Target sizes for each distance for gun range?

[pyplynr]

I’ve rebuilt my range and I will be needing a lot more steel for it. All the steel I have now will be going inside the pistol/carbine area and will need steel for my rifle range. What sizes/shapes would everyone recommend? Starting at 100 and going out to 1000 every hundred yards. I would like to have at least 2 targets per berm.

 

[spife7980]

A 1 moa and 2 moa plate at each range berm from 500 on out would be nice.

I have a 1/2 ipsc at 75 and a 10" square at 150 and thats mainly for friends with the ars and crap rifles to play on, from there to 400 its a creek bed with trees.

At 400 I have a double plate post with an 8x16 plate and a 10 circle.
At 500 I have a kyl of 4,6,8,10,12 circles
At 540 I have a mk coyote
At 540 I have an mk pig
At 560 I have a 2/3 ipsc
At 600 I have a 2/3 ipsc
At 675 I have a kyl with a 2/3 ipsc, 12, 10, 8 and 6 circles.
At 810 I have a fill size ipsc.
Past there I have to Go to a different position and I would just drag my full size ipsc over for those.

 

[Virgil]

Well in terms of shape.... Ones thick enough to withstand whatever you are going to huck at them.

 

[sam4886]

Yup, 1 and 2 moa at each. Doesn't hurt to have a big one at a couple spots for confidence and/or kids or new shooters. Always fun to shoot at sub moa stuff too. I have a KYL at 550 that goes from 12" to 4" circles.

 

[gnochi]

Bowling pins at 600 and chickens at 1000 are a ton of fun.

 

[wade2big]

@spife7980
You gut shot that pig every time. Better tighten up that shooting!

 

[spife7980]

@spife7980
You gut shot that pig every time. Better tighten up that shooting!

He didn’t chew very well so I’m just helping his digestion?

 

[Steel head]

Today
12” gong at 375
16” gong at 550
12” gong at 690
16” gong at 850.

 

[DMP]

I like one moa targets. Always a challenge. But you need a good berm to see misses.

 

[erslll]

I agree with most here. If you are going to do 2 at each distance, 1 MOA and 2 MOA. Our range is set up with basically 2 MOA at each distance but we are adding 1 MOA at 1000.

Also depends on what kind of use the range is going to get. We have targets at 460, 600, 750 and 1000. For the most part, us average guys that like to shoot, will shoot the 1000 but seldom come back to the shorter targets. Again, we are just 4-5 guys who like to shoot and don't compete shooting on private land. If you are setting up a public range or are going to have a lot of use planned, I could spending that kind of coin on 20 targets.

 

[lash]

Yup, 1 and 2 moa at each. Doesn't hurt to have a big one at a couple spots for confidence and/or kids or new shooters. Always fun to shoot at sub moa stuff too. I have a KYL at 550 that goes from 12" to 4" circles.

Pretty much this, as mentioned by a few here already.