r/canadaguns • u/WinterOrb69 • Jun 18 '26
Shooting Genius idea.
I got these from a gun show near Winnipeg a few months ago. I painted it yellow and blasted it with my sks at 50 yards. I love not having to reset the target.
I wish I could give credit to the maker. I don't remember who it was.
Hearing the ring is oh so satisfying.
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u/Benefit_Waste Jun 18 '26
Met those guys up at lumby one year. Very nice people who makes these
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u/loormi Jun 18 '26
Do they sell these online or some? I'd buy one immediatley
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u/mischling2543 Jun 19 '26
Yeah but everyone there wouldn't stop complaining about the goblins across the river when I went
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u/chillyrabbit Jun 19 '26
Not a fan personally as you can't control the ricochet direction if the target is bouncing around the range.
It does work for the self sealing rubber balls, since the shot goes through them and at worst is a ground ricochet.
Hanging steel is just safer and better, though it does require more setup.
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u/Electrical-Banana819 Jun 19 '26
Do you have any recommendations on where to get some hanging steel from (hopefully affordable)?
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u/xmqe Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26
Got one by Allen off amazon for $50 last year. Most gun stores sell them as well of course. The real issue is finding a good supplier for straps to hang it, as they're consumable and will eventually break if you hit them too many times. For example, steel chain is terrible for hanging, because one shot will break a chain. Using old seatbelt straps, cut up tire strips, fire hose, etc is much better as those will last many hits and are a lot cheaper to make but sometimes harder to find depending on where you live.
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u/chillyrabbit Jun 19 '26
Unfortunately no, I purchased mine from Range rabbit but they seem to be perpetually closed.
Additionally steel is heavy and bulky to ship, typically buying local is preferred.
Drummond targets look like a reasonable brand from Calgary shooting center (CSC) you need to buy
- brackets
- chains
- targets
Then buy some 2x4's to use as the legs.
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u/NoGrapefruit1213 Jun 19 '26
I also bought one from a gun show in swift current. ive only shot with the 22 I figured anything bigger would damage it. But yes they are fun. I love hammering it with my lever action 22 might have to try the 357 lol
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u/GrayCustomKnives Jun 19 '26
FWIW you can get these for like $8 on Temu and AliExpress, which I’m pretty sure is where most of the gun show guys are getting them.
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u/FromDeepestFathom Jun 19 '26
I doubt it’s ar500 from temu or AliExpress
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u/GrayCustomKnives Jun 19 '26
No it’s probably not. My point is that most of the random ones you find at a gun show won’t be either. If it’s a random dude selling a bunch, they are likely just Temu ones he ordered in bulk.
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u/FromDeepestFathom Jun 19 '26
Some random guy maybe yeah, but at least in person at a gun show you could vet the steel slightly and/or look up the seller who would presumably be a semi local business
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u/gnu_gai Jun 19 '26
Only improvement I can think of would be some perpendicular semicircles on the ends so you don't end up with only a glancing face towards you
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u/TescoValueSoup Jun 19 '26
Grind it to spikes and its a caltrop that'll give a bearcat a bad day come the collection phase of the ASFCP
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u/Banana_war Jun 18 '26
What’s the name of this type of target (if there’s one)?