Homemade Steel Target Help

[rushmc]

I picked up 4 seperate targets from a machine shop last week. A 9", a 7", a 5" and a 3" square 1/2 plate steel. I have one inch belting I cut from conveyor belt the local elevator was throwing away and I used this to hang all 4 targets evenly across an 8 ft 2 x 4. On the ends of the 2 x 4's I used ridgid conduit with caps that go over two "T" steel fence posts so I can set up anywhere (that is safe)

I then add red target stickers to each.

Fun to shoot, fast to set up and take down and very durable

[noone]

I use either old firehose, or conveyer belt material to hang the targets from the mounting system. Some of the easiest mounting system is half inch re-bar cut to about 5 foot lengths. Use two half inch 90 degree plumbing elbows with about 5 inch nipples on each side. Pound the two end pieces of re-bar into the ground, then stick the cross piece into the pipe nipples, and put the other end of the nipples that come out of the 90 degree elbows onto the pieces of re-bar you pounded into the ground.

If you want sturdier mounts, use five-eighths re-bar, and three quarter inch pipe fittings. You can combine pipe and re-bar fittings by using 90 elbows that are half inch on one end, and three quarter inch on the other end. That way, you have a five eighths inch thick cross piece. If you want it even sturdier, put the cross piece inside a piece of pipe.

[Variable]

I use either old firehose, or conveyer belt material to hang the targets from the mounting system. Some of the easiest mounting system is half inch re-bar cut to about 5 foot lengths. Use two half inch 90 degree plumbing elbows with about 5 inch nipples on each side. Pound the two end pieces of re-bar into the ground, then stick the cross piece into the pipe nipples, and put the other end of the nipples that come out of the 90 degree elbows onto the pieces of re-bar you pounded into the ground.

If you want sturdier mounts, use five-eighths re-bar, and three quarter inch pipe fittings. You can combine pipe and re-bar fittings by using 90 elbows that are half inch on one end, and three quarter inch on the other end. That way, you have a five eighths inch thick cross piece. If you want it even sturdier, put the cross piece inside a piece of pipe.

Any pics of your pvc/rebar fitting combo? I'm trying to figure that one out in my mind, and being plumb(ing) dumb, I'm not sure which exact pieces you are talking about.

[elfego baca]

Here is my techigue of hanging a metal target if a stump is available. I picked up the tire chain at a yard sale and merely used two bolts to attach the chain to the back of the target.

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[noone]

We use old conveyer belt, or pieces of fire hose. Either one takes hundreds of hits, and I have yet to replace any. I use these at practical rifle matches, and they have been working out just fine at monthly matches since June of last year. I have to replace mounting bolts, but by using grade 8 bolts, they last a long time. It takes a direct hit to split the washer, and I have yet to have a bolt pop out from a direct hit.

The cheapest and best working mounting system so far, uses 5 pieces of half inch re-bar about 4 feet long. There is a company in Washington state (JCSteel targets) that sells end pieces to plug the re-bar into to make the legs and cross piece. They also sell steel at great prices. I have no connection with them other than buying from them for our matches. I think the leg mounting pieces run about $20 per pair, but it has been a while since I bought one, so I am not really sure. With the price of re-bar at about $20 per 20 foot piece, a complete mounting system runs $40 and lasts a very long time. They are also really compact.