The $17 IPSC Target Stand: A "How To" by TheLateBoyScout

[tfgatl]

Made mine tonight for $13.50 each. Can't wait to try them out this weekend. Thanks for the video!

[aesonvirus]

If you lived in the communist state of MA, you'd be limited to 10 round mags but your windshield replacement would have been free. LOL

[BoofJackle]

Great video/tutorial!! A great cheap way to make a standup target, unless as you are driving home from Lowes, the long piece of PVC pipe taps your windshield and shatters an area about the size of my open palm... So my $17 pvc target stand turns out to be about a $217 target stand. Shit happens :/... But now I can just shoot my frustrations away at my new target :D

[TimODon87]

Thank you i just made mine and i put your name in the description of my video because you gave me the idea.

[pimppinoy]

nice vid. i was just trying to figure out how to make one the hard way. you just simplified it for me. keep up the great work!!

[crusader68]

Genius idea! Now I can stash it all on a shelf in my garage without taking up any room.

[egoodwin1234]

Thanks for a great video! Your instructions are clear and simple. I assembled my stand and it looks great; total cost for parts was $15.80.

[DennyRec]

Thats cheaper than what I thought a target would cost. I could put sand down the legs to hold it in place when shooting it with a .9mm Just a suggestion. That was neat and thanks for showing us how to make them...

[phongusmc]

Awesome! I went to home depot today and got the materials. Your specifications were dead on! Thanks

[mocatz187]

Just made mine to go shooting tomorrow but the weatherman says that winds will be gusting 20 to 30 MPH. So I'm gonna drill some holes in the pipes so that I can anchor the targets down with rods. The modularity is cool. I made some similar to these awhile back but I used PVC for the uprights and let me tell ya, wood takes bullets much better than PVC. One hit on the PVC and they shattered like glass. Three targets in a bag is pretty heavy though. I think these are some the best stands out there

[DngerousRadical]

Just joined a shooting club that said i have to provide my own targets and target stand, holy crap this really made my day because I had no idea where I would get one. Awesome! Thanks!

[surfish01]

Just got all my materials and now to start building. Thanks for the excellent videos!

[SuperTige]

This is great - thanks for sharing your idea!

[PMATSOnTheMat]

Very good! thank you so much for sharing!!

[TSMarksmen]

Great stand!!! Just built one today. Not sure if anyone else has mentioned it since it's been a few days since i got these "plans". Anyway, one tip: Have the hardware store you get the PVC pipe from cut the 8 15' lengths for you. I did it this way and had this build done in less than 5 minutes after returning from the store!

Thanks LBS!

[dougolet]

Excellent! Great idea and very professional. You also saved me alot of time and money. Youtube needs more guys like this.

[762infidel]

And to think I was going to go through the trouble to weld a steel stand of almost the same design together...thanks for the video man....really thanks for saving me half my weekend!

[TheLateBoyScout]

@762infidel Glad to help.

[justin0401]

@TheLateBoyScout what size description do i need for cardboard backers as far as 24x 35 etc.. thanks!

[Pistolmarkify]

Great idea!! Just build one, I can't wait to try it out.

[EURuger]

i just use 2 t-.shape pine structures and to smaller peacer to give it stability. but this seems nice aswell.

[imgaryk]

Great video! I am going to make one of these.

[jmmurdy]

very nice job

[Gunsfromholland]

Very nice target stands my ffriend.

Greetings from Holland

[JimmyGunXD556]

Welcome to Bob Vila tactical programming. Ha!

[cibolodave]

awesome vid. thanks for the info. do you know how to build the shooting targets that fall over when you shoot them?

[ZombieTactics]

I really like this idea ... a few sand bags for wind resistance and you are set! More people need to watch this. :-)

[TheLateBoyScout]

@ZombieTactics Thanks, ZT. It's really just a common-sense, on-the-cheap version of stuff that's already out there, but I'm glad you like it. Sandbags would definitely help (as you'll see in some of the upcoming vids with these), or you could just dig up a few big rocks to weigh them down - as SnowLobo95 and I did.

[hackingyourcomputer]

@TheLateBoyScout All you have to do is buy two end caps for the bottom of the stand and put some sand in the buttom with the end caps holding the sand in to prevent the wind from blowing it over. sand is free and the end caps dont cost that much.

