Homemade targets

[Aaronious45]

Well I was off today. I'm still sick and didn't feel like hunting. I'm planning on doing some shooting saturday or Sunday so I decided to make targets.
There are 5 cut outs, 2 black out lines, 1 bright yellow outline(ran out of black spray paint)
They're life size as I made the wife lay down so I could trace her

 

[CCHGN]

What do you attach them to?

 

[Aaronious45]

I'm planning to hang the cut outs from a tree with string so they'll move a little. The silhouettes I'll just staple to a large box

 

[CCHGN]

Very cool. Today they'd move alot,,,lol

 

[Aaronious45]

Yeah hopefully it won't be as windy this weekend

 

[FrankT]

DO NOT have your wife hold them! She has already given you her outline...LOL

 

[Aaronious45]

This is practice in case she burns dinner one night frank.

 

[FrankT]

:shocked::nono:

 

[benchrest]

after lookin at the target he must have cut her hands off for burning dinner

 

[CCHGN]

well, I make my own targets. I make the more IDPA type. I like mine to break down and stack flat, yet easy to set up. I took some 1/2" plywood and cut 2 at 1x2'. I cut a groove in each, half way down, so that they fit and lock together. That's the base. The I took 2- 1x1" sticks about 4' long, drill little holes at one end and screw them to the plywwod. Then just staple cardboard targets to it.

 

[Aaronious45]

That base looks like it works well

 

[CCHGN]

That base looks like it works well

Yep, it locks up tight...lol

 

[fleetc]

I would need a refrigerator box to trace my wife....

 

[FrankT]

That comment could get you killed...LOL

 

[Aaronious45]

Damn! Well there will be a few guns for sale for cheap if she reads that...widows don't know going rates of firearms

 

[Idoono]

I would need a refrigerator box to trace my wife....

Obviously she does not read the forums. Made me laugh though.

Idoono

 

[CCHGN]

I would need a refrigerator box to trace my wife....

Flat screen tv box sounds better....lol

 

[Droshki]

That was hilarious. I was eating when I read it.

 

[mastablasta]

I made up some stands like these for holding card board targets. Makes changing the targets super quick and easy. All you need is one 2x4x8 to make each base. Then some 2x2 sticks for the rods sticking up. Run some 3 1/2" deck screws through the rods to mash the targets on too.

 

[mastablasta]

And they store very easily since the sticks just pull right out of the bases