Show your targets! What do you use?

[Joe13]

LOL, I feel your pain . That is good site to bookmark though, thanks!

Yea, until you use all the ink in the printer printing targets...

Wife about throttled me and said it would be cheaper to order the color changing ones in bulk lol then replace the ink I used.

Put those orange stickers you get in packs to highlight the bullseye and went to town.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

So it used to be Shoot n See on corrugated plastic, looking like this...View attachment 313366 But the wife got tired of just shooting paper... So now it's steel and clays on tomato plant stakes...View attachment 313367

Paper's important, but steel is FUN!!!

 

[Liberty97045]

Chicken eggs make dandy targets especially for the 17HMR

Necco wafers stuck into the edge of a log or sporting clays make inexpensive, biodegradable targets.

 

[Joe13]

I know it is against some rules but empty coke cans and a .22 will keep me busy all day filled with memories of growing up and learning to shoot.

 

[etrain16]

One big drawback to shooting at a range is no eggs, potatoes, spent shotgun shells, etc. as targets As much as that stinks, I don't have to mess with target stands because they're supplied for me - I just buy the targets I want and staple them up. I prefer the Shoot N See style as it's easier for me to spot my shots on the paper. For sighting in, I keep some 1" square grid targets on hand.

My goal some day is to have property I can shoot on with no worries about what I shoot, what I shoot at or concerns about other people that may ruin my day. Someday that may happen, but that day is not today

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Warm cans of diet Grapefruit soda, well shaken, explode like Vesuvius! 3-4 bucks a short case, and it's not wasteful either!

Who would drink that toxic krapp, anyway!

 

[etrain16]

Warm cans of diet Grapefruit soda, well shaken, explode like Vesuvius! 3-4 bucks a short case, and it's not wasteful either!

Who would drink that toxic krapp, anyway!

I like to use stuff like that at home for slingshots and airguns - diet soda of any kind seems to be a nice reactionary target. Cheap cans of shaving cream are fun too.

 

[Joe13]

I like the grape or strawberry generic stuff cuz it makes the shooting area smell so good

 

[uscsoldier]

Crackers work well too, and they are cheap. Then the blue jays come and it's time for round two. My daughter used to shoot thumb tacks off the top of the plywood targets with her 17. We also used to buy the giant bags of water balloons at the dollar store, her and her friends would blow them up and put them in a giant leafy bag, then we would staple them to the plywood.

 

[Garg]

I have a very modest target rig here at home.

It has an aluminum base (on the right) I just use some extra sheathing for a surface. The little one is just made of wood.

The sheathing holds up pretty well. Maybe a thousands rounds or so through these.

 

[Joe13]

Repost from another thread awhile back

 

[Andy54Hawken]

We have shot at those targets a time or two at our club.
Sure makes ya think when you see a .54 caliber hole up that critters wazoo LOL
Andy

 

[P7M13]

Some day I'll buy some AR 500 plates. Meanwhile, I still have ~6 of these, which make great gong sounds. I cut off the bottoms and unthread the valve, then I hang from pole frames I make up there in the forest:

 

[2A2Dend]

I save Gatorade bottles. When they're empty, fill with water and hi viz food coloring.
When the bottles are done, I remove the orange caps and shoot at those.
Staple the caps on their sides, to a 2x4, spaced about 4" apart.

The clean up is easy after your all done

 

[Vorpalis]

For hanging paper targets, I found Challenge Targets' Range Pro and haven't looked back. It takes 1x2 furring strips, adjusts for the width of the target, and because the legs only touch the ground at their ends, the stand is quite stable on uneven ground. Challenge Targets Range-Pro Target Stand


We also plink at the little orange ball from Do-All Outdoors: ISDB4 – 4″ Dancing Ball Ground Bouncer
Trading shots while trying to keep it rolling is actually pretty good for skill-building, and it's fun:

 

[Sgt Nambu]

I printed my own targets about 20 years ago but soon dropped that and, for a long time now, went to big targets, reversed with TargDots attached! Lots of individual dots on a single sheet lasts a long time before having to go down range and replace them! I'm able to buy the large sheet targets and dots at my gun club at a real price reduction!

 

[MilitantBEEMER]

These...

 

[Tilos]

Paper or Plastic??
When grocery shopping, I always grab a few paper bags at the checkout.
If you slide a knife down the side folds/across bottom folds of a still folded bag, both sides, you'll end up with 2 torso size pieces of paper.

They are great for ranges that don't allow human silhouette targets, and can be used for precision shooting by adding dots or pasters.

 

[OregonDistance]

Wondering where you guys are getting your steel plates. Really don't want to pay for shipping. Any help appreciated.
/Steve

 

[coyote223]

Mainly use steel, really only use paper when I'm trying to sight something in,,,