Advanced Marksmanship Dueling Tree ideas???

[Musicman]

Don't know if I'm posting in the right place.
After watching the finale to ATS (don't flame me plz)
I thought it would be a neat idea to make a dueling tree.
I have searched here (1st thing I did) and then googled about 16 pages of junk and never came up with what I was looking for.
I was wondering what the back of one looked like, how the plates attached. I did find one site that had a side view of their plates and that looked promising.
Has anyone made a dueling tree before or has some pics of the "mechanics"?
Thanks,
Sean

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

Re: Dueling Tree ideas???

there are siloette/hostage steel targets where the bad guy head flaps.....

me thinks it a more realistic trainer.......

 

[shootist2004]

Re: Dueling Tree ideas???

this guy could make you one.....


http://lvsteeltargets.com

 

[Musicman]

Re: Dueling Tree ideas???

Thnx shootist, He's got some nice lookin stuff.
Boltipper, I agrea with the more realistic trainer (even though I'm not training for anything) other than my own pleasure and trying to be the best shot that I can be.
Just looking to make one to plink around with on some pistols and maybe take it out to a few hundred yards and try nailing it with rifles.
I just got my first (real) stick put together and trying to get the fundamentals down.
I did find this patent drawing that really helped me out on figureing the back of it and how the plates would attach.
I might ask one of the hide venders who make plates to run me some 6 inchers like this and go from there.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6994348-0-large.jpg

 

[Hoser]

Re: Dueling Tree ideas???

The MGM Targets Dueling Tree is outstanding.

 

[Musicman]

Re: Dueling Tree ideas???

Hey Hoser, u just shoot pistol at em or do you nail them with some heat???

 

[VJJPunisher]

Re: Dueling Tree ideas???

me and marduk train on a dueling tree at 1,000 yards with 10/22's, he always wins cause he worked with some marines a few years back, just ask trebeck, he knows how marines pull triggers better

 

[Hoser]

Re: Dueling Tree ideas???

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Musicman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Hoser, u just shoot pistol at em or do you nail them with some heat??? </div></div>

Pistol and 300 Whisper, 223, 22BR, 243, 260 and 308.

 

[marduk185]

Re: Dueling Tree ideas???

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VAJayJayPunisher</div><div class="ubbcode-body">me and marduk train on a dueling tree at 1,000 yards with 10/22's, he always wins cause he worked with some marines a few years back, just ask trebeck, he knows how marines pull triggers better </div></div>
dude yer given away our secret squirrel snipery ninja training tactics...and yermothertrebek dont know nuthin. you broke opsec and yer on notice right meow jayjay.lol.

 

[jmorris]

Re: Dueling Tree ideas???

I built this one for pistol use

Front

Back

Hinge

wheels

 

[Musicman]

Re: Dueling Tree ideas???

10/22's with iron sights right????
jmorris, I really like that thanks for posting.
looks like 3/8"??? Did you twist the steel yourself? any heat treating afterwards? 500 or mild?
I like how it leans forward to make sure the plates reset.
Sean