Homemade target for pellets (and ocasionally slugs on paper)

[Paio]

Homemade adjustable (height and rotation), demountable and portable shooting target for easy transportation. Made of scrap metals.
Paper 17cm X 17cm to be used with or without articulated steel plate for a sort of backstop. I guess it will endure a 60ft-lb power. 
Interchangeable rotating metal targets in MOA multiples converted to metrics
OD 14mm: 50m
OD 28mm: 100m
OD 42mm: 150m

 

[Buckeye]

Nicely done!

I like the options. 

How do you control ricochets?

Thank you for sharing

 

[Paio]

Nicely done!

I like the options. 

How do you control ricochets?

Thank you for sharing

Thanks. Well, this is gonna be used at the shooting range. Hopefully, when the articulated backstop is hitted it should absorb the majority of the pellet energy. No intention to use it closer, like 25m or less. Not worthwile to run the risk of ricochets. 

 

[biohazardman]

Very well done it is. Looks plenty strong as well.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[sonny]

I like it, a catch tray for the lead would be perfect

 

[Corvid_hunter]

Very nice. If you were to worry about ricochets you could put an angle on the rear plate to make the pellets go towards the ground.

 

[Paio]

Very nice. If you were to worry about ricochets you could put an angle on the rear plate to make the pellets go towards the ground.

That's why the backstop is articulated with hinges. I hope to have that angle when I hit it. The plate is almost 4mm and somewhat heavy for shooting pellets 50m and beyond. The backstop will be need when using against something I don't want to hit when practicing like a wall for instance.

 

[molder]

very nicely made 

 

[Guest]

very cool! how do you catch the spent lead?