Help Needed - new design for steel target

[Brock A]

Rokslide,

I'm looking to you guys to decide on a few new small game target shapes.

I currently have a coyote outline (hitting the website soon) but I want to add a few more.

Please reply to the thread on which outline you'd like see and if you would want it with a tpost mount or stake driven from the back (putting the target at ground level) or both.

Feel free to throw out any other ideas too!

Thanks!

Brock

A) Pheasant



B) Long Rabbit



C) Sitting rabbit



D) cupped mallard (one from the flock)



E) Wolf Head

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

E & d
Both mounts
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[colersu22]

I like the sitting rabbit or a rabbit facing you for a smaller target to shoot with a 22

 

[maninthemaze]

I always liked targets shaped and sized like the vital area on the game I'm pursuing. I tried cutting my own out of 1/2 stainless steel, but even at 400 yards 7wsm with 180 Berger's just poked holes through it.

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[Cam_Shrum]

C and you should make a yeti, full-sized!!

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[Brock A]

I always liked targets shaped and sized like the vital area on the game I'm pursuing. I tried cutting my own out of 1/2 stainless steel, but even at 400 yards 7wsm with 180 Berger's just poked holes through it.

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That's a great idea! I will definitely take note of that.

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[Grundy53]

C, E, and vitals

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[541hunter]

Vitals!


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[maninthemaze]

Yep, I like the vitals a lot. Gives you some idea of the size you need to be able to hit on the first shot. Since I haven't found any steel targets cheap enough and the right size, I practice with milk jugs. Just place them at various distances, get behind the gun, range, dial for range, compensate for wind and shoot. Lots of free fun.

Here's where I got the idea for vital area targets.

Vital Zone Hunting Targets | Berger Bullets

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[Kilboars]

Do both.

Make an outline of an animal with the vitals cut out and hanging on a separate plate. So if you hit the vitals that plate will move or spin.


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[Jskaanland]

C would be cool, especially if you did it with a stand that had a spring.

How about a rabbit or squirrel plate rack or dueling tree? Excuse the crude photoshop but I think something like this would be cool



Not sure I could afford it but I think it would be cool.

 

[elkyinzer]

A coiled up rattlesnake would be kind of cool. Like the squirrel idea above also.

 

[OR Archer]

A miniature deer and or elk would be cool.

 

[Opah]

I make mine with a hole in the kill zone and bell or SS tubing behind the hole. works great on a number of senarios, Miss the kill zone and get a clink, hit the kill zone get a BING!!, tape a target to the back and you also get your grouping.
Just weld a hook to the back of the target to hang the bell on and you are in business

 

[charvey9]

 

[Brock A]

Yep, I like the vitals a lot. Gives you some idea of the size you need to be able to hit on the first shot. Since I haven't found any steel targets cheap enough and the right size, I practice with milk jugs. Just place them at various distances, get behind the gun, range, dial for range, compensate for wind and shoot. Lots of free fun.

Here's where I got the idea for vital area targets.

Vital Zone Hunting Targets | Berger Bullets

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I drew up a Deer, Bear and Elk Vital. They should be up on the website in the next week or two. Since I used your idea, I want to hook you up with one. Send me your address in a PM and when I get a couple cut out for pictures, Ill send one your way.

Thanks again for the idea,

Brock

 

[Stwrt9]

C and E are nice for rifles. Although if you making something geared for shotguns i think A and D are pretty cool. I would also maybe add a turkey outline to that mix.

 

[Browtinemt]

Charvey9 has a best seller. I think a badger/wolverine outline would be badass.

 

[maninthemaze]

I drew up a Deer, Bear and Elk Vital. They should be up on the website in the next week or two. Since I used your idea, I want to hook you up with one. Send me your address in a PM and when I get a couple cut out for pictures, Ill send one your way.

Thanks again for the idea,

Brock

Thank you for the very generous offer. I sent you a PM.

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[Opah]

for thr long rabbit something like this

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Using a circle saw cut the hole out and set the cut out circle back about a 1/2 inch on a pivot Heart shot you get the BING!!!
also using a hydrolic press you can concave it to tune it and also deflect the bullets from a direct persing hit (