I have long been a fan of Biathlon. Coveted an Anschutz Fortner but had never the $3K to buy one. Thus, I am entering the PCP fray as it is affordable. Mostly...
As most of you know, biathlon is a ski and shoot competition. Targets are at 50 meters: the standing target is about the size of a CD, the prone is about the size of a golf ball.And 50 meters is about 168 FEET. With open sights. No magnification. With your heart rate at about 150-160bpm.
I cheated a bit on the size. 10 meters is 20% of 50m or 33Ft. Size should be about 1 Inch. My disks are 2-3/8". That's what I could find at a online metal fab and and also the size of a hole saw drill bit I have. (for door knobs).
Biathlon is still on my mind thus this target. I haven't tested it yet.
All metal, with like 10Guage steel disks as the black targets. The white disks kind of balance the tip when target is hit. Stand is from a discarded iMac. Even left the tilt mechanism on the stand as it allows for leveling. Maybe even use to get the target to tip over if I need it.
Bloody costly to build anything out of metal these days. Plus I paid a welder to weld the stems on the disks. Plus paint. I think I'm all in at around $90.
Plus my labor. Don't ask! And midnight engineering.
I'm pretty pleased with the way it came out. I will test and show results. And I have a few more photos on how I did a few things.
As most of you know, biathlon is a ski and shoot competition. Targets are at 50 meters: the standing target is about the size of a CD, the prone is about the size of a golf ball.And 50 meters is about 168 FEET. With open sights. No magnification. With your heart rate at about 150-160bpm.
I cheated a bit on the size. 10 meters is 20% of 50m or 33Ft. Size should be about 1 Inch. My disks are 2-3/8". That's what I could find at a online metal fab and and also the size of a hole saw drill bit I have. (for door knobs).
Biathlon is still on my mind thus this target. I haven't tested it yet.
All metal, with like 10Guage steel disks as the black targets. The white disks kind of balance the tip when target is hit. Stand is from a discarded iMac. Even left the tilt mechanism on the stand as it allows for leveling. Maybe even use to get the target to tip over if I need it.
Bloody costly to build anything out of metal these days. Plus I paid a welder to weld the stems on the disks. Plus paint. I think I'm all in at around $90.
Plus my labor. Don't ask! And midnight engineering.
I'm pretty pleased with the way it came out. I will test and show results. And I have a few more photos on how I did a few things.
