What do ya'll use for a patterning target and Where'd ya get it?
Most any ole road sign will do. :z-guntootsmiley:
Seriously, 2'x3' sheets of poster paper ($0.99 ea. Wal-mart). I staple them to poster board or backing that will withstand a few dozen shots. Draw a small circle in center or apply a sticky dot
Have often also used the backside of cheap gift wrap.
Butcher paper. 36" wide rolls are usually around $50 but I've been using the same roll for going on 10 years and have over half left.
A roll of contractor's paper from Lowe's.
Quote from: LRD on February 24, 2019, 06:55:38 AM
A roll of contractor's paper from Lowe's.
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This stuff works good, Home Depot also has it.
The contractor paper works good and it's cheap. It's 3' by 400' for around $12-13
I use a 4'x4' piece cardboard with 3'x3' piece of contractor paper pinned to with thumb tacks....small nails would work also. A person can get a lot of patterning done on just one piece of cardboard. I get it from the local grocery store. It comes on a lot of their pallets. Can also get it at an appliance store.
I use a wooden pallet for backing with a big piece of red rosin paper. You can get a roll of the stuff that'll last you quite a while from a paint store or home improvement store for about 10 or so bucks. The pallet usually gets ate up and I just replace it as need be.
Contractor / paint paper from Lowes or Home Depot.
Quote from: bbcoach on February 24, 2019, 01:19:01 PM
Contractor / paint paper from Lowes or Home Depot.
Yep
I have hundreds of sheets of 24" x 30" printer paper that is now obsolete. I just draw a small circle and make sure the pattern is centered anymore
Find a furniture store and get their large cardboard boxes from them.
I use old election signs to hold my targets. I teach school so I use old poster board or these big sheet of paper people are going to throw out.
i buy cheap gift wrappng paper and use the backside of it. Sometimes it's white on back but sometimes it's got a grid on it. The grid is kinda nice because it makes for easy measuring if you have to do any of that.
30" brown paper that comes on a roll at Wally World on the cheap.
Dollar Tree has rolls of brown mailing paper for a buck. It is 30" wide and can usually get 5-6 papers from it.
I work for a plastics distribution company and we have a multitude of cardboard sheets laying around from shipments, free for the taking. They're nice 3'x3' sheets. Perfect for my intended use!
cheap gift wrapping paper from the dollar general or Walmart, just turn it white side towards you
Dollar general wrapping paper right after Christmas. This year i got five rolls for like two bucks.
I use old building blueprints or wrapping paper.
Got a large 12 foot corrugated Trump election sign and used it for long range rifle shooting then finished it up with patterning.
i use the contractor paper from lowes or home depot . I have a template made out of 1/2 ply wood that is 30inches with a 10inch cut in the center. after i trace the ply wood I then use a washer that's about 1' to make a point of aim in center of 10' circle and color the 1' circle with a black sharpe
I use the same 36" paper from lowes, and I made a frame to hold it at the bottom with spring clips at the top. I works great, just pull the from the bottom and slip paper under the clip at the top. I buy the 1" colored sticker, like used for yard sale price tags. They make good aiming dots, just shoot cut the paper off, and repeat process. I have a 20"x20" piece of plexiglass with a 10" hole cut out, just lay it on the pattern at the densest spot and count the pellet holes.
Kraft paper from Walmart. 30" wide and 30' long. Enough for 12 targets if you cut em 30" long. And it's less that $5.
I used the roll from lowes. Don't know how many targets you get but its alot.