AIR RIFLE
TARGET STAND PLANS
 One of the advantages of
air gun shooting is that air rifle ranges can be set up in any room that
can be secured on three sides and that has sufficient length and width for
10 meter firing. Once a
suitable room is located, all that is needed to set up a safe range
suitable for three-position air rifle or standing position air rifle
shooting is to construct a target stand for each firing point.
Plans for two different popular and well-tested air rifle target
stands can be built by schools, clubs or individual shooters are available
here.
CMP
Camp
Perry
Target Stand. This type of
stand features a target box, with a sheet metal backing plate, that is
large enough to hold two 10-bull air rifle targets.
The box is supported by two leg assemblies that attach to the sides
of the target box. Targets are
dropped into two slots in the top of the target box; no backing cardboard
or pins to hold the targets are required.
The leg assemblies are made with target box attachment slots so the
target box can be placed at legal heights for prone, kneeling or standing.
To change from one position to the next, the legs are detached from
the stand, the box is moved to the next position and the legs are
reattached to the box in that location.
This target stand was developed by the CMP for use in its Junior
Rifle Camp program. These
stands were used in the 2004 camps and there have been many requests for
plans for the stand. The
advantages of the Camp Perry Target Stand are its relatively light weight
and the fact that it can readily be taken down for storage or
transportation.
Lujan-Style Target Stand. This
type of stand features a 65” high x 27” wide stand with sheet metal
backing that covers 46” of the stand’s vertical area.
A sheet of cardboard is inserted in the front of the stand and
targets are pinned to the cardboard in proper locations.
This stand has been in use on numerous air rifle ranges for many
years and is well-tested. This
stand is relatively heavy and not as easily disassembled so it is best
used in ranges where target stands will remain in place or must be moved
only short distances. Six
targets for a 3x20 event can be hung at one time on this full-length
target box.
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