Need Ideas - Portable Paper Target Stands

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Bramezy

Bramezy

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Hey all,
I need some ideas for new paper target stands for our sight in range.
Nothing that sticks into the ground as its 100% rock.
They have to pack away and quickly be deployed and stowed.
I am looking for ideas on making a new design. Mine currently uses a wood base and upper which bolt together. While this works, its time consuming to assemble 10 and then disassemble them after use.
We use them for our field target sight in range and they have to be stowed away when not in use. I dont weld or have access to one. Looking for cheap, reliable, weather proof stand ideas that I can attach cardboard or plastic board and a paper target to.
We just need to walk out the each given yardage and drop them on the ground.
Something thats already assembled and folds out? Magnets? PVC? Im drawing a blank so looking for ideas here. Google wasn't giving me much for inspiration.
10 stands needed and stored in a 27g container.


This Champion would be cool but way too pricy, I have to pay for this out of my pocket.

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Why don't you put something together using PVC piping? PVC is inexpensive and after cutting to length the pieces can be slip fit with various types of joins - no glueing needed unless you want. A couple of other advantages of PVC is it being light weight and if you should hit the framing a new piece can be made for pennies. Let your imagination run wild and be creative.
 
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Bramezy said:
Hey all,
I need some ideas for new paper target stands for our sight in range.
Nothing that sticks into the ground as its 100% rock.
They have to pack away and quickly be deployed and stowed.
I am looking for ideas on making a new design. Mine currently uses a wood base and upper which bolt together. While this works, its time consuming to assemble 10 and then disassemble them after use.
We use them for our field target sight in range and they have to be stowed away when not in use. I dont weld or have access to one. Looking for cheap, reliable, weather proof stand ideas that I can attach cardboard or plastic board and a paper target to.
We just need to walk out the each given yardage and drop them on the ground.
Something thats already assembled and folds out? Magnets? PVC? Im drawing a blank so looking for ideas here. Google wasn't giving me much for inspiration.
10 stands needed and stored in a 27g container.


This Champion would be cool but way too pricy, I have to pay for this out of my pocket.
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These work well for me. Not terribly expensive, but not cheap either. I already had these two stands on hand, wound up buying another. Just take off the roller and add the flat bar. I use clamps at the top and use magnets at the bottom if it's windy. I've got another one I changed the original square tube for a 6 footer. I shoot out of my garage and my yard slopes so after about 30 yards and I start needing more height. You can get a pair of stands for about $60 from Amazon. Only thing else needed is the flat bar and a few bolts. I put a piece of flat bar on the square tube in the "extremely" slim chance I should ever miss and damage the tube. Don't ask me what the tube looks like under the bar.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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Bramezy said:
Hey all,
I need some ideas for new paper target stands for our sight in range.
Nothing that sticks into the ground as its 100% rock.
They have to pack away and quickly be deployed and stowed.
I am looking for ideas on making a new design. Mine currently uses a wood base and upper which bolt together. While this works, its time consuming to assemble 10 and then disassemble them after use.
We use them for our field target sight in range and they have to be stowed away when not in use. I dont weld or have access to one. Looking for cheap, reliable, weather proof stand ideas that I can attach cardboard or plastic board and a paper target to.
We just need to walk out the each given yardage and drop them on the ground.
Something thats already assembled and folds out? Magnets? PVC? Im drawing a blank so looking for ideas here. Google wasn't giving me much for inspiration.
10 stands needed and stored in a 27g container.


This Champion would be cool but way too pricy, I have to pay for this out of my pocket.

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the yard sign wire type poke in frames work great for both cardboard and coroplast.
 
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If you have a old folding chair you dont need, you can use that the same way as your folding targer holder. You can clip targets to the back rest poles or you can throw a cardboard box on the seat and pin your target to that. Probably not the best solution but easy to accomplish with a old $10 folding chair and cardboard box if you have the items laying around already.
 
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A stand like this with a piece of 1/4" plywood would be pretty portable and very cheap. Just slide the upright into the base when you get to your shooting area, and yank it out when you are ready to leave. I have used something similar for almost 20 years but eventually people shot the base too many times and I never replaced it. Dont really have a use for one these days since my target stands are now fixed in place, but I would throw a couple together if the need arises. You can also adjust the height of the main upright 2x4 to suit your requirements or to fit in the trunk of your car etc.

 
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