buttonbuck Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I just know there are some smart folks on here who have wanted and succeeded in making a portable shooting bench/table/seat? We have the ability to stretch out to 1000 yards no problem on the property, but have never done it. Well a few of us want to get 'er dun this spring and want to see what the possibility is of making something reasonably portable. We are definitely not buying one of these $500+ setups b/c we spend most of our time hunting not shooting paper. That said if we can make something reasonably inexpensive we will give it a rip. Thanks for any tips, advice or even better a google sketch up of your awesome table! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpete Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Google is your friend. Thanks for giving me the idea! https://www.google.com/search?q=DIY+Portable+shooting+bench&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiPv63FievRAhXHrVQKHRrDBMEQsAQIGw&biw=1920&bih=986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Pick up a plastic folding table from wally world 30$ hit up a local carpet store for some free samples or usally they have a scrap bin out back. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonbuck Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I tried that as I have one sitting in my garage, but even if I turn it diagonal I can't get close enough to the rifle to get comfy and on the diag it's not long enough. Need a tapered cut out along the length of the rifle to get closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonbuck Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 While we are at it if anyone has some suggestions for an inexpensive portable gong setup I'd love to hear what you have as well. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I like the idea of the ply wood on the folding saw horse that style has adjustable legs as for gong we got a 6x12 (maybe alil bigger) plate from the rail road more of a fwap than a gong noise but you know when you hit it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 When I was a kid, I used to shoot from one of these. best portable shooting table a kid could ask for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonbuck Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Yea I'm looking at a few different ones just slap some locking saw horse legs on to a tapered plywood cut maybe drop some AutoZone carpet and it's donezo. I read where a cooler gets you close enough to the right height where different sized people can just add a towel, pad or something to get it perfect. Was pondering how a chair with legs would be on open field typically soft for us lots of rain......cooler would distribute the weight out much better. Thanks all! Saw some plans for using rebar as the verticals on a portable gong stand. We already have tons of conveyor belt for the existing range gongs. Use some metal tubing to bend into 90's for the cross member. 'Goinnnnnnnnnnnnng!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 1 hour ago, buttonbuck said: Yea I'm looking at a few different ones just slap some locking saw horse legs on to a tapered plywood cut maybe drop some AutoZone carpet and it's donezo. I read where a cooler gets you close enough to the right height where different sized people can just add a towel, pad or something to get it perfect. Was pondering how a chair with legs would be on open field typically soft for us lots of rain......cooler would distribute the weight out much better. Thanks all! Saw some plans for using rebar as the verticals on a portable gong stand. We already have tons of conveyor belt for the existing range gongs. Use some metal tubing to bend into 90's for the cross member. 'Goinnnnnnnnnnnnng!' Yes those steel plates we use a rebar bent in an S to hang them they do swing off tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonbuck Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) Ok good to know. I like something that easy we can jump on a quad rip down the field stuff it in the mud and go back to the bench easily. We get so much rain in central FL much of the year the fields are a mess. If you walk 800 yards it's half an hour, can't drive a truck and a quad is all that can get through it. We will be setting up the bench on a road as it's one of the few doable places in the wet months. Edited January 31, 2017 by buttonbuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Hang steel with steel. Rope gets destroyed with bullet fragments. A buddy of mine said he used a sawzall to cut strips from an old tire. Then he ran steel bolts through it the hang his steel. The cost was nothing and it packs up real easy. I've meant to do something similar for some time now. Likely with some large S-Hooks at the top for hangin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Hang steel with rubber strips cut from ore conveyor belts. One of our club members did that with his and they are lasting for a very, very long time. Still has yet to replace them. They take a hit from any caliber and "self-seal" back to an original appearance. Any reinforced rubber strip 1/2" or 3/9" thick would probably work just as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Armory Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 5 hours ago, Robocop1051 said: When I was a kid, I used to shoot from one of these. best portable shooting table a kid could ask for. What were you shooting. .. rubber bands ! Lol ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Armory Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 2 hours ago, planeflyer21 said: Hang steel with rubber strips cut from ore conveyor belts. One of our club members did that with his and they are lasting for a very, very long time. Still has yet to replace them. They take a hit from any caliber and "self-seal" back to an original appearance. Any reinforced rubber strip 1/2" or 3/9" thick would probably work just as well. The tire rubber works but can't use the steel beled tread. Chains got shot through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 6 hours ago, Robocop1051 said: When I was a kid, I used to shoot from one of these. best portable shooting table a kid could ask for. 1 hour ago, Dane Armory said: What were you shooting. .. rubber bands ! Lol ! Spit wads ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Armory Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, survivalshop said: Spit wads ? Jon would have used pencils in the rubber bands. Tom would have used paperclips . I would have used paper footballs . Rene and Larry could only use the hammer and chisel that came with the stone tablet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 58 minutes ago, Dane Armory said: Jon would have used pencils in the rubber bands. Tom would have used paperclips . I would have used paper footballs . Rene and Larry could only use the hammer and chisel that came with the stone tablet. With a rubberband? Used a tightly folded piece of paper, then folded in half to form a type of arrowhead. Very sting-ee. Take the tube body of an old Bic Stic pen (just thin, white pvc) and flare the ends on the corner of something so it resembled a bazooka. Get a big, slobbery spit wad from paper towel or tissue. It hits with an authoritative SPLAT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mineralman55 Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 19 hours ago, planeflyer21 said: Hang steel with rubber strips cut from ore conveyor belts. One of our club members did that with his and they are lasting for a very, very long time. Still has yet to replace them. They take a hit from any caliber and "self-seal" back to an original appearance. Any reinforced rubber strip 1/2" or 3/9" thick would probably work just as well. One of the local ranges (well, 40 miles away) had this setup on silhouettes and gongs. Somehow, the knuckleheads managed to sever them as well. Mother Mary and Joseph! Can't these clowns squarely hit a silhouette from 200 yds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, mineralman55 said: One of the local ranges (well, 40 miles away) had this setup on silhouettes and gongs. Somehow, the knuckleheads managed to sever them as well. Mother Mary and Joseph! Can't these clowns squarely hit a silhouette from 200 yds? That's (a bit) more excusable than people shooting the hell out of the wood target stands and steel bases for pistol targets. At loogie distances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 It's all good until someone brings a slide fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 1 hour ago, DNP said: It's all good until someone brings a slide fire. I might have brought the slide fire but wasn't it our proud police chief that shot the hell outta' that PVC fram ! In like 7 seconds ! Lol ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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