Redneck Steel Target :)

Post by **JustShootIt** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:16 pm

Earlier today I was trying to think of some different targets I could make......when I got home I came across my corner full of old shovels. A couple were fairly thick, so I grabbed one and decided to cut it down and try it out. It's pretty self explanatory once you see it and it only took a few minutes to throw together and paint......Worked out pretty good! Decided to shoot a quick video as well.......I was trying out the video camera on my tablet and accidentally hit stop before I was done with the video and I'm not sure how to splice two videos together with my tablet......anyway, I had to upload videos individually..........Video(s) below.

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Post by **Ian** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:21 pm

Nicely done, I been thinking about trying to make my own sometime. Probably wont get around to it till after the shoot sometime.

Post by **RecoilSensitive** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:24 pm

What is holding the target up?

Post by **inthewaterky** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:24 pm

I will bring some old shovels and take you up on that shoot

I will bring some wolf ammo also to tighten up those groups...

Post by **GeminiXD9** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:29 pm

Pretty cool

Post by **RecoilSensitive** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:45 pm

I am going to try to do something like this.

m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDXjnC32_B4s&v=DXjnC32_B4s&gl=US

Post by **etownguy** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:54 pm

I've thought about this with old law mower blades. I wound up going to modern and getting 12x12x1/2" plates cut and they work good for pistol and .223

Post by **RecoilSensitive** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:25 am

Where did u get the plates?

Post by **JustShootIt** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:31 am

Locally there is a place called Modern Welding that has a nice selection of different types of steel......

Just about any metal fabrications sales place will have what you need

philbear · Post by **philbear** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:09 am

Thanks for posting. Good job. I'd do that ... if I had a field

Post by **86 slo-vo** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:44 am

I made one a few weeks ago out of scrap I ha laying around. It's set at 50 yards at a buddy's pistol range.

Post by **JustShootIt** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:50 pm

Nice target stand slo-vo.........

Are the 2 big targets in the middle fixed/welded solid? Or made to swing? Just curious.....

Especially when shooting close, I like to have steel slightly angled toward the ground (not to say you don't know that)

Post by **dbh** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:19 pm

My neighbor and I built this after doing a RWI training session.

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Post by **86 slo-vo** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:51 pm

JustShootIt wrote:Nice target stand slo-vo.........

Are the 2 big targets in the middle fixed/welded solid? Or made to swing? Just curious.....

Especially when shooting close, I like to have steel slightly angled toward the ground (not to say you don't know that)

Both swing and are tilted down. I saw some of the copper jackets about 10 feet in front of it when I was looking.

All the plates are 3/8 mild steel. Holding up good to pistol rounds at that distance.

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Post by **mtchbrian** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:28 pm

I got some railroad tie track plates that i am gonna make into some swinging targets.

Post by **scorpionmain** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:38 pm

mtchbrian wrote:I got some railroad tie track plates that i am gonna make into some swinging targets.

That's what I use.

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