Building A Pistol Target Stand

The 1 2 target supports are easily replaced when necessary.

Building a pistol target stand.

Rather than buy a commercial product i decided to build my own portable target 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. 7 pvc 1 5 id pieces 2 4 wood furring strips 2 t joints 2 elbows and 2 end caps. To build it you need eight pieces of black abs pipe that measure 1 5 by 24 inches.

Diy targets the pvc stand. The stand system is super easy to build and inexpensive. Everything i bought allowed me to make 4 target stands. Range fees can get expensive especially memberships to outdoor ranges that have longer or more advanced firing lines.

For my range we constructed mobile target stands out of pressure treated 4 4 s and 2 4 s. You may be thinking that you don t need 4 stands. The type of targets that you choose to add is a personal preference. One of the things i wanted to include were photos of the flashlights beam at night.

What you will need. For scale i decided to illuminate a target at a known distance. Targets my dad and i built two target stands. Building a home gun range is a great way to become a better shooter and get more out of your firearms investment.

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. 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. For that i needed a 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.

Take youtuber hickok45 and his epic backyard range. One for the 100 200 yard lines. The first target system is a very simple pvc stand. But think about setting up multiple targets barricades and having a target for your shooting buddy.

We utilized this field expedient target stand system when we ran out of mgm metal target stands for our uspsa matches. With steel targets spread out up and down a ravine it s a place we all dream of trying out.