to provide somewhere to ditch a pistol, too. I've built another dump bin design that's made out of 2x2 or 2x4 and plywood, but these are a lot quicker to build.
This is the plate stand that I used to kludge together the IPSC steel hanger. The plate is 3/8" thick, 16x22" AR500. It has an angle-cut stub welded on the back to fit into the "receiver" on the top of the post. They've been mostly used for courses where distance or circumstances, like a longer range carbine or shotgun classes, make them a better option than cardboard.
We've been using 12 of them for 4 years and this spring had to replace the stub on the plate on most. They had a hollow square tube stub and most had broken off or split on the corners due to vibration. The hollow tube was replaced with solid bar stock.
They've got about a 15 degree angle to deflect downwards. They've taken multiple thousands of hits each of rifle, including steel core, pistol and shotgun rounds.
This is one of our welfare clay pigeon flippers. It's a homemade large popper and an MGM flipper attachment, both bolted to a piece of 2x8 lumber. The 2x8 has a couple of chunks of 2x4 screwed together to act as bumper for the popper and holes drilled in it to allow it to be spiked down to eliminate movement.
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