Portable Target Stands

[JohnnyEgo]

Buy an 8' firring strip at Home Depot. Cut it in half at a 45° angle. Drive each piece into the ground with a hammer. Staple cardboard. $2 target stand that you don't have heartbreak over when the idiots next to you blast it apart while leaving your target unscathed.

[wctriumph]

Thanks guys for all of the suggestions. I went and picked up the parts for two of the PVC version and will assemble after work tomorrow or the next day. The young lady at Home Depot was great and she cut the tubing and wood for me while I waited. I considered going the wood frame route as it would be pretty much free using motorcycle crates for the lumber but, I drive a Ford Expedition, not an F150 so my space for transport is limited (I do need room for guns and ammo). The PVC is more compact and much lighter and should last a good long while. I picked up some long U-bolts for anchors if it is windy, I will sharpen the ends and use a hammer to pound them into the ground. Cinder blocks and sand bags are a hassle beyond 25 paces.

Thanks again guys.

[smokeyradio]

I built this one out of scraps I have laying around. Two trips to Pawnee and works great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go3LnLW48a8

[ray1970]

If you go with PVC pipe, you can fill it with sand or water and cap it off to add some weight I you want. Kind if defeats the purpose if keeping it light weight though.

I made some simple ones out of metal and use the cheap furring strips for the uprights. They are light weight and easy to transport. Especially in the bed of my truck.

If it gets too windy I can just toss sand bags over the bottom middle part of the stand.

Sorry, no pictures.

[Great-Kazoo]

Drop by with some scrap steel and use the chop saw and welder. I have a bunch of folders on hand.

[SideShow Bob]

Mine are pretty much like rondog's, isn't it amazing how brilliant minds think alike ?
The only exception is that I use survey slats for the uprights so the 2x4s at the bottom are closer together to hold the the slats.

[Mick-Boy]

It's not a DIY solution but I've been using Rob Tackett's CPaSS stands at home and at work for a few years now. They're a great option when space is a premium.

[muddywings]

It's not a DIY solution but I've been using Rob Tackett's CPaSS stands at home and at work for a few years now. They're a great option when space is a premium.

wow-that's a reasonable price too. tag for when i have some $$$$; taxman bit me hard this year

[ray1970]

I made some simple ones out of metal and use the cheap furring strips for the uprights. They are light weight and easy to transport. Especially in the bed of my truck.

If it gets too windy I can just toss sand bags over the bottom middle part of the stand.

Sorry, no pictures.

Took a quick picture of one of mine today. There are three pieces of angle iron (one 18" and two 24") and two pieces of rectangular tubing (6" each) that the firing strips fit into nicely. A few small welds and you're done. I have about $9 worth of material in each of them.