Automatic resetting reactive steel targets.

[jmorris]

Someone asked about them in another thread but I couldn't find it but I finally put a camera down range and made a video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIOcNNcLxnU


Funny the ammunition is right on the edge of supersonic, all but two were below.

[Artful]

Nice, electric or compressed air or ??? powered?

[jmorris]

Electric, normally use 12v deer feeder batteries but I am using them right now feeding coons and squirrels, so they are powered by the old car battery sitting on the right out side of the bullet trap. You can see the conduit protecting the wires from the lead "splash".

[bluelund79]

Outstanding! What kind of actuator are you using to raise them? This one is getting a save so I can make my own as well, getting closer to buying my first (and last) place with my Uncle Sam time dwindling towards twilight.

[jmorris]

The plate racks are actually pretty easy, a lot more thinking about how to do it than doing it once I had the idea.

They use 12v power window motors and a gear. A decent junk collector will notice the near gear is a Chevy flex plate. The reset rod opens a normally closed switch when it is at the bottom of the stroke. When the last plate falls it closes a normally open switch just long enough to rotate the reset Rod off the open limit switch and it makes one more circle before stopping.

http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv5/qvideo/gn/IMG_20160119_153337_670_zps686jj4nx.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/target/autoplaterack/platerack1.jpg

[jmorris]

Not auto resetting but I got out one of the TX star targets I built today.

Maybe a what to do when the racks get too easy.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02FNsp4-6NQ

[Outer Rondacker]

Jmorris the star target is great. I would like very much to know how you made it. If you do not mind.

[jmorris]

It it is a 3/8" plate with a little leg off of it with two 5/16" holes. Shoulder bolts are cut off and welded into the mount to locate it. An "L" shaped lever under 90 degrees with springs keep it latched u til hit.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/target/IMG00290.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/target/IMG00291.jpg

Rotation was via 12v windshield wiper motor.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/target/powertxstar.jpg

[lancem]

Thanks for showing these, great ideas made simple. Out to the junk box I go!

[Outer Rondacker]

Thank you for sharing that is great and something I plan on trying to build soon.

[Windwalker 45acp]

Fantastic work Jmorris... you never cease to amaze me with your fabbing skills, but not only that, but the inventive mind that you clearly have. Good job, Sir.


I have a general question about steel targets:
I mine berm all my lead off of my own private little range berm. Would it still be possible to do this with steel targets or will the lead splatter too much to make mining impossible?
I really would like to add reactive targets to my shooting, but i've never shot steel.....

[jmorris]

Steel targets pretty much frag the lead to nothing if you hit them, like dealing with #9 shot or less (mass) at that point.

[Tazza]

Shame you didn't live in oz and go to my range :) So much awesomeness with the things you come up with.

Thanks for sharing your designs.

[Windwalker 45acp]

Steel targets pretty much frag the lead to nothing if you hit them, like dealing with #9 shot or less (mass) at that point.


Much thanks JM... sounds like it would make the chore of mining that much more onerous.