Wood Diy Shooting Target Stand

The stand system is super easy to build and inexpensive.

Wood diy shooting target stand. Fill the holes with wood putty and smooth the surface with 120 220 grit sandpaper. But think about setting up multiple targets barricades and having a target for your shooting buddy. Plus it would probably cost you nearly as much to build one stand as it would be to buy the material in bulk and build 4. Apply a few coats of stain to enhance the look of the shooting stand and to protect the lumber from the elements.

The first target system is a very simple pvc stand. Remember you will be shooting at this so it does not have to be perfect just strong enough to be used as a target stand. 7 pvc 1 5 id pieces 2 4 wood furring strips 2 t joints 2 elbows and 2 end caps. Everything i bought allowed me to make 4 target stands.

This diy 6 cardboard target stand was utilized by a gun club that i was a member of back when i lived in ny. If you were to look into the back of my toyota 4runner right now you d see this stand which breaks down into several pieces for easy transportation. If you want this target stand to stand on its own construct a stand using very strong and wide wood. Diy targets the pvc stand.

You may be thinking that you don t need 4 stands. To build it you need eight pieces of black abs pipe that measure 1 5 by 24 inches. Adapted from a project found at survival defense labso when you re learning to shoot it s important to have something to shoot at. This target stand can stand on its own or you may install it on a fence or tree.

I assembled five 16 long pieces to form the base of the target stand using the 2 t joints and 2 end caps the remaining two pieces of 16 length were added as vertical sections using the elbows at the ends opposite the end caps where the wooden furring strips will be inserted. We utilized this field expedient target stand system when we ran out of mgm metal target stands for our uspsa matches. And as your mother probably taught you your brother s don t count so today s article is on how to build your own ta. What you will need.