when setting the hinges place them back a 1/8 th of a inch from the front board. That way the target leans slightly to the front. And that should help them stay up without the need for magnets? The magnets are a good idea though.
Gal after my own heart. I love coming up with ideas and building from scrap and inexpensive parts something that costs so much more store bought. You go girl.
Thank you for the idea !!! I’ll be building one, although a little beefy. As I’ll be shooting with a .22.. the reset mechanism is what I’ve struggled with. You opened my eyes. Bless you
Interesting idea. I would like to have one but I don't have the money. But I have all the supplies at home so I can make it. It's always good to see women who are interested in the outdoors and shooting.
Thank you so much Jack!!! I have always loved outdoor activities . I hope your target comes out awesome, Let know how it works out for you!! Thank you for watching
@@tiffanyoutdoors3885 yeah! Made a basic forge in my backyard. All it is is a hole in the ground (literally). Might be able to make hardened steel plates that last longer.
Move the hinges back 1/2" so the plates lean forward slightly, that should stop them falling down before they are hit. Be careful with files they are brittle and can snap and fling razor sharp bits into your eyes etc. I think your resetable plate targets are brilliant, well done for working it all out, I might have a go myself.
Great video. Wish I'd have found this 4 months ago. Would have saved me some trial and error. Another excellent target is the metal caps for steel fencing. The weld on type. Drill a hole in the top for a bolt, drill a small hole in the end of the bolt, and hang with some bailing wire. Makes a great little bell target. Have a wonderful day.
May I suggest small flat magnetic strips that have adhesive on one side and a flat magnetic strip on the other. They would be just strong enough to stop your targets from falling when you hit the wood.
Absolutely perfect. Jus what I needed to see to build my target. Same build as those r the materials I have. No hinges though so I gotta make something. I might jus bend some plate metal.
Well done ma'am. Glad I watched your video. You absolutely did an excellent job. I just finished making a dueling tree a few weeks ago and I have been wanting to make a reset targets for handguns.
I've been looking for something new to shoot at and this is pretty swuft! I'm always looking for something fun and different but lack the creativity you have. Thanks for posting your video.
Congratulations! It's always rewarding when a plan comes together! You've inspired me to create a few of these for my own shooting enjoyment. Thank you so much for bringing us on your journey..
Great idea! If you wanted to make one for higher calibers without breaking the bank on ar500 steel, you could simply rivet tin cans in place of the electrical covers. Once the cans were destroyed you could just replace them. Mount the whole thing upside down and just let gravity reset the system.
@@tiffanyoutdoors3885 Hi Tiffany, Thank you for sharing such a brilliant idea. Such an enjoyable video. I'm definitely going to give it a go when I get all the materials together👍😷👍Take care my friend 👍😷👍
Very simple and impressive. Will make one of those for sure :) I guess it could use a bit stronger wire or even a metal tube to make the targets return to position and a couple of smaller targets.
Use a 20 yard long string and you'll know for sure you are at 20 yards plus you won't have to get up and walk to that shorter string to reset. Great job!
Great job 👍. I actually live on a small houseboat. So I can only "real" shoot at the range. So to practice on the boat I use a lazor pistol. I'm working on a BB target trap so I can shoot on my deck outside. It's enclosed but I have to be really careful and it's a challenge for sure. Anyway, you did a great job and gave me some ideas. Thanks for the video and keep up the good work 👍🤠
A houseboat that's very interesting I have always wanted a houseboat. Thank you for watching I appreciate it so much. I did make a BB trap using plywood
D first thank you for watching and second I am so glad that my video inspired you to make something too. I hope your target comes out and works well for you ...thank you for watching
Nice job! It's always tough to come up with a target design that can work flawlessly with a large range of different powered air guns. For the rifle, I'd either lean the entire base forward a little or move back the hinge on each target such that the targets lean forward a little when the base is level. This should prevent targets you're not shooting at from falling when you hit the one you are shooting at. Personally, I'd avoid shooting bb's at a steel target as the ricochet's can become unpredictable.
