RMulhern
02-26-2012, 02:12 PM
I put this together 25 years ago when I was training for NRA HP and Palma shooting and it has turned into one of the best things that I have done...other than work my *** off to feed my family as all of my children/grandchildren have enjoyed the range over these years. It has certainly provided a great place for me to shoot BPCR. I built it with 7 pull type pit targets which I never needed as only two or three of my friends ever trained here with me. Since I've stopped shooting HP I built the mainframe target basically for soft lead slugs and it has worked well. Large frame is 72"x72" of 3/8" thickness and what you see here bull size is 20". When shooting 800-1000 I install a 44" bull with the same plate you see here in it to give me the 10 ring size. Behind all this is a dirt breastworks approximately 25' in height and 180' length. I am fortunate that I own the ground it goes on and also for quite a ways behind the area you see here.
I just finished reworking this target this morning; took the mild steel 20" plate off and installed one of AR400 and now my grandsons can shoot their smokeless stuff without poking a hole through the plate! And with 530 gr. + slugs it rings like a ten penny finishing nail hit with a greasy ball peen hammer!:-D:drinks:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6785960252_6b9c89de7c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6785960252/)
Mainframe tgt. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6785960252/) by Sharps45 2 7/8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/61286670@N08/), on Flickr
View from 600 yds.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/6932089461_1ef0b15730_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6932089461/)
Tgt600 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6932089461/) by Sharps45 2 7/8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/61286670@N08/), on Flickr
View from 1500 yds.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6785987008_00defa31da_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6785987008/)
Tgt15 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6785987008/) by Sharps45 2 7/8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/61286670@N08/), on Flickr
I just finished reworking this target this morning; took the mild steel 20" plate off and installed one of AR400 and now my grandsons can shoot their smokeless stuff without poking a hole through the plate! And with 530 gr. + slugs it rings like a ten penny finishing nail hit with a greasy ball peen hammer!:-D:drinks:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6785960252_6b9c89de7c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6785960252/)
Mainframe tgt. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6785960252/) by Sharps45 2 7/8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/61286670@N08/), on Flickr
View from 600 yds.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/6932089461_1ef0b15730_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6932089461/)
Tgt600 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6932089461/) by Sharps45 2 7/8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/61286670@N08/), on Flickr
View from 1500 yds.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6785987008_00defa31da_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6785987008/)
Tgt15 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61286670@N08/6785987008/) by Sharps45 2 7/8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/61286670@N08/), on Flickr