Targets from Staples

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I can't remember who posted the idea but I bought a pad of the big square ruled easel paper at Staples and took it to the range to-day. Forgot my felt marker so stapled a sighting-in target in the middle and went to it fom 50 yards with my balky M-44.
Within 5 shots I had the elevation dead on and found it shooting 13 1/2 inches to the left, well off the target. Now I just need to break the front sight loose and move it over; my range tool kit was not up to the job.
Great idea!
 
- somebody at our club brought in 300 or so large calendars from some business on glossy high quality white paper, about 30" X 48", perfect for sighting in or shooting at long range, all you do is staple them up 'backwards' then slap on a shoot n see, perfect! you can see where all your shots are going.
 
If you are looking for el cheapo target backing visit a paint & wallpaper store and ask for rolls of discontinued wallpaper. Use the reverse side and cut it to length as necessary. If you want a cheap aiming mark get a sheet of black bristol board,cut it into squares/rectangles to suit you,then staple the squares into the middle of your wallpaper backing.
 
I use large 4' x 4' sheets of Cardboard with Neon coloured Large post it notes on it for centerfire and I use the smaller post it notes with the .22 rimfire.
 
I find a roll of paper indispensable for initial sighting in, patterning shot loads, zeroing slugs, hell all kinds of things. Well worth the money.

For basic makeshift targets I'll grab broken down clay pigeon boxes out of the dumpster and make a felt pen mark for an aiming point.
 
A local newspaper sells the ends of rolls of newsprint for fifty cents each. Lots of paper that is practically free, I use it for everything from targets, to kids colouring to wrapping guns in when I ship them. Bought five bucks worth without seeing how much paper that actually was, couldn't fit it in my jeep without folding down a seat. Most newspapers probably have this available - ours gives the money raised to a local charity.
 
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