Thank you for the idea. I was thinking that I would try putting some soft foam on the back of each target so when it does fall the others wont fall too. Yes I agree the BBs did come back at me on some of my shots
i think a pieces of magnets placed at the back of the frontal piece of wood acordingly to the target plates would do the trick of unwanted falling of others
Was thinking of doing one of this kind of targets myself too. The end of my backyard is quite rocky and uphill towards forest.. An idea came to mind. If turning the hinges the other way around, the targets/plates would get more space to lean more forward (if needed). A long screw could be screwed through the front wooden panel for each target - and the angle of how much each target leans forward could then be adjusted separately.. I was thinking of building this in a low, wooden box. Since the box would be placed on an uphill terrain - the inside of the box' back wall would then be visible behind the targets and catch all the missed pellets. No idea though yet how to collect the pellets that hit the targets.. :D :D .. or just maybe oughta build all this in a wooden box.. Oh well, there goes simplicity out of the window, once again.. ;) :D The basic idea of this kind of target is quite easy. But if you do not want to shoot your environment full of pellets throughout the years - then somekind of an "collector" would be good to have.
That is a very good point Bror Jordas!! I think you will love this once you get one built and if you come up with an idea to collect the pellets let me know too ;) Thank you for watching
Styrofoam. Put it behind the targets for any stray ones, they get stuck in there. I'm thinking of putting styrofoam on the targets themselves then printed bullseyes on those, not a fan of pure metal since it makes them bounce.
Adrian I believe your 9 yr old will have a blast making this. I just love when parents make memories with their children and doing projects together strengthens a bond like no other
Lol. Just found this video randomly. I literally ordered the hinges yesterday. My targets are going to be smaller. Fender Washers screwed directly to the hinges
Great job ! You could also use a V string connection for your string pull up. A bridle of sorts if you will....Using 2 points of connection might help it work more uniform and smoothly. Like how a kites bridle functions. Hope that makes sense.
I think they would stand up a little better if there was a slight forward angle on the front 2x4 100-110 deg instead of 90. That would allow the plates to lean slightly forward and stay standing easier.
Maybe weld a light spring to the target and secured to the wood. I'd use maybe about a 1" diameter and 10" length spring. If 10" length is too much, cut it to size with straight cutters.
1st never run ur finger over fresh metal ,if the metal doesn't cut u the shavings will be in ur finger for later. 2 there was no need to cut the hinge, just place it on top drill and screw. it will be much more sturdy when knocking {shooting}them down. No need to lay flat. 3rd order 5 plates from ebay u will need washers but the screws should work in the eye{500 AR steel the thinnest} $25. 4th run ur rope out the bottom so u dont shoot it. Drill a 45 degree hole from ur reset towards the front. Now u can shoot real bullets .thanks for the vid.
@@tiffanyoutdoors3885 Thanks for the fast reply, hope all is well.Enjoy ur shooting. And thanks for reminding me about my pellet gun when ammo is sooo hard to find.
Tiffany Outdoors , I like this style of target you can shoot over and over with out having to replace them so you can focus on the fundamentals of shooting, muscle memory, grip sight alignment etc.
Sounds like you had fun as a kid. I hope you can make one like the one I made in this video but make it even better with new ideas. Thank you for watching
thank you so much Donald it means so much to me that I have you some ideas maybe you can take this design and make it even better thank you for watching
I’m not going to lie for a girl I am actually very impressed I will tell you did a hell of a damn job I am going to give you a few little pointers about the resetting bar you could go a stiffer bar and to prevent that type of metal from slipping out the sides you can bend it up words so it doesn’t slide out
Super 👌, j'en ai fait un avec un système de rappel plus rigide et un ressort qui ramène la barre vers le bas, ça marche très bien 😉 ... Bonne journée, je m'abonne 👍
ideahave good i make same but cheap better material and little different style strongest. no wire i think better use strong aluminium tube or wood rod, wire not good. hinge little far back and adjust scew how accurate. sensitive have target drop down. can adjust at screw. and aluminium sheet and ok.
I dont leave this outside its mobile and I keep it in my shed. so therefore zero rot. metal can be expensive and most people will not have the tools to drill or cut it
@@tiffanyoutdoors3885 ewery normal men have drill, cutting pliers,saw in home, not expensive, must be big idiot loser if not have basic tools in home, metal saw, screw rivets, battery drill, angle grinder, circular saw, cheap little basic tools only have, and normal men have in garage lot lot lot more basic tools. only totally idiot loser asshole not have. if can do woodwork, can do aluminium work, if can do aluminium work can do little metal work .ALL this video parts have ewery normal men can buy or have in home and can make.wood,corner support metal,hinge, aluminium or steel plate, screws. all have cheap easy parts use and buy.
