Target Paper

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I thought all paper had two sides??

it has 6 actually.

[MikeBjerum]

it has 6 actually.

Just ask Jerry and Bob!  They seem to enjoy shooting the skinny sides 

[wtr100]

70 lb Ivory Color Vellum is very good for this - cuts nice clean holes

[PegLeg45]

OK, I'm a cheap...um, fellow. Since I have to break down cardboard boxes for recycling anyway I break them down to 12x12 or 18x18 pieces and “recycle” them as targets. If I'm feeling real fancy I'll add small pieces of tape as aiming points, but most of the time I just use the plain brown square. I figure outside of a range nothing I'm likely to shoot has a convenient little “aim here dummy” symbol so why should I do my practice with one. I do use “store bought” targets for sighting in or testing new guns

I have mentioned on here before about our range using the round pieces of cardboard that pizza joints use to put under the pie in the boxes. We get them from a local area store for cheap. They are white on one side and brown on the other and you can get different diameters. Five of the 8" personal pan sizes arranged a foot apart work well for steel plate practice. They type of bullet goes a long way in determining how neat the holes that get punched look.

Also, I have used regular construction paper like kids use in elementary school.....cheap in bulk packs.

[alfsauve]

Just an update on this quest.

Rolls of Kraft Paper are a no-go.  What you get are little rolls of paper.  A real bugger trying to make them lay flat.

If you have a wholesale dry cleaning supply, shirt backers seem reasonable, problem is they come mainly in 8x12 and 8x14

BUT HERE'S WHAT I FINALLY FOUND.   

Available locally.  It's called Bogus paper and is use for charcoal drawings.  Comes in a variety of sizes including 12x18 which seems ideal.  It's 70# paper and Dick Blick Art supplies has it for around $0.067/sheet.   Other art stores may also carry it.  Considering that B-16 NRA targets are $0.099/sheet this is a bargin.

I'm off to buy some tomorrow and will let you know how it works.


http://www.dickblick.com/products/gray-bogus-drawing-paper/

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[alfsauve]

Well, with everything that has happened, I'm finally getting back to this target thing

The Dick Blick art store didn't have the Bogus paper and wanted to charge me shipping to get it in.   Blahhhhh.   I can order it on-line and pay shipping.  I bought some substitute paper ~70#, but it didn't do to well.

Tonight I brought home some samples of 80# and 110# card stock which I will test tomorrow.  Problem is I really want something in the 12x12" or better the 12x18" size.

Now that things are returning to normal, we'll try some of the other art stores.