Forums46
Topics538,480
Posts9,737,545
Members87,089
|
Most Online25,604 Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
Steel target hanger
#8770894
12/31/22 04:31 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,842
Hunter-Steve
OP
Pro Tracker
|
OP
Pro Tracker
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,842 |
I welded up some steel pipe to make this target frame and target holders that can easily be moved or change targets I used sucker rods for the legs and cross bar
Last edited by Hunter-Steve; 12/31/22 04:37 PM.
|
|
|
Re: Steel target hanger
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
#8770901
12/31/22 04:47 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,539
SnakeWrangler
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,539 |
Very nice….I like that a lot
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
|
|
|
Re: Steel target hanger
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
#8770928
12/31/22 05:44 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 41,222
J.G.
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 41,222 |
Holler at me when you break those chains. I will give you some retired fire hose.
800 Yard Steel Range Precision Rifle Instruction Memberships and Classes Available
|
|
|
Re: Steel target hanger
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
#8770941
12/31/22 06:02 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,842
Hunter-Steve
OP
Pro Tracker
|
OP
Pro Tracker
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,842 |
I’ll do that Jason! I just wanted to see how they hold up for pistol. But I’m sure they won’t hold up to a rifle hit.
|
|
|
Re: Steel target hanger
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
#8771014
12/31/22 08:07 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 41,222
J.G.
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 41,222 |
They hold, until a bullet cuts the chain.
800 Yard Steel Range Precision Rifle Instruction Memberships and Classes Available
|
|
|
Re: Steel target hanger
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
#8771838
01/02/23 12:50 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 5,991
angus1956
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 5,991 |
Yep, old fire hose is the ticket. At Senior's place for the 500 yard steel matches all targets are hung with firehose.
|
|
|
Re: Steel target hanger
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
#8771956
01/02/23 03:58 AM
|
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 10,864
DannyB
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 10,864 |
The ones on the chains I figure will have plenty of give and swing back. The two on the right kind of remind me of a heavy steel target that was a few times larger than those. It had almost no give when hit. I did what I thought was absolutely impossible. I had a 180 ricochet with some ultra light 44 reloads and hit a friend shooting right beside me in the leg above the knee. It didn't break the skin, but left a pretty dark bruise. I guess it was a day or so earlier that my wife and another friend were sitting on a tailgate behind us. The swore they were hearing a whirring noise going over them and asked if it was a ricochet and I said physically impossible---wrong.
That was a long time ago and we rarely wore eye protection, just hearing protection. That could have been a bad deal and a lesson learned.
|
|
|
Re: Steel target hanger
[Re: J.G.]
#8771985
01/02/23 05:50 AM
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 9,968
unclebubba
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 9,968 |
Holler at me when you break those chains. I will give you some retired fire hose. Yep. Got tired of replacing chains on my range. I get my firehose from my sister.
|
|
|
Re: Steel target hanger
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
#8772034
01/02/23 01:16 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 12,174
kry226
The General
|
The General
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 12,174 |
Seems there's endless uses for retired fire hoses.
|
|
|
Re: Steel target hanger
[Re: Hunter-Steve]
#8805237
02/20/23 11:37 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 8,364
Dave Davidson
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 8,364 |
I bought some used cross ties and stacked them about 5 ft high. Screwed some plywood to the front. I staple the targets to it. I have stations at 100, 50 and 25 yards.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, Superduty, txcornhusker
|