Building A Pistol Target Stand

7 pvc 1 5 id pieces 2 4 wood furring strips 2 t joints 2 elbows and 2 end caps.

Building a pistol target stand.

Targets my dad and i built two target stands. Take youtuber hickok45 and his epic backyard range. For that i needed a target stand. The stand system is super easy to build and inexpensive.

Everything i bought allowed me to make 4 target stands. There are a lot of diy hobbyists in the gun world. Rather than buy a commercial product i decided to build my own portable target stand. 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.

Diy targets the pvc stand. For my range we constructed mobile target stands out of pressure treated 4 4 s and 2 4 s. Range fees can get expensive especially memberships to outdoor ranges that have longer or more advanced firing lines. Some backyard gun ranges have become legendary.

What you will need. 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. 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 home gun range is a great way to become a better shooter and get more out of your firearms investment.

The 1 2 target supports are easily replaced when necessary. One of the things i wanted to include were photos of the flashlights beam at night. You may be thinking that you don t need 4 stands. One for the 100 200 yard lines.

For scale i decided to illuminate a target at a known distance. With steel targets spread out up and down a ravine it s a place we all dream of trying out. To build it you need eight pieces of black abs pipe that measure 1 5 by 24 inches. The first target system is a very simple pvc stand.

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. But think about setting up multiple targets barricades and having a target for your shooting buddy.