02-24-2013, 09:22 PM
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.
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.