From Scotchmo's post. I figure I get some of the targets since I just started shooting at 500 yards. I never shot at a competion before so I never really stop to look at the targets much. So it's a good thing after reading Scotchmo's post I decided to get some. Well apparently the 300 yard targets are sold out. So I bought a box of the 500 and the 600 yard ones. Okay like I kinda understood that the targets were going to be a bit bigger. And I get that the official targets 300 and beyond are only one per sheet. But I dunno, I somehow did not put 2 and 2 together and realize how large these actually are. I'm wondering how do you put these up and what are the rules at your public range about putting up your own targets?
I normally shoot the splatter targets that you see above. It is placed on top of a fx official target for comparison, which by the way I have to cut down just to fit inside the ranges target holders. This is the rule if I use the target boxes at the range. Now the 600 yard target is almost the size of the whole fx official target paper.
The NRA 600 YARD target is 36" x 36"
there are no target holders at the 500 and beyond lines. So if they allow me I guess I can bring my own target holder. But to make things simple I was thinking of just stapling it to a pallet, and nailing a board on the side to hold it up. I dunno how well it will hold up to the wind though. Boy, the pallet probably won't fit in my car and I dunno if the range would let me put a pallet up at the 500 and 600 yard line.
So my question is what have you used and what does your public range allow?
Allen
I normally shoot the splatter targets that you see above. It is placed on top of a fx official target for comparison, which by the way I have to cut down just to fit inside the ranges target holders. This is the rule if I use the target boxes at the range. Now the 600 yard target is almost the size of the whole fx official target paper.
The NRA 600 YARD target is 36" x 36"
there are no target holders at the 500 and beyond lines. So if they allow me I guess I can bring my own target holder. But to make things simple I was thinking of just stapling it to a pallet, and nailing a board on the side to hold it up. I dunno how well it will hold up to the wind though. Boy, the pallet probably won't fit in my car and I dunno if the range would let me put a pallet up at the 500 and 600 yard line.
So my question is what have you used and what does your public range allow?
Allen
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so I decided to modify a exist target holder for now. Not so sure it will stay up if the wind is more than 5mph but maybe I can get a few shots in, before it gets knocked over and torn up. I bought a couple of these on Amazon a couple years ago.
