Comments on: How to Make an Inexpensive, Portable PVC (or ABS) Target Stand

By: D Miner

D Miner — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 19:22:17 +0000

Why not make all the pieces 20″ so they are interchangeable on assembly.

By: B.W.Davis

B.W.Davis — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 15:42:30 +0000

While you are in the store stroll over to the fence section and pick up two 4 or 5ft light weight fence poles .
just stick them in the ground and clip your targets or backers to them.
total cost $8 or$10 assemply time zero

By: Jonny Argyle

Jonny Argyle — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:36:47 +0000

I bored the upright tee fittings out on a lathe so they slip over single piece side legs. The uprights just fold over, slide to the end and are held together with a bungee strap for transporting.

By: Boyd Allen

Boyd Allen — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:10:55 +0000

If you go looking for pipe that looks like the pictures, you will have more success if you look for ABS that is used for drain, waste, and venting applications. You can see the photo says ABS 1 1/2″ drain, waste, vent. Having an easy to build target stand, that works well, is a good idea. This was a useful and informative story.

By: John Frogge

John Frogge — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:09:26 +0000

… and another design can be found at:

http://www.nwtf.org/tv_magazines/images/GITG_PVC_target_stand.pdf

I made a couple of these and use wood strips for the verticals. That was a good thing because someone puts holes in ‘em from time-to-time. I did not glue the PVC and this allows accordion-folding the stand. Also it’s easy to change the cross piece so the stand can accommodate wider or narrower target boards.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:53:15 +0000

I use all PVC and use a table saw with a dado blade put SLITS in the UPRIGHTS to slide the backer into. I use a 24″ or 18″ spacing — most of those coroplast campaign and real estate signs are 18″x24″ and these make excellent backing sheets.

EDITOR: Geoff — Smart tips you offer. Thanks!

By: Nat Lambeth

Nat Lambeth — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:18:16 +0000

You can use the same concept with threaded steel pipe. Of course it is much heavier and less effected by the wind.

EDITOR: Nat, I’ve also seen pipe used for the base, with PVC for the uprights. Some guys pour sand in the PVC base tubes to make it more steady (lead shot’s too expensive now).

By: Tom Gonzales

Tom Gonzales — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:07:26 +0000

I’ve been making them for years. I use all PVC and buy those cheap plastic clips from dollar store to hold targets on. I don’t glue them, as well, partly because if I have a bad hit and break a piece of PVC, it’s easy to replace. I have also made them from metal conduit to hang steel gongs from for long range shooting.

By: Art Cassot

Art Cassot — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:29:32 +0000

Thanks for the plans for this PVC stand. Once I had the materials together it only took 1-2 hrs to put to construct. Cost about $ 14.oo in supplies.Easy to make and to transport. We’ll try it out this weekend.
Thanks again.
Art

By: Rod in Nodak

Rod in Nodak — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 01:37:36 +0000

Thanks for posting this, been thinking about making one. Nice & simple.. And cheap….