steel plate-knock down 22cal targets

[emmie]

looking for plans,info thoughts on building some 22cal steel plates,for speed shooting. all that I have seen are to much $$$ if factory made high end,and look to be under built,if for use by the everyonce and a while shooter.
I want these to set on a bar,NOT a dueling tree,or swing plate type.
did see somwhere pictures of 1/4 and 3/16 plates,on metal saw horses,but can not find now.
anyone have any suggestions? want to shoot 10 plates at a time,before resetting.

thank you for your time-------emmie

 

[Bergeron]

I really wish that the pics from http://www.mycopshop.com/match_pics.htm
worked. We had two 12 plate .22 steel plate racks that we'd shoot at for a monthly competion. Sounds right up your alley. We did these up for relativly few dollars. It's kind of hard to describe, but if you'd like, I'll PM you the email of the guy who put them together.

 

[jmorris]

I have built two several auto resetting targets. One that has 4 X 2” plates, 4 X 4” and 2 X 6” plates (reset on the last 6”, so you can keep shooting if you can’t hit the smaller plates, favorite with kids) another has five 8” X 3/8” plates (long distance or pistols). All will fall with .22lr and will handle pistol rounds that are non-magnum without harm. A common problem with most plate racks are the hinges, the fix is easier to see than describe. I use a 12v car window gear motor and a deer feeder battery for the reset mechanism and it will reset for a weeks without recharging. It is best used for shooting where resetting will take a long time (50, 100, 200 yds), but also very nice for practice (reload while the targets reset). It is also nice to use when you don’t want folks to go down range (new shooters). I’ll try to post some pics soon.

 

[jmorris]

Years ago I built a plate rack like the one in the first photo. They generally require "maintenance" in the form of welding the plates back on the hinges and a low hit will occasionally fail to knock the plate down. A friend picked this one up for $100, about the cost of the steel alone, so it’s worth a few welds. The other photos are of my pistol/long range 22 target. The rack hinges are 1.5" X 1.5" X .125" angle (NOTE: they are only welded down the length of the main beam NOT across). I used a 3/8 bolt with a 3" shank for the hinge pin and ½" OD 3/8" ID 4130 seamless tubing for the plate hinges. The uprights are 1" X ¼" drilled at one end for the hinge and skip welded at the other end to the 3/8" target plate, this will keep your targets on the rack and off the ground forever. Having the targets up above the hinge (not on it) eliminates the need to "calibrate" for less powerful ammunition (a 22lr will knock them down out past 200yds, even with a bottom hit). Another benefit of the 1"X1/4" bar stock is they absorb energy that would other wise induce stress on the hinges/mounts when the target is hit to the extreme right or left. Also shown is the switch that activates the auto reset function (last target), it is protected by the sectioned piece of pipe from being forced past it’s point of contact. The wheels are solid and make moving it a breeze (steel gets heavy). A 7.5Ahr battery (deer feeder) provides enough power for 720+/- resets. The Ziptie close to the on/off button and charge ports holds a paint can behind the leg so it can't get shot.

 

[Matt G]

*drool*