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[22lr]

Let's see those back yard shooting ranges! I need some inspiration for my recently cleared out woods. Any issues to look out for? If you are shooting steel, where did you get it? 

Edited November 7 by 22lr

[Scotty]

https://shootingtargets7.com
 

I’ve found this site to be the best. Small and vet owned, sends an email only once a week with something heavily discounted. I shop around a lot. Dragon targets has some decent deals every now and then. With all of this stuff getting free ship is the priority. 

I have not yet bought this from Dragon Targets, looks fun and like the modularity  hoping it goes on sale for a holiday and then will buy (if you don’t care about buying “Halloween targets” for Christmas they’ll drop the price drastically after they do special runs).

https://dragontargets.com/dragon-targets-tin-can-alley-target-set/?srsltid=AfmBOorWpnz1BKdQf_YvaWmbwWYjs5IuFXKBnWdOtDd08qAR8pe-3FNg

I follow spec on all the ratings and my targets are all a few years old and no pitting. Just need to remind people not to shoot rimfires with anything but .22. I’ve had good luck with the self healing hangers and just use tposts. Have used conduit and tones scraps in a pinch but those are more temporary. People swear by fire hoses as well. Also stick welded some conduit just for s&g’s that are small ground level targets, rods I used weren’t right for application but have held. 
 

https://www.sbyproducts.com/product/fire-hose-roll-1-5-diameter-2-5-flat-/26?cs=true&cst=custom - good reviews. 

[Scotty]

25 minutes ago, Scotty said:

https://shootingtargets7.com
 

I’ve found this site to be the best. Small and vet owned, sends an email only once a week with something heavily discounted. I shop around a lot. Dragon targets has some decent deals every now and then. With all of this stuff getting free ship is the priority. 

I have not yet bought this from Dragon Targets, looks fun and like the modularity  hoping it goes on sale for a holiday and then will buy (if you don’t care about buying “Halloween targets” for Christmas they’ll drop the price drastically after they do special runs).

https://dragontargets.com/dragon-targets-tin-can-alley-target-set/?srsltid=AfmBOorWpnz1BKdQf_YvaWmbwWYjs5IuFXKBnWdOtDd08qAR8pe-3FNg

I follow spec on all the ratings and my targets are all a few years old and no pitting. Just need to remind people not to shoot rimfires with anything but .22. I’ve had good luck with the self healing hangers and just use tposts. Have used conduit and romex scraps in a pinch but those are more temporary. People swear by fire hoses as well. Also stick welded some conduit just for s&g’s that are small ground level targets, rods I used weren’t right for application but have held. 
 

https://www.sbyproducts.com/product/fire-hose-roll-1-5-diameter-2-5-flat-/26?cs=true&cst=custom - good reviews. 

 

[Jeb48]

I also use https://shootingtargets7.com for probably 90% of my steel and would probably go 100% now.  I had a few targets before I found shootingtargets7.  I color code my targets since the thick steel doesn't ring well when hit with a .22.  My Red targets are .22 only, Yellow is for handguns and carbines, Green is for pretty much anything I own.  Obvious all of them can be used for .22.  I have a hill going up into a thick forest behind the house so my range is scattered on the hill and form a natural backstop.  I shoot from my back deck, so I'm shooting down at the closer targets plus all of them are tilled to deflect down.  I find the rubber mulch that Aldi's puts on sale most every spring to be good cover for under targets.

This is my 10 yard target.  I know it seems close but I'm probably 10 feet or more above the target.

This is my longer targets.  These pictures were taken about 4 years ago so the trees have grown up a lot.  I have to keep up with the trimming.

I also have a place for paper targets beside the 10 yard target and at the upper Green targets for zeroing in site.

I have a portable shooting bench I can setup down the drive away to get longer shots to the upper green targets but seldom us it. I also have a rimfire dueling tree that I bring out once in awhile.

Hope this gives you some ideas, feel free to ask questions.

