Building A Pistol Target Stand

This diy 6 cardboard target stand was utilized by a gun club that i was a member of back when i lived in ny.

Building a pistol target stand.

With steel targets spread out up and down a ravine it s a place we all dream of trying out. Rather than buy a commercial product i decided to build my own portable target stand. Building a home gun range is a great way to become a better shooter and get more out of your firearms investment. Take youtuber hickok45 and his epic backyard range.

Before you build any backyard shooting range on residential property though be sure to check for new laws that might lead to future legal issues. The stand system is super easy to build and inexpensive. For that i needed a target stand. The first target system is a very simple pvc stand.

You may be thinking that you don t need 4 stands. To build it you need eight pieces of black abs pipe that measure 1 5 by 24 inches. For my range we constructed mobile target stands out of pressure treated 4 4 s and 2 4 s. What you will need.

Range fees can get expensive especially memberships to outdoor ranges that have longer or more advanced firing lines. We utilized this field expedient target stand system when we ran out of mgm metal target stands for our uspsa matches. The type of targets that you choose to add is a personal preference. If you were to look into the back of my toyota 4runner right now you d see this stand which breaks down into several pieces for easy transportation.

One of the things i wanted to include were photos of the flashlights beam at night. Everything i bought allowed me to make 4 target stands. Some backyard gun ranges have become legendary. Plus it would probably cost you nearly as much to build one stand as it would be to buy the material in bulk and build 4.

I assembled five 16 long pieces to form the base of the target stand using the 2 t joints and 2 end caps the remaining two pieces of 16 length were added as vertical sections using the elbows at the ends opposite the end caps where the wooden furring strips will be inserted. One for the 100 200 yard lines. Targets my dad and i built two target stands. The 1 2 target supports are easily replaced when necessary.

There are a lot of diy hobbyists in the gun world. For scale i decided to illuminate a target at a known distance.