DIY Reactive Targets

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Because I have some free time here and there, but far less money allocated to reactive targets. I can bang out about 35-40 targets in 45 minutes (including setup and dry time) now that I have the assembly-line system down. Been wanting to share these somewhere for a while; looking for improvements I haven't thought of and/or to provide an effective financially feasible target idea.

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I should note that I did not come up with this idea. But I altered similar designs which improved the production process (more targets in less time) and resulted in a target that reacts slightly more consistently, hangs well, and is more visible. It's functions more like a store bought target than any others I saw people making.


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I like that idea for sighting in. That bull looks an especially useful design.

Much easier to see than black on buff paper. :thanks:

Here is another type of 'reactive' target, or the hapless Ford 8N transmission case, properly sighted in @ 200m:

That was a really fun day, cool temps and plenty 7.62 NATO. :thumbup:

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lets see if i've got this right. you start with an orange piece of paper, spray-adhesive a layer of cling-wrap onto it, spray paint the cling-wrap black, then (using a template) spray paint a white bulls-eye onto the black cling wrap?
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SubRosa wrote:I like that idea for sighting in. That bull looks an especially useful design.

Much easier to see than black on buff paper. :thanks:

Here is another type of 'reactive' target, or the hapless Ford 8N transmission case, properly sighted in @ 200m:

That was a really fun day, cool temps and plenty 7.62 NATO. :thumbup:

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If only my local range accepted such targets.


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DIY Reactive Targets

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lurker wrote:lets see if i've got this right. you start with an orange piece of paper, spray-adhesive a layer of cling-wrap onto it, spray paint the cling-wrap black, then (using a template) spray paint a white bulls-eye onto the black cling wrap?
That's it. Pretty simple. Closer shot.
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And my other stencil. No range photos of that one.
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I knew there had to be some way to do this. Thanks.
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Yeah, this is definitely not new. But when researching how other people are making these, their end results were mostly effective, but their processes seemed bulky. Or, the process was easy and fast, but the target was mediocre and/or required more expensive materials.

It took a little time to set up the assembly process "infrastructure" (stencils, spray containment, etc). But I can bang out batches of 40-60 relatively quickly now. The cost/benefit of my time to make these outweighs the financial cost. I can blow thru reactive targets all day, and just make more. But the efficient assembly process is critical.


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I'll take pics tomorrow but here's my favorite reactive targets.

* empty 20oz soda bottles
* 3' 1/4" wooden dowels
* hammer

I pound the dowels into the ground about 6" and place the bottles mouth side down over them. If you hit the middle of the bottle they get shorter.

Tons of fun to get those bottles moving!
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[/quote]If only my local range accepted such targets. [/quote]

We shoot in the open desert, about 15 min from home. All the junk lugged in gets lugged back out, at least what we can see.

The spot is close to a known illicit cartel drug highway, the Vekol Wash, but a target of opportunity has never materialized. :no:

Wisdom dictates you always have a ready piece on you, but methinks if they hear the racket they vacate pronto. :ninja:

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