[Sleep profit]

I don’t have have a range currently but would like to have one in future Jeb your got a nice range there how far does it go out in distance and how often do you change your steel out  What would be on your wish list. For your range. I think I would enjoy a dualing tree or a Texas tornado that spins. I have seen them for sale at gun shows 

[45guy]

[22lr]

9 hours ago, Jeb48 said:

I also use https://shootingtargets7.com for probably 90% of my steel and would probably go 100% now.  I had a few targets before I found shootingtargets7.  I color code my targets since the thick steel doesn't ring well when hit with a .22.  My Red targets are .22 only, Yellow is for handguns and carbines, Green is for pretty much anything I own.  Obvious all of them can be used for .22.  I have a hill going up into a thick forest behind the house so my range is scattered on the hill and form a natural backstop.  I shoot from my back deck, so I'm shooting down at the closer targets plus all of them are tilled to deflect down.  I find the rubber mulch that Aldi's puts on sale most every spring to be good cover for under targets.

This is my 10 yard target.  I know it seems close but I'm probably 10 feet or more above the target.

This is my longer targets.  These pictures were taken about 4 years ago so the trees have grown up a lot.  I have to keep up with the trimming.

I also have a place for paper targets beside the 10 yard target and at the upper Green targets for zeroing in site.

I have a portable shooting bench I can setup down the drive away to get longer shots to the upper green targets but seldom us it. I also have a rimfire dueling tree that I bring out once in awhile.

Hope this gives you some ideas, feel free to ask questions.

That is a sweet setup. Where did you get those green brackets for making the rebar stand? 

[Jeb48]

17 hours ago, Sleep profit said:

I don’t have have a range currently but would like to have one in future Jeb your got a nice range there how far does it go out in distance and how often do you change your steel out  What would be on your wish list. For your range. I think I would enjoy a dualing tree or a Texas tornado that spins. I have seen them for sale at gun shows 

You build as time and money allows.  I had a much smaller rang at my old house, what few targets I had were the start of this range.  It took a couple years to get to this state.  The top targets are only about 35 yards from the shooting deck and I can get about 60 yards from the portable shooting bench. I have a public range about 15 miles away for longer distances and really noisy shooting.  I'm still mostly on original steel because I try to minimize really high velocity stuff that would damage the steel, partially because of the distance and I want to stay a good neighbor.  If I shoot the big loud stuff like .223/5.56/30-30, I try to limit to 10 or less rounds to zero in a scope or site.  I replaced the green targets to the left of the top targets when I hit it with .223 remembering it as AR500 steel and it wasn't and almost put  holes all the way through.  I replace with AR500 steel. I replaced a couple of my early steel targets with thicker when they started to get a little dished.  You may not be able to tell but one of the yellow targets part way up is a spinner that a friend made for me.  I have thought about asking him to make a couple more.  And the big red target to the far right is a spinner with an inner spinner, it is fun to try and spin the inner and not the outer.  I have one spot part way up that needs a target but haven't seen what I want yet. I'm thinking another target within a target so you can tell when you hit where you should but still get feedback for near missis.

Took me awhile to find good target paint, was just buying cheap stuff and the coverage was bad.  Then I found https://www.rangestore.net they have target paint that has more pigment and it covers better, Not cheap but goes further. If you get one of there sampler packs it lets you try a few colors.  I ended up splitting a couple of cases of the colors I liked with my son to get the cheaper price.

[Jeb48]

14 hours ago, 22lr said:

That is a sweet setup. Where did you get those green brackets for making the rebar stand? 

I don't remember, it was one of the first targets on the new range 9 years ago, but I did a quick Look on Amazon and this looks like what I have https://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Stand-Target/dp/B00JVX4JB8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

[jeff43]

Up to 165 yards, paper and steel

 

Edited Sunday at 06:42 PM by jeff43

[jeff43]

[Scotty]

Wanted to thank a member for the private message that the owner of shootingtargets7.com gave a shoutout to my post in his weekly email. 
 

I’ve actually supported him on another forum and he thanked me then as well. Clearly someone that cares about their small business. 
 

I wrote in past posts I go out of my way to support small businesses, give a vet trying to make it in a tough industry top consideration when purchasing steel. They’re built to last.
 

 Don’t order from a corporation, give your money to people who actually support your 2A values. 

[jeff43]

31 minutes ago, Scotty said:

Wanted to thank a member for the private message that the owner of shootingtargets7.com gave a shoutout to my post in his weekly email. 
 

I’ve actually supported him on another forum and he thanked me then as well. Clearly someone that cares about their small business. 
 

I wrote in past posts I go out of my way to support small businesses, give a vet trying to make it in a tough industry top consideration when purchasing steel. They’re built to last.
 

 Don’t order from a corporation, give your money to people who actually support your 2A values. 

A lot of mine , not all came from shootingtargets7.com