Portable Self Reseting Plate Rack for under $300

[TonyG35]

I built this plate rack using some 2x4's and spinners from https://www.metaltargets.com/

Would you be concerned shooting these at 10 yards with a .40?

[gunsteel]

I built this plate rack using some 2x4's and spinners from https://www.metaltargets.com/

Would you be concerned shooting these at 10 yards with a .40?

Absolute no problem at 10 yds. The Target will move rearward when you hit it and all splatter should no come 2 yds forward.

Gunsteel

[Pezco]

Should be good 2 go!

[JThompson]

I built this plate rack using some 2x4's and spinners from https://www.metaltargets.com/

Would you be concerned shooting these at 10 yards with a .40?

No problem shooting it, just know you can't use it in any kind of a match.

"Steel must fall or overturn to score."

As a training tool though... nice, you don't have to reset it.

JT

Edited September 10, 2010 by JThompson

[DocMcG]

These are great! I have built quite a few of these and use them lots. Thanks for sharing your design - I like your hangars!

Cheers,

Kyle

[Graham Smith]

If you hit one of the hangers, might you not get some back splatter?

[jmorris]

I have built a few auto resetting steel targets in the past. Here is one of the plate racks, I set it up so it would also power other props like a pin wheel as it reset. I built it so it folds up but I also added (solid) wheels so it was easy to roll to where you wanted to shoot it. You can see how it works in the video below.

You have to click on this photo to play the video.

Edited September 11, 2010 by jmorris

[Bouttime]

Good looking racks. What heardness of steal do you have to use for hand gun?

[jmorris]

AR 400 is generally considered the bottom but with non-magnum PISTOL loads you can get away with mild steel you just have to fix them if you get ANY pits.

Edit: add "pistol" if it's a rifle and more powerfull than a .22 rimfire AR 500 is what you want.

Edited September 11, 2010 by jmorris

[gohuskers]

Nice workmanship. I like both of these plate racks.

[Blockhead]

I built this plate rack using some 2x4's and spinners from https://www.metaltargets.com/

Would you be concerned shooting these at 10 yards with a .40?

No problem shooting it, just know you can't use it in any kind of a match.

"Steel must fall or overturn to score."

As a training tool though... nice, you don't have to reset it.

JT

The hanging plates could be used in a MG match per MG 4.3.1:

"Approved metal targets for use in USPSA Multigun matches include any

metal target that provides an adequate method of determining hits or misses

other than by falling (self-indicating hits)." The key is how you define "adequate". You could always add some flags similar to an MGM Rifle Flasher.

That said, I think Jay is correct in saying they wouldn't be legal for a USPSA pistol match.

[jmorris]

Flash targets generally hang down a lot more, so the indicator doesn't get shot (as much).

[fuzzysights]

Tony, great idea for a low cost practice setup. I am getting my home range going as soon as some mud dries up and in the process of target selection now. I can make these for a lot less that what I was planning to buy, especially with freight factored in.