Portable Target Stands

[rondog]

May I present Uncle Rondog's Target Stand. Heavy-duty, withstands multiple bullet strikes, and quite stable in the wind. Cheap and portable.

Side uprights are 48", cut a stud in half. The top piece is 24", bottom piece is 21". With three 96" studs, you can build two frames and only have a little bit of scrap.

The bottom is two pcs. 24" long, with a 20-1/2" piece in the middle (this base shows two little pieces of scrap, do it either way. Good use for the scraps from the uprights. It's just to help stabilize the vertical frame.). The legs are about 30"-36", make 'em whatever you want.

Longer legs hold up to wind better. The short 4ft. height helps with stability in the wind too.

Cut a 24" square piece of cardboard and attach, put the frame legs into the base, go shooting! I prefer thick cardboard, and attach it with short drywall screws, easy to replace.

I'm going to try using one of these without the cardboard for hanging steel plates in. These stands are quick, easy and cheap to make. Best to have a pickup for transport though, but you need a truck for all of your other shit, right?

Oh, if I didn't make it clear, the vertical frame and the base are two different pieces, they're not attached. The legs of the vertical frame just fit into the slots of the base, then come back apart for transport.