Another wet Saturday, so I spent an hour and a half cutting up some 4"x4" posts I had lying around, and some scrap plywood, and constructing a new target board for 100 yard shooting. It looks like this


It will take up to 6 targets with either 12 or 24 bulls depending on which target configuration I use. The targets are stapled to the ply, and are raised off the surface of the backer to supply nice clean slug or pellet holes. There are 3 wind "flags" so hopefully one will always be in the sight picture irrespective of which target I'm shooting..
It will live permanently at the 100 yard location, so I only have to scoot across the paddock and staple a few targets on.
Now hoping for some weather that will allow me to begin the process of destroying this creation incrementally
Cheers
Neil

Sweet . . . let's see if your .50 will punch through those 4x4s @ 100 yards.

-- Jim

Heheheh Jim. It'll be interesting to see the damage, but I suspect it will be a war of attrition rather than a straight smash through!

Oh, I think that'll take a few .50 shots before it springs a leak!

Nice work Neil. It seems to me, you might mant some cardboard under those targets to keep the holes from ripping.

OTBW, Your .50 and .454 slugs shipped today. We came in at 1.7 ounce under the limit!

Yep, Jerry, probably a series on the bull before the 4x4 gives in....
I stick my targets to a cardboard backer, which is the back of an A4 writing pad recycled from work. I have heaps of them since my colleagues know of my requirement for cardboard
Pleased to hear the slugs are on the way, and Pheww, that was close weight-wise!!

Nice target board, good work!

Cheers Peter. I can't wait to put it to some good use If it ever stops raining that is. Who was it that talked about global warming? Seems the opposite is happening here

Yeah Neil ...

You better move those targets around a bit ... so you don't shoot out the bull's eye area on all your 4 by 4's right away!

Nice job.

Gary

i like the windicators , good idea , nice job.