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BB & Pellet Knockdown Targets Pull String Reset
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Got the Crosman DPMS SBR to help with Covid boredom and as a training tool for my 9mm PCC. Well, that is what I told my wife. She was not having any of it when she heard it has full auto.
Since I am shooting indoors i wanted some knockdown targets that would possibly work with my pellet and bb guns without ricochets. This is what I came up and works with all my guns.
Items Used:
Gorilla Tape
Painters Tape
Wood Glue
Bulldog Hardware 1-1/2 in. Utility Hinge, Zinc Plated, 2 Pac
Go Create Skinny Craft Sticks, 75 ct.
Elmer's Sturdy Foam Board Sheet, Black, 20" x 30" x 3/16"
Elastic Hair Tie
Wooden Dowel
Wire Cloths Hanger
2x4
You may already have some of the items, but you can get most everything needed at Walmart other than the 2x4, wooden dowel and hanger. The cost is roughly $30 for 10 targets. The Gorilla tape is a bit pricey.
Concept is to attach target to hinge and rest upright against the front foam board panel.
Targets are made of a craft stick glued to a foam board target then wrapped in painter’s tape. The painter’s tape will add some life to the targets and help keep the craft stick attached. I tried without any tape and they did not hold up as well. I also tried Orange duck tape. Visually they were great, but some bb's got stuck unable to pass all the way through.
The upright mechanism is the wooden dowel with holes drilled through each end and the middle. I ran the hanger wire through each hole on the end bent the top 90 degrees and tapped them to the wooden dowel to hold in place. I bent the bottom of the wire 90 degrees and inserted into pivot holes drilled in each end of the 2x4. I ran the elastic hair tie through the middle hole and taped to the back of the 2x4 which pulls the wooden dowel back down after reset. I also ran the pull string through the middle hole.
On the hinges I sandwiched a craft stick in between two craft sticks taped to the hinge and wrapped tape around them for a snug fit. This makes for easy target replacement as you can pull them out and slide back in.
Here are some pics of the knockdown target including my prototype along with a few other target options. The last should be the prototype which is basically a box with the top cut off and cut in half using a dry cleaner pant hanger as the upright mechanism.
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