Target backing boards

[LHSmith]

Can you staple a target to the belt?

Yes, but the belting grabs the staples -they don't just pop off when the paper targets are pulled, so in short order you are tacking targets over hundreds of raised staples (perhaps even some 5/8" long ones) and makes for very poor backing in order to obtain nice measurable bullet holes.
Our club started out using belting because years ago it was easy to get as we are in the heart of the cement industry (limestone quarries) and another problem it posed was the center would get shot out rather quickly and you would have to replace it or overlay it with another smaller piece or perhaps cardboard.
The corrugated plastic is cheap enough to replace frequently so you don't end up with people placing their targets on the target frames., posts, or other supports and get damaged. And it makes for clean holes on the target.
We use osb or plywood scraps as a backer for the coroplast.

 

[Dgd6mm]

At my club we supply our own backers. I use coroplast or cardboard. I put them up and take them down. I have a half dozen behind the seat in my truck at any given time. I change them out when needed. All my coroplast comes from advertisement signs. I only pick up ones that I know I can.

 

[LHSmith]

I have found that if backers are not provided, there is a strange tendency for ill prepared members to find a spot on the target frame or posts i.e. nailheads, thumbtacks, or place cartridge cases, cans, bottles, rocks, etc. on horizontal frame members only to render them like swiss cheese. For this reason I bevel these surfaces. And then there are the ones that place a huge sheet of cardboard over the entire backstop there-by ignoring where the target frame is. You cannot make it idiot proof.

 

[spaniel]

Trick I learned at a heavily used public range -- the thicker 4X8 sheet insulation at Lowes or Home Depot. They had used plywood previously but it had to be replaced every few days. They got way, way longer from the insulation.

I use 1.5", I think, on my home range. It will absorb a huge number of shots unless you use large caliber or wadcutter/hollowpoints. Even when it does shoot through, if you mount targets in the same spot the bullets go through the hole and you can keep posting them. I hang paper targets with toothpicks. Very convenient and typically they weather rot and come off the screws before I decide to replace them for being shot out (~2 years).

 

[M5Pilot]

I've been using these for a few years now and they hold up really well.

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[JoeDuke]

The very best backer as used by the IBS for registered competition was known as Homosote. Our clubs last purchase about 5 years ago it was around $60/ 4' x 8' sheet. We have since been informed it is no longer available. It did not fare well if left in the weather. We only used them for matches.

Isnt homosote close to the same product called fiber brace? Abt 1/2” thick. Black coated. Holds staples well but does shoot holes into it after a while. Warps and degrades after a while out in the weather but usually shot up anyway. Buy 4x8 sheets at home depot and cut to size needed. Messy job as it is just pressed fibers.

 

[MAsSiVe MeDiC]

Isnt homosote close to the same product called fiber brace? Abt 1/2” thick. Black coated. Holds staples well but does shoot holes into it after a while. Warps and degrades after a while out in the weather but usually shot up anyway. Buy 4x8 sheets at home depot and cut to size needed. Messy job as it is just pressed fibers.

Probably. It’s commonly used in construction for sound proofing applications.

 

[MAsSiVe MeDiC]

Personally my experience has been limited to 4x8 sheets of plywood and OSB board but of these, baltic birch plywood holds up incredibly well and much longer by a wide margin.

 

[LHSmith]

Isnt homosote close to the same product called fiber brace? Abt 1/2” thick. Black coated. Holds staples well but does shoot holes into it after a while. Warps and degrades after a while out in the weather but usually shot up anyway. Buy 4x8 sheets at home depot and cut to size needed. Messy job as it is just pressed fibers.

The stuff you are describing was used in the 50's /60's as exterior wall sheathing where plywood was used only on the corners for strength-locally it was called n_ _ _ _r board. Homosote is much more dense and had some water repellent (wax ? ) coating. Our backers were pulled after each match and lasted 5-10 years.

 

[Ruger15151]

Where to get this?

its called coroplast o can by it at Home Depot, Lows, Hobby Lobby, Amazon

 

[kd4avp]

Can you staple a target to the belt?

Sure can. I use a heavy duty stapler and it does a great job.

 

[nettle]

Home Depot.

Excellent!

 

[Downhill]

We use the 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick rubber mats from Tractor Supply. They are normally used to line livestock trailers. Hold staples well and are "self healing" to a point. Usually will last a year or so unless the mag dumpers are about. No shotgun though. We cut them 2' tall 4' wide with steel frames and attach with sheet metal screws with a roofing washer. Must paint washers black or jerk offs will shoot them and damage frame.