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Thomas.bill92

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Hey everyone! I posted the other day about working on my woods walk range and adding some new targets and figured I would take a video of what I have going on. While I do mention "unmentionables" often in the video, this woods walk sees more flintlock action than anything else by a large margin and I have built it around that kind of shooting. Hope you enjoy and can get some ideas from it. If you have any suggestions for additions to the range, let me know!



-Bill
 
Nice walk. Only suggestion I’d make is putting a running target up. Those are fun.
Just throwing some stuff out there. I was once in charge of our clubs walks.
We’ve made a few targets out of old gas bottles, they produce a great ring.
A 2” pipe with a long 90 in it, capped with an exhaust flapper is a great long range target. Just need a little stop welded on back to prevent full travel.
 
Nice walk. Only suggestion I’d make is putting a running target up. Those are fun.
Just throwing some stuff out there. I was once in charge of our clubs walks.
We’ve made a few targets out of old gas bottles, they produce a great ring.
A 2” pipe with a long 90 in it, capped with an exhaust flapper is a great long range target. Just need a little stop welded on back to prevent full travel.
I like the idea of a running target, I have some hills that I could probably make that work on.

Now that last target you mentioned, do you have a picture or could you scribble out a drawing of what you're describing? Sounds neat but I can't picture it.
 
I like the idea of a running target, I have some hills that I could probably make that work on.

Now that last target you mentioned, do you have a picture or could you scribble out a drawing of what you're describing? Sounds neat but I can't picture it.
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I hope it loaded properly. 2’-3’ radius on the 90 allows the ball to follow.
Rough sketch, but basically the idea. I would get plywood and cut various critters and attach pipe flange cut out at the kill zone. 75-100 yard fun shot. Paint the exhaust flap see it when it pops up, will go back down without having to reset.
 
Running targets at 20-30 yds., around 40’ of run. Tie a rope to it and run back to firing line. Can release, and retract it with that rope, never having to go beyond line. I’d vary targets there as well, deer, rabbit, turkey. Put a plate in kill zone.
 
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I hope it loaded properly. 2’-3’ radius on the 90 allows the ball to follow.
Rough sketch, but basically the idea. I would get plywood and cut various critters and attach pipe flange cut out at the kill zone. 75-100 yard fun shot. Paint the exhaust flap see it when it pops up, will go back down without having to reset.
Man, that's flippin' cool! I'm gonna keep my eye out for a big street 90 or suitable pipe.
 


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