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Title: Home target range faces
Post by: reddogge on October 13, 2009, 10:28:00 PM
I'm building a multi-target range on my 6 acre property and would like some ideas on target faces.  I've made up 6-7 large feed sack targets stuffed with plastic wrap and hung around the property from low hanging limbs.  I've hung them lengthwise so I imagine a deer silouette, pig, etc. would work when attached to the bags with pins.  Eventually I'd like about 15 or more targets to walk in a course like a 3-d range.

I was thinking of cutting them out of cardboard and varnishing the silouettes to waterproof them a little or maybe just painting them brown or black.

Another idea was to cut them from insulation foam board and paint them.

Any other ideas or suggestions?  I shot around at the blank bags yesterday and that was pretty fun and you really have to pick a spot.  I thought the silouettes would be more fun though.
Title: Re: Home target range faces
Post by: Mo. Huntin on October 13, 2009, 10:50:00 PM
You could get you some of that burlap cheap from the wal mart fabric dept and paint animal shapes on them.  You could shoot those for a long time before you had to replace something.
Title: Re: Home target range faces
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on October 13, 2009, 10:59:00 PM
insulation board foam and make up some small game targets. put them in trees for tree rats. on the ground for wabbits & ground hogz.
Title: Re: Home target range faces
Post by: Dick in Seattle on October 13, 2009, 11:08:00 PM
just got through making a foam 3D pig... system worked well.  I used burlap and a painted on wash of Titebond II to put a shell on it.   You might see something that you can apply...


 http://oldpharttsarchery.com/shooting-adventures/bigbadwolf/makingherman/makingherman.html
Title: Re: Home target range faces
Post by: Stone Knife on October 14, 2009, 06:27:00 AM
I make cardboard temp lets and use spray paint.

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