Dueling Post

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Subtitled : Mom! Stop it!

Hoope's Dueling Post
http://www.hoppes.com/adtemplate.asp?invky=9004806&catky=&subcatky1=&subcatky2=2000358

DUELING POST

Rated for .22 rim fire handguns and rifles, the Dueling Post is the ultimate in friendly, competitive fun. Begin the competition with two targets on each side of the post, then step back and see who can keep their targets on their opponent's side the longest. Targets stay in position when shot, then flip to opposite position when shot again. Solid steel welded construction for years of use.

This is great!!

Kids learning and using single shot .22 rifles saw one of these while perusing the Internet with *someone* and being the [strike] relentless brats [/strike] persuasive well behaved young ladies and gents they are - ended up with one.
Plus a Paint bucket and PVC tube.

"Fill the bucket with stuff to hold the tube and then stick the target post in the PVC and we won't have to mess with the ground being too hard" - kids
Kids are smart I keep telling ya...

One of the Grandpas had a bunch of these new $1 coins ( funny, just the exact number for each kid to get one).

Friendly Competition - turned into Knarly (kids like this word) and it was the Mom's vs Kids.

"Serious Knarly, Mom would not stop it!"

Seems the Moms wanted to eat one place, the kids another and the winner's get to pick.

Grandpa, make 'em lose!
So a meeting of the minds was held, and Grandpa broke out his Marlin 60, he was "designated kid shooter".
Mom's protested, until Grandpa reminded one he had her keys to her vehicle.

"Yeah Grandpa is doing that bribery and blackmail and all stuff!"

Moms got out their semi autos, and the race was on!

<kids with hopeful looks, hands to face, exited, "uh-ohs" and...>

Times Up!
yells one of the kids.
No the 'event' was not timed, but grandpa was ahead and the mom's did not know the event was not timed.

I wish I had been there, the after action report is super neat to me, and I hope is to some of you.

I am told these kids hunkered down, really focused, and had a great time with this new target.
They have spinner targets , the one with three circles , of different sizes and this is just another "tool in the toolbox" for everyone.

Oh, kids also have "Range Rat" - a old, discarded red wagon, refurbished, repainted, and all. Used to tote range stuff to and fro.

"I think we are good enough shooters now not to worry about hitting Range Rat, so next time, maybe just leave the bucket in the wagon.
Whew! Beats lifting it in and out..."

 

[thumbody]

Great story!

Reactive targets are so much more fun than paper.
My 17 yr old daughter thought she was having fun shooting paper,then I got out the spinner target I made.
(similar to) http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=target&noImage=0

She really had fun with that but her favorite so far was shooting tin cans and making them dance.

 

[wally]

Once you start shooting steel plates its tough to go back to shooting paper for anything other than sight/scope adjustments.

--wally.

 

[bad LT]

Big +1 to the old tin cans.

My recycling must look rather odd - all the holes in my tin cans

 

[Geno]

I finally wore out my old .22LR dueling tree. I have no idea how many thousands of rounds I placed onto that tree, but it lasted about 8 years. What actually did it in, though, was simple corrosion. It never really wore out in terms of durability of the steel.

About two years ago, I went to the store to replace it and located a centerfire dueling tree that can be used on rifles up to and including .30-06! That's about all the box said. So I bought it, and when I got it home, read the paperwork. The devil is in the detail... the "small print"...use soft points only...no FMJs, and do not place it closer than 200 yards?!

In the end, I adopted it for my center fire pistols and my .22LR carbines at 25 to 50 yards. The reason it looks so new is that I took this picture the first week I owned it.

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[PPGMD]

Cool I got to pick one of those up myself.

 

[M2 Carbine]

Doc2005
In the end, I adopted it for my center fire pistols and my .22LR carbines at 25 to 50 yards. The reason it looks so new is that I took this picture the first week I owned it.

It will hold up good with 9mm and 45?

I'm looking for something interesting with just a little fun competition for my friends.

 

[Geno]

It holds up to repeated .444 Marlin, .44 Mag, .45-70 Gov't. I also have used .308s as close as 50 yards. Yes, these are very tough. They were designed for .30-06. But it says keep distance at 200 yards. 9mms and .45 ACPs are nothing. They work very well to trip the tree from one side to the other. Yes, I am very happy with it. BTW, (I think) I paid $99.00 at Bass Pro. Note, the steel on these is quite robust (thick).

Edit: I just walked to the basement to measure it:

target disks' thickness: 0.401" (not bad)
target disks' diameter: 3.5"

Doc2005

 

[DWARREN123]

The best and a safe way to get people into the shooting/hunting sports. Start them young and safe.

 

[Troutman]

Yes, shooting paper is redundant (in a poetic way of course).

 

[taliv]

i have the same tree doc has. despite the 200 yrd restriction, it is GREAT practice for my ACOG'd ar15 at 50yrds. i don't duel with it. i keep it to myself. i've dumped many, many mags onto the lower 4 targets, just bouncing back from one side to the other, probably averaging two shots in 1.5 seconds or so.

i dont' shoot the top targets because they have an annoying tendency to tilt the contraption back a little bit, which could more easily bounce bullets back towards me instead of into the dirt.

it's not enjoyable for me to shoot my 1911 45acp at it because if i'm going to shoot slow enough to hit a target that small, i may as well shoot paper. however, i have a 45acp carbine that is perfect for the task.

22lr don't have anywhere close to the energy required to move the targets. but you can hear them hit, so it's still enjoyable.

 

[Geno]

Correct, especially Re: .22LR. Even high velocity .22LRs will not actuate the targets from one side to the other, but, you can hear the Pting! That's fun!

When I used to hit the top, it would tip over. I solved the problem! I started placing mine (behind) a fence post. Then, I secure it to the fence post with wire at the top and bottom. I still use the ground stakes though.

It actually works. Now that I have an ACOG for my ARs, I'll have to try them at a distance.