Target material

[Dusty Stevens]

Does anybody know what paper benchrest targets are printed on??

If you want the official paper

http://www.orrvilleprinting.com/

 

[Dusty Stevens]

For nra targets

 

[natdscott]

I quit that crap in favor of time to spend foing other things. Yime you figure in printer toner, I bet you are not ahead atall.

pistoleer.com

 

[MikeT49]

100 yard load development targets on this, blue is best on your eyes:

Matte blue might be a tad better. For those with girlfriends, daughters and/or wifies: you can use matte pink. Then when she outshoots ya, you'll know at home which ones to throw away. Huh! What targets?. Just saying...

 

[dolek]

I quit that crap in favor of time to spend foing other things. Yime you figure in printer toner, I bet you are not ahead atall.

pistoleer.com

Ahead of what ? Is it a competition ? Custom targets for my needs,printed at home....win/win...for very little money.

 

[natdscott]

Ahead of what ? Is it a competition ? Custom targets for my needs,printed at home....win/win...for very little money.

The older you get, the more likely it is you'll die tomorrow.

You are bringing up money though... total up how much a given target would be--with toner---and then see how much it'd be to just buy it, and report back please.

I DO print some mini-Palma 1,000 yd targets on cardstock. Not saying I don't. But I don't print anything I can buy because I don't want to waste my time.

 

[T-shooter]

My go to target material for the last few yrs has been a pile of manila file folders I got for free. I'm almost out of the files, and want to find another cheap, but better alternative. The files were prone to tear/fold a bit, and made measuring challenging sometimes. I'd like something white , cheap, and something that nets me cleaner bullet holes. I'm looking at 90lb and 110 lb index card stock on Ebay, and was wondering if anyone has shot this kind of paper, or has an opinion on what would work best on the cheap. Here's the ebay stuff I was looking at...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Neenah-Pap...104422&hash=item469818a011:g:zO8AAOSwYeZdD3cN

I use white poster board and buy it in 100 packs. Then use stick on target dots on it. It's 22" x 28" and large enough for sighting in. Also works for shotgun patterns. The stick on target dots are cheap and available down to 1" diameter. When you are done shooting, fold the paper into quarters and save it for reference. A Jam-It target stand and poly backboard are nice to mount the paper on if you don't have any other place to hang it. Just sep on it to press into the ground and pull out when finished.

 

[ScottVA]

Construction paper mounted to housing blackboard

 

[grovey]

100 yard load development targets on this, blue is best on your eyes:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AZOZ9OI/?tag=accuratescom-20

Coming from using manila colored folders, and wanting something better I had my mind set on white.... but I assume you're saying you get less eye fatigue with blue (and someone else said gray)? I noticed there are different brightnesses of white paper available , and wasn't sure how that could come into play, but maybe it's too much of a good thing. I don't shoot much past 300yds, and from my experience I felt like I could see better at 300 on white.

 

[grovey]

Look into 67# Vellum Bristol - it will mic the same thickness as 110# index (about 0.010"), and is much less brittle: better bullet-holes, and much less likely to tear. There is also 57# Vellum Bristol, which is lighter and thinner that the 67#, the latter being notably better. You may have to go to one of your local commercial print shops to get some . . . but, with all the internet dealers in everything, you can probably score some on e-bay, or, amazon. When you buy paper, regardless of grade, you're buying it by the pound - just like beef!RG

You mentioned clean bullet holes which is top priority along with price point. Do you use the vellum rather than smooth surface for cleaner bullet holes, or for better printing aspects? Perhaps the vellum surface is easier to look at as well?
I draw my targets rather than print them, so the printing part isn't a consideration for me. Mine are evenly spaced X's drawn on horizontal lines, and most times I highlight (center) the x with an orange bingo dauber. Seems I'm chronically doing development, and feel the X gives me and exact aiming point even if the group destroys the X, or my crosshairs cover it up at longer distances because I can still tell where the lines intersect. It also helps me maintain the same aiming point at 100 yds with 9-12x scopes.

 

[grovey]

Get the same paper you compete on. That way your holes measure the same

Good point... I do recycle some of the old targets from time to time for a bit of practice at the longest distance, but they're 2 for a buck new from the club. Those targets leave clean bullet holes, but seem to get pretty weak with a few sprinkles of rain on them. They're also score shoot targets, so there isn't an exact aiming point on them. The main use will be for load development.

