Dueling trees made reasonable w/pics now with paint!!!

[Ks5shooter]

So for right about 120 bucks to build two posts.One is for regular pistols and one for 22's.They break down for storage without tools.Gonna get them painted up soon and post pics.Target portions were purchased on ebay.Bought 1 1/2 channel and welded them up.

 

[sgt127]

That’s fantastic. If I could weld…

All I’ve got right now is a 3/4 steel IPSC.

I shoot in the desert. The white target was almost invisible against the sand berms. At 50 yards. Almost impossible.

This color is outstanding for your eye to pick it up.

 

[bihj]

You should make them lean forward just a little to keep ricochets from hitting the shooter.

 

[Ks5shooter]

They flip from side to side absorbing most of impact.

 

[sparkyv]

I think I could weld me up one of these.

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[NIGHTLORD40K]

Nice!

Those are some mighty fine bucks on the wall too!

 

[Ks5shooter]

American steel.American veteran owned company in PA sells the kits.Price changes as steel supply does.Feel free to PM for link to seller if ya want to build some.

 

[Riomouse911]

My homemade one leans forward primarily to keep the paddles facing the shooter, but it also sends splatter downward upon impact. Some hard shots can cause a paddle to bounce back, or a light clip can juuuust start one swinging, and they can get stuck behind the center post unless gravity helps them settle back.

Good job on the trees!

Stay safe.

 

[bihj]

They flip from side to side absorbing most of impact.

Let me show you the scar from 38 Special splatter off a dueling tree that wasn't leaning towards the shooter.
I wasn't the shooter either, just standing about 6 feet left and back of the shooter.

 

[sgt127]

I think I could weld me up one of these.

Great design. The spring gives it a little flex. And, it hangs angled down a little. The 2X4 is replaceable.

Do it. And, that’s the best color I’ve found for my eye to pick up.

 

[doubleh]

They are too expensive for me as it would have to include a kid to load, unload, and carry it back and forth and kids eat a lot. I am into the third generation of kids and every one of them's middle name could have been "hungry" and it's constant. I'll probably get back into shape to lug one of the things around again but I would still be stuck with a kid to feed.

 

[Ks5shooter]

Gonna do some gongs next.Building a steel range here on the farm.Already got the animal cut outs.

 

[Jonesy814]

I use an old porch swing frame to hang steel plates from. The top section just slides into the legs so it breaks down into 3 pieces which fit in the back of my Escape with the rear seats folded down. Ran eye bolts through the top pipe to hang plates from

 

[JTHunter]

Ks5shooter and Jonesy - you both did some nice work there.

 

[Col. Harrumph]

Oh my, Jonsey, that berm looks like ricochet city.

 

[wayneinFL]

You should make them lean forward just a little to keep ricochets from hitting the shooter.

Does it make a difference? What I've seen from barricades and walls around steel targets it looks like most of the splatter goes on a 20-25 degree angle. And a small amount goes everywhere else, including straight back at the shooter.

The only thing I've seen send splatter straight back on a regular basis is when the steel is pocked/pitted real bad.

Unless you're talking about leaning steel down at a really tight angle, like a bullet trap.

 

[Jonesy814]

Oh my, Jonsey, that berm looks like ricochet city.

Never had a problem. It’s a shale pit on some lumber company property where I have permission to shoot. Last year they did a lot of digging and opened up a better area for us to shoot though.

 

[Tilos]

You should make them lean forward just a little to keep ricochets from hitting the shooter.

Yeh, I learned that on a store-bought 22 tree.
The paddles would get hung up behind the tree post and could only be swung around by a trip down range.
To eliminate that I ground angles on the sleeves with a peak in the center so the paddles could not stop behind the post, that and I angled the post forward.
Here' some pics.
the 22 tree tubes:

The center fire tree:

The forward lean on the CF tree, 22 tree about the same:

jmo,
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Edit: Orange is my color choice for the paddles:

You can see the box I built to transport the 22 tree paddles
Here's the box for the CF paddles:

That blue tube is the handle and has a chain running thru it.
I'll stop now...
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[JTHunter]

Nice work Tilos.