Building A Pistol Target Stand

The 1 2 target supports are easily replaced when necessary.

Building a pistol target stand. Diy targets the pvc stand. Targets my dad and i built two target stands. But think about setting up multiple targets barricades and having a target for your shooting buddy. Everything i bought allowed me to make 4 target stands.

For that i needed a target stand. There are a lot of diy hobbyists in the gun world. One of the things i wanted to include were photos of the flashlights beam at night. 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.

With steel targets spread out up and down a ravine it s a place we all dream of trying out. 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. The type of targets that you choose to add is a personal preference. What you will need.

Rather than buy a commercial product i decided to build my own portable target stand. Range fees can get expensive especially memberships to outdoor ranges that have longer or more advanced firing lines. 7 pvc 1 5 id pieces 2 4 wood furring strips 2 t joints 2 elbows and 2 end caps. Building a home gun range is a great way to become a better shooter and get more out of your firearms investment.

You may be thinking that you don t need 4 stands. For my range we constructed mobile target stands out of pressure treated 4 4 s and 2 4 s. To build it you need eight pieces of black abs pipe that measure 1 5 by 24 inches. This diy 6 cardboard target stand was utilized by a gun club that i was a member of back when i lived in ny.

Some backyard gun ranges have become legendary. One for the 100 200 yard lines. For scale i decided to illuminate a target at a known distance. Take youtuber hickok45 and his epic backyard range.

Before you build any backyard shooting range on residential property though be sure to check for new laws that might lead to future legal issues. We utilized this field expedient target stand system when we ran out of mgm metal target stands for our uspsa matches.