[PublicFilthSpeeks]

@hackingyourcomputer Excellent Addition!! But eventually, with more spirited shooting fun, :), Especially when no ones looking.. LOL. you will hit the bottom/base as well... Anyway all one has to do is just carry along a filled replace as well as a couple non filled spares would work. HELL!!. (lightbulb) , Still the non-filled spares would get you through the rest of your shooting. Great Idea!!

[Grubkat]

Handy and dandy. I dig how to videos. Thanks.

[NPSurvival]

Great video, this and the IPSC target video are both really good, I love how you make this sort of thing for so cheap, it makes it very accessible to ordinary people and gives them a place to start from.

[dafrogtoad]

Very cool.....

[dphitch]

LBS, you do great very professional videos. Great targets, I just wish I had a place like you have to set up run & guns. I am looking forward to your review of your new Glock 34.

[TheLateBoyScout]

@dphitch Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.

[ProudGunOwnerUS]

nigga-rigged targets. Great!

[TheAZexplorer]

Great video!

[usframe]

good instructional!

[tradbowyer1975]

nice stands! looks like you have a very extensive setup there for your shoots!

[BigOStyle1]

Nice Vid! I like the choice matterials. Thanks for posting. Keep up the good work and keep sharing the knowledge!!!

[ewtoutdoors]

Excellent video, take care and have a great day.

[tahbriz]

THanks man, this is rad. I was fixin to make some out of all lumber and I would have had a lot more work to do drilling the joints for hardware so that I can break down for transport. I would also have been turning wing nuts to assemble the stands at the range instead of just pushing pieces together.

[TheLateBoyScout]

@tahbriz I've considered building something that way, but PVC is so simple and easy. It's the only way to go IMO.

[SnowLobo95]

I'm loving my custom LBS made target! Thanks my friend!

[Cr0cket20]

Great video Scout. I need to use your method to better my targets.

[TheLateBoyScout]

@Cr0cket20 Hey man, even these things aren't wind-proof. They did a great job most of the day, but we had to pile rocks on the legs when it really started howling.

[newsphotoman007]

thanks, I am going out shooting this Friday and I will be taking along some new stands and targets.

[TheLateBoyScout]

@newsphotoman007 Awesome!

[MrBallistics]

nice dubbing job!

[TheLateBoyScout]

@MrBallistics LOL! Thanks. I had no choice, you couldn't have heard me over the wind.

[SurviveN2]

That was a really good video, very professionally done and informative, keep up the good work. Take Care :-))

[thedukeofTank]

Bob Vila with a Glock! Great vid. Nice to have a voice for those of us who don't have $150 for a single evil roy.

[TheLateBoyScout]

@thedukeofTank Thanks, man.

[SnakeEyesWife]

thumbs up my friend! Can't wait to try it!

[Zenmagine]

Awesome vid!! I felt like i just watched a short clip of home improvement TV show or somethin. You should make this part of a "Range Improvement" Series!!

[TheLateBoyScout]

@Zenmagine Haha! Thanks man.

[drzmanproject]

LBS, great vid - moves me closer to doing this for myself; our local range made these, and they're great, except when I try to move them. As they're not glued together, they tend to fall apart on me when carrying them to a new position. This adds complexity and cost, but I'd thought about using threaded connectors for at least the vertical joints. Could also shoot short screws into the joints, short enough that they don't snag the wooden uprights . . .

[TheLateBoyScout]

@drzmanproject I could see that helping if they don't stay together just with friction. Maybe the fittings they're using don't taper enough on the inside to create that friction? I don't know. Different types of piping works differently I suppose. I'd recommend testing the fittings, in the store, to see how well they hold by friction before buying your materials.

[TheLateBoyScout]

@drzmanproject Also, whatever brand/type these fittings are, they work marvelously! That, or we put them together with a little too much friction, 'cause it took some work to break them back down again ;).

[CampfireTalk]

Simple, cheap & easy I like it!

Also, this new D.I.Y. video format is a home run. Great job Scout

[TheLateBoyScout]

@CampfireTalk Thanks, brother. It's a little more work collecting all the footage, but I enjoyed the process.

[HawkLMT]

Love the DYI videos! I also like the portability if these stands. Light weight and you can bag 'em up. Nice!

[TheLateBoyScout]

@HawkLMT Yup. Thats what I like about them too. Easy transport, and compact storage.

[BrokenTengu99]

You post up some GOOD STUFF , bro !

[ProjectDexter]

Thanks, I needed some ideas for my cardboard stands.

[TheAustralianBloke]

Boy Scout,

