Ideas fo 100 yard breakable targets?

[Maillemaker]

Are any of the sporting Clays, targets big enough? Ive seen Big discs being rolled on the ground. Dont know the cost.

What are "big discs"? never heard of them. Got a link?

[MPatton]

Lou
Those clay discs that are rolled on the ground are called rabbits. Just happens to be that one of the events at our Springtown skirmish in September is going to be rabbits. I don?t think they are any bigger than a standard pigeon but they do look bigger.
Matt 2nd NJ Cav.

[Kevin Tinny]

Hello, on rabbit clays:
Suggest searching "Champion Target, Jackrabbit clay".
Thanks.
Kevin Tinny

[John.Hayes]

I like the steel plates idea. The region could chip in and buy them. jh

[Maillemaker]

https://www.championtarget.com/all-p...t/7-25759.html

108mm in diameter (4.25in). Standard pigeon size.

I like the steel plates idea. The region could chip in and buy them.

I've considered knock-down steel targets. I'm mostly concerned about the weight.

You would need 7 targets times, say, 10 frames (for our region), so 70 disks. An 8" steel disk 1/2" thick would be 7.1 pounds. So 70 would weigh 497 pounds.

Maybe 1/4" thick plates would do in the AR500 steel, I'm not sure; need to test.

Cool thing about plates is we could have them laser cut to any shape we like.

[K. Herrick]

Besides the weight of the steel targets you have to consider your backstop. At some of our skirmishes we shoot steel targets and they can fly. If your backstop is heavily weeded it can be difficult to find them also the range would probably not appreciate you crawling all over the backstop looking for the targets and degrading the backstop.
Just some thoughts,

Kevin

[Harry Gaul]

Fellow skirmishers,

I am suggesting that we consider wood pallet wood as the basis for the 100 yard targets.

First some data:
The wood pallets in my area contain slats that are approximately 3 and 5/8 inches wide and unknown length. Remember, it is a starting point not the end point.
a square wood block is 3 5/8 X 3 1/2 inches wide. (to be made square is accepted)
each block weighs 2 ounces.
If you put 4 blocks together using staples that is 8 ounces.
There are ten targets at 100 yards that is 80 ounces or 5 pounds in the box.
the average 6 inch ceramic tile now being used is 10 ounces.
the weight of 10, 6 inch ceramic tiles is 6.2 pounds
wood blocks to 6 inch tiles is saving 1.2 pounds of weight per target box.
The volume of target material per target box will increase, but I do not know if the difference is significant.

If you switch from 2 X 4 blocks to pallet wood blocks, there will be a saving of weight. I do not know for sure because I do not have a 2 X 4 block for comparison. It stands to reason that less wood is less weight per target box.

Pictures are coming in future posts.

Harry in pa.
Forney's
03626v

[Harry Gaul]

Check out these pictures.

One block,




two blocks



Three blocks,




4 blocks



4 blocks hanging like a 100 yard target.



the 4 block target is hanging from wire just like the present target. there are four staples on the front and four staples on the back for stability.

Harry in pa.
Forney'
03626v

[Maillemaker]

I personally am not a fan of wooden block targets. They generally don't break up nicely and are thus difficult to tell if they are hit or not. For the size, I'd just use 4" or 6" tiles. I'm not a fan of cans or styrofoam cups, either, for that matter, as once they leak out from a grazing shot it's hard to keep track of hits.

Our usual repertoire is pigeons, clear plastic bottles with colored water, cups, and tiles.

The idea of ganging them together is clever, though.

[Maillemaker]

Besides the weight of the steel targets you have to consider your backstop. At some of our skirmishes we shoot steel targets and they can fly. If your backstop is heavily weeded it can be difficult to find them also the range would probably not appreciate you crawling all over the backstop looking for the targets and degrading the backstop.
Just some thoughts,

Kevin

Our home range (Brierfield) is great. Well maintained. Finding plates would not be a problem here.

Found some 1/4" AR500 8" disks:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BK35Z25

I think I'm going to buy a set and shoot at them and see how they hold up under musket fire.

Steve