I've changed overtime in which paper targets I use when I go to the range.
When I first started shooting, I used printed targets that I stapled/taped to cardboard or on top of the huge paper target provided at the range. This was good until I noticed it was very hard to see where my shots landed on white paper.
I then progressed to those reactive paper targets like shoot-n-see. The problem was they were not that cheap. A standard 4-6" target came in at the cheapest at around 20-25 cents per target if I got it on sale. A larger 5-bullseye spotting target for the rifle range was even more expensive. But they were very convenient to use and easy to see where the shots landed.
As I have gotten more accurate and my groups started shrinking it was hard to justify a 6" target especially if I tended to be within 3", so I moved to just the 3" target spots. These weren't reactive, but they were fluorescent so it was still easy to see any bullet holes. These rang in about 10-15 cents per target, which was an improvement over the reactive target.
These days I've moved onto color spots from instocklabels.com (http://instocklabels.com/inc/sdetail/fl ... /213/70662) . These don't have any target lines or a center dot, though I suppose if I wanted to I could buy half inch dots and paste them on, or just draw a dot with a sharpie. But its' ok, I can live without the center dot. For practice doing dot torture, these are perfect. They come in really cheap at about 5 cents a target, even after shipping.
Anyways, so what do you guys use? Anything even better deal-wise than the color spots?
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3I buy a pack of these about 1/year. Amazon often has these discounted, but 23 cents/target is cheaper than any range I've ever been to and they are visible out to 200-yards+.
http://www.amazon.com/100-pack-Reactive ... ow+targets
http://www.amazon.com/100-pack-Reactive ... ow+targets
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4for scoped rifle stuff, I have a 1" plastic square in my range bag that I trace several times with a sharpie on the back of whatever paper target the range gives me
Sinclair sells rubber stamps of 100 yard and 200 yard benchrest targets
Sinclair sells rubber stamps of 100 yard and 200 yard benchrest targets
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5I have a bunch of 1-and-a-half-inch orange target spots with a cross-hair and dot on them. Fine once you're sighted in. Reactive until thenFukshot wrote:for scoped rifle stuff, I have a 1" plastic square in my range bag that I trace several times with a sharpie on the back of whatever paper target the range gives me
Sinclair sells rubber stamps of 100 yard and 200 yard benchrest targets
That said - if i'm shooting for groups I prefer a black ring so I CAN'T see the strikes. Nothing more off-putting than realising you're sub-consciously aiming at the last shot you fired....
Will have to check out Sinclair's stamps - thanks!
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6If I'm shooting 22lr, I use the small Dirty Bird targets. If I'm shooting 9mm or 45 at 15y or less, I usually just take a shoot-n-see dot and place it on a blank piece of paper. I also have some medium Dirty Birds I use for rifle or shooting pistol at 25 yards.
I like shooting to be as enjoyable as possible. Squinting to save a few pennies really ruins it for me.
I like shooting to be as enjoyable as possible. Squinting to save a few pennies really ruins it for me.
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7Likewise. Reactive targets are especially nice if/when you forget your spotting scope and your range only does cease-fires every 20 minutes.senorgrand wrote:
I like shooting to be as enjoyable as possible. Squinting to save a few pennies really ruins it for me.
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8I have a pack of birchwood casey 1 and 2 inch stickers in my range bag. You can get the 1 inch in big sheets for about a penny a sticker. I just checked Amazon and they have 100 shoot-n-c target stickers for $5.
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9I draw my own silhouettes on the back of old architectural plan sheets for "Mozambique" drill with pistol. Trace over one I like with a black sharpie. A 4" dia. jar lid traced for the head circle.
For more deliberate aimed shooting: 2" x 2" squares cut from cheap colored paper, attached with a glue stick. I use a big bladed paper cutter, so it's easy to make a bunch at a time.
For more deliberate aimed shooting: 2" x 2" squares cut from cheap colored paper, attached with a glue stick. I use a big bladed paper cutter, so it's easy to make a bunch at a time.
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10I'm cheap. I take a wide marks alot and just slap a # on paper. this is good for handgun distances and gives me 9 blocks to go at.
For the rifles at 50 yards I put a piece of blue painters tape down the middle of a paper.
I can't see investing too much in paper. If I was dialing in some special long-range whatnot I might go for the large graph.
For the rifles at 50 yards I put a piece of blue painters tape down the middle of a paper.
I can't see investing too much in paper. If I was dialing in some special long-range whatnot I might go for the large graph.
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11I just print them out, until recently on regular paper, but just got a ream of vellum instead: $8 for 250 sheets. For rifle I print the 1" square grids for sighting in, for handgun whatever strikes my fancy. I've also got some of the 2" stickers. I like the shoot and sees, but apparently not enough to buy them regularly.
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12For pistol I use this at 7, 10 and 15 yards: http://www.benstoeger.com/media/targets/Dots-6.pdf
Also making reactive targets is easy, a woman at my club showed me how:
Also making reactive targets is easy, a woman at my club showed me how:
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13I use 5 x 7 index cards stapled to whatever the range has for mounting targets. I draw one in black dots in with one of the big Bingo Marks-A-Lot markers for pistol. I can get 200 cards for $1.50 I write all the necessary info Bullet wt., powder, load, calibre.
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14For rimfire out to 100 yards, I use PDFs from this site http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/sh ... p?t=504497
For handguns, I use paper plates with those little one-inch sticky fits.
For handguns, I use paper plates with those little one-inch sticky fits.
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15Thanks for that. Very interestingspara wrote:For pistol I use this at 7, 10 and 15 yards: http://www.benstoeger.com/media/targets/Dots-6.pdf
Also making reactive targets is easy, a woman at my club showed me how:
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169" paper plates and a magic marker.
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179 times out of 10, I use a target from this collection. There are tons of freely available printable targets online...
http://www.belltarget.com/resources/Targets%202.pdf
http://www.belltarget.com/resources/Targets%202.pdf
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18Thanks for Sharing, also, here is another online source for print-your-own targets....: http://williamsonshooting.com/targets/dcramer64 wrote:9 times out of 10, I use a target from this collection. There are tons of freely available printable targets online...
http://www.belltarget.com/resources/Targets%202.pdf
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20You are most welcome, also, here is another that I ran across...: http://www.accurateshooter.com/shooting-skills/targets/dcramer64 wrote:Bookmarked... Thanks, OpherGopher!!!
I am originally from over on the western slope of CO...
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21Bookmarked that page, too. My wife and I love to go to the western slope...Montrose, Hotchkiss, Ouray, Silverton, Durango, Paonia. It's beautiful...and a lot greener...over there.OpherGopher wrote:
You are most welcome, also, here is another that I ran across...: http://www.accurateshooter.com/shooting-skills/targets/
I am originally from over on the western slope of CO...
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22I can totally understand, I was born in Durango, grew up in Rico, My Aunt & Uncle had a Chevy Dealership in Delta & Hotchkiss, and lived in Paonia before they moved to Hotchkiss... .....dcramer64 wrote:Bookmarked that page, too. My wife and I love to go to the western slope...Montrose, Hotchkiss, Ouray, Silverton, Durango, Paonia. It's beautiful...and a lot greener...over there.OpherGopher wrote:
You are most welcome, also, here is another that I ran across...: http://www.accurateshooter.com/shooting-skills/targets/
I am originally from over on the western slope of CO...
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24For pistol I copy targets somewhere I have access to free copies. For the rifle I generally use playing cards. We buy them by the case for happy weekenders and raffling off crap on jobs so they are cheap.
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25One of the ranges I go allows only their targets. Other places anything from self printed to what the range gives free for paying the lane fee.