 

[fx77]

Use Card Stock and have a rubber stamp from Sinclairs..very cheap

https://www.sinclairintl.com/shooti...rget-accessories/target-stamps-prod33159.aspx

 

[J.d. Popkes]

I like tyvek. Get s partial roll for cheap st the lumber yard. Chop it to length while on the roll on miter saw then finish with a scissors to whatever size ya want. Paint whatever target you want with a shopmade stencil or template. Stands up to wind, rain, down rip when removing so I keep for my record. Bright white on the back with no writing.

 

[RGRobinett]

You mentioned clean bullet holes which is top priority along with price point. Do you use the vellum rather than smooth surface for cleaner bullet holes, or for better printing aspects? Perhaps the vellum surface is easier to look at as well?
I draw my targets rather than print them, so the printing part isn't a consideration for me. Mine are evenly spaced X's drawn on horizontal lines, and most times I highlight (center) the x with an orange bingo dauber. Seems I'm chronically doing development, and feel the X gives me and exact aiming point even if the group destroys the X, or my crosshairs cover it up at longer distances because I can still tell where the lines intersect. It also helps me maintain the same aiming point at 100 yds with 9-12x scopes.

Vellum Bristol will have a slightly textured, "dull" finish, and is usually available in multiple colors - white; off-white; beige; tan; grey; etc. - Neenaha (formerly, Wasau) Exact Vellum Bristol is a common brand. To test VB, just look through your next magazine, tear out the card(s), and shoot a few holes - cheap and easy. The return mailer(s) is probably 67# VB, but, possibly, 57#: 67# will mic 0.0095" to 0.010"; 57# = 0.007".

VB is relatively tough, long fiber, with less "sizing" (filler) than index, and much lighter (cheaper). VB was developed to withstand the rigors of bulk mailing/sorting machines: the U.S. Postal regulations specify a minimum thickness of 0.007" for bulk-mail material. The reason for the 57 vs 67# is simply weight savings = $$$ for the bulk mailer. Vellum Bristol has good ink holdout good resistance to tearing.

The pic is of some ten-shot groups fire-forming 30x47HBR brass, via railgun, using various unsorted "cull" bullets, ranging from 112, to 125 Gr.: the paper is (OLD) Ivory 67# Exact Vellum Bristol. The tear on the left bull was from hastily ripping the card off of the target frame backer - the staple was just out of the pic, @ about 11:00 O'clock to the bull.

These old targets were printed by yours truly, about 25 years ago - still have a pretty good stack of 'em, on various colors. The target was a clone of the targets used by various Montana clubs, for "turkey shoots", when I lived in Deer Lodge - way back in time - those were conducted, one shot (no sighters), closest to center won. The outer ring is about 3/8th "; the inner white, 1.00". Good shootin'! RG

 

[miningshawn]

Wow, I'm cheap...
I use Lyman 1" dots on cardboard, ( the Amazon gift that keeps on giving...), then switch to a 3×5 card with the recipe written on the left side and a Lyman dot on the right. The card then gets stored with the rifle so I have load, conditions, and results ready with the rifle.
Cheap, cheap, cheap. And it forces my fundamentals when shooting for record, I don't want to write the information over and over again.

 

[Stepsjframe]

I use the black solid rubber bungees. Where I work we have a trucker loading area and the place gets littered with broken pieces. I drill a 1/4" hole in the plate and use a bolt and flat washer with lock nut. Shrapnel has yet to cut threw. I don't know if I have ever hit the bungee. If I have it doesn't show any holes in it. They have worked the best for me.

 

[TAJ45]

My experience/take on paper choice is to be mindful of the fibre size. The shorter the better. This helps with the tearing.
Short is also an orientation term of which way the grain is running.........which can be coded by listing the length first. e.g. 17x11. Iirc that grain is running cross ways.
Now, wasn't that interesting? Oh yeahhh... :0)

 

[Depart123]

I like tyvek. Get s partial roll for cheap st the lumber yard. Chop it to length while on the roll on miter saw then finish with a scissors to whatever size ya want. Paint whatever target you want with a shopmade stencil or template. Stands up to wind, rain, down rip when removing so I keep for my record. Bright white on the back with no writing.

I use Tyvek as well. Depending on what I'm doing, I either draw the targets with Sharpie or use the 3/4 inch dots from Staples.

Tyvek is impervious to rain (important in the Pacific Nothwest) and it is easy to use a 3 hole punch on and put in a binder.

 

[Just Say Moe]

I have used flattened out cereal boxes. 3/4" dots on the clean inside and the holes cut and show up well.

Prior to this brown paper grocery bags from Kroger.

 

[kvd]

Plain old white poster board. It can be had pre-cut, 8, 14" X 22" sheets in a package for a few bucks at Walmart or other craft stores. The shiny side shows colored bullet holes well. Attach it to a piece of installing foam board and nice crisp bullet holes will be produced.