Target Stand

[muggsy]

I'm looking for some ideas to build a target stand. Since I have a car, I'm trying to make something that would easily fit into the trunk and not be too heavy.

Any ideas on what to use, or where to buy an inexpensive one?

I made a portable target stand from PVC pipe that was inexpensive and light weight.

[Dogman]

Might check out www.flip-n-target.com

[Planedude]

I use leftover political signs. The wire yard signs with the "plastic cardboard" work great with a target taped to it.

Kind of green too... Recycled.

[Tinman507]

Like this one?

[steve666]

Either the political yard signs

or real estate signs

or any other advertising yard signs

[Planedude]

There you go, They work great, especially the one Tinman has...

Just wait till the elections been over for a few weeks and pick-up the losers leftovers. At that point you are performing a community service...

Here's hoping that there are plenty of abandoned examples of the tinman's signage come December.

[WVshooter]

I finally got one made and it worked great, until the one vertical support got hit with a .45 acp. I used a collapsible lawn chair, the kind that fits in a bag, I cut the backing off exposing the metal supports and slipped 9" sections of 3/4" pvc over it and used sheet metal screws to secure them to the poles on the chair. From there I used another old chair that I dismantled and placed the 3' metal section in the PVC. Used larger binder clips to hold the cardboard in place. It all collapsed down and fit right back into the transport bag.
I would post a pic but my "posting rules" wont allow me to post attachments.

[Planedude]

Fell free to reopen this thread when you get to 30 posts and can do pictures. This subject comes up all the time and it will be appricated when you do.

As a side note here. To inspire a bit of fun with kids I have an old wire frame that was a poltical sign from years ago. It is a heavy wire (1/4in) bent into a simple U shape. I push it into the ground about 25yds out from the line. Then we take empty soda cans, bend the tab up and loop a long rubberband thru the tab. Fill the can up with some water, and loop the cans across the top of the U. Mine will hold about five cans at a time.
The kids have a blast hitting the can, seeing the water spill out and hearing the "tink".
Clean-up is easy and ten soda cans will last a couple of boxes of .22s. If you have kids your teaching to shoot, give it a try.

[HDoc]

Either the political yard signs
or real estate signs

or any other advertising yard signs

Hmmm, I see a midnight search and accumulate run coming soon....
But only cause I'm interested in the signs content....

[Haven]

As a side note here. To inspire a bit of fun with kids I have an old wire frame that was a poltical sign from years ago. It is a heavy wire (1/4in) bent into a simple U shape. I push it into the ground about 25yds out from the line. Then we take empty soda cans, bend the tab up and loop a long rubberband thru the tab. Fill the can up with some water, and loop the cans across the top of the U. Mine will hold about five cans at a time.
The kids have a blast hitting the can, seeing the water spill out and hearing the "tink".
Clean-up is easy and ten soda cans will last a couple of boxes of .22s. If you have kids your teaching to shoot, give it a try.

That's a wonderful idea. Heck a lot of adults would like this interactive target too.

[Ljutic]

Hmmm, I see a midnight search and accumulate run coming soon....
But only cause I'm interested in the signs content....

I'm sure you are just joking.

Reminds of of a story. Years ago, some neighborhood kids thought it was funny to collect all the "House For Sale" signs in the entire development and put them all in one specific "unpopular" kid's yard. It was funny until they got arrested for theft.

[Tinman507]

[WVshooter]

So I expanded off the use of the folding chair, still need more posts in order to upload pics. After some trial and error of finding new vertical supports to hold the targets on, I can across some old arrows in the basement while going through some archery equipment. I shave the veins off, and used 2 hose clamps on each to secure the arrow to the posts of what used to be the back rest. Since I have over a dozen or so laying around, if they get shot in half, just swap'em out at no cost.
When done shooting, loosen the hose clamps, slide the arrows along the supports and place the whole apparatus back into the bag that the chair came in.
Used medium sized binder clips (unlimited supply at work) to hold the targets to the arrows.