I've bought AR500 steel targets from both JCSteel andBigDog Steel - both great vendors here on the hide.
I recently bought 4 sets of the 1/2" rebar brackets from JCSteel as I was tired of loading, hauling and setting up the wooden saw horses I had been using. The brackets appear to be made from steel pipe similar to electrical conduit and 1/2" rebar slips right in with very little slop.The brackets are fairly lightweight - lighter than what I was expecting, so we'll see how they stand the test of time. When I ordered them I was thinking theywere made from black iron pipe, but I didn't think to ask that question. At any rate, I'll see how well they stand up.
Wanting to keep the new setup easy to haul in my truck, taking up as little space as possible, I came up with using an old milk crate. I did cut a piece of 1/2" plywood to fit the inside bottom of the milk crate. All my targets fit inside. 1 – 12”square, 2 – 12” circles, 1 – 8” circle, 1 – 8” square, 1 – 6” square, 1 – 4”square. All are hung using grade 8 bolts and some old baler belt I cut into strips. Crate full of targets - about 50 lbs.
Secondly, after some brain storming, I came up with a 4" PVC tube, cut to 49", with a cap on one end, and a threaded cleanout cap on the other. Before gluing the caps/ends on, I drilled (approx.12" from each end) a 3/8" hole. I threaded some rope through the hole, put on a washer, tied a knot, and then tied up the handles using some oldscrap garden hose.
The handles make carrying the tube much easier - mainly for loading it up into my truck. The PVC tube will hold at least 5 sets of rebar. 1 - 20" length of 1/2" rebar cut into 5 - 4' lengths. I made up one extra set while I was at it just to have some spares. Weight of the tube and 5 sets of rebar weighs right around 50 lbs.
The steel targets were bought from past group buys fromboth JCSteel and Big Dog Steel - if you need any targets, both outfits are great to deal with and these targets, while freshly painted, have taken a beating from both .308 and .223.
I'll finish up with a couple pictures of all 4 stands setup with targets hung.
I recently bought 4 sets of the 1/2" rebar brackets from JCSteel as I was tired of loading, hauling and setting up the wooden saw horses I had been using. The brackets appear to be made from steel pipe similar to electrical conduit and 1/2" rebar slips right in with very little slop.The brackets are fairly lightweight - lighter than what I was expecting, so we'll see how they stand the test of time. When I ordered them I was thinking theywere made from black iron pipe, but I didn't think to ask that question. At any rate, I'll see how well they stand up.
Wanting to keep the new setup easy to haul in my truck, taking up as little space as possible, I came up with using an old milk crate. I did cut a piece of 1/2" plywood to fit the inside bottom of the milk crate. All my targets fit inside. 1 – 12”square, 2 – 12” circles, 1 – 8” circle, 1 – 8” square, 1 – 6” square, 1 – 4”square. All are hung using grade 8 bolts and some old baler belt I cut into strips. Crate full of targets - about 50 lbs.
Secondly, after some brain storming, I came up with a 4" PVC tube, cut to 49", with a cap on one end, and a threaded cleanout cap on the other. Before gluing the caps/ends on, I drilled (approx.12" from each end) a 3/8" hole. I threaded some rope through the hole, put on a washer, tied a knot, and then tied up the handles using some oldscrap garden hose.
The handles make carrying the tube much easier - mainly for loading it up into my truck. The PVC tube will hold at least 5 sets of rebar. 1 - 20" length of 1/2" rebar cut into 5 - 4' lengths. I made up one extra set while I was at it just to have some spares. Weight of the tube and 5 sets of rebar weighs right around 50 lbs.
The steel targets were bought from past group buys fromboth JCSteel and Big Dog Steel - if you need any targets, both outfits are great to deal with and these targets, while freshly painted, have taken a beating from both .308 and .223.
I'll finish up with a couple pictures of all 4 stands setup with targets hung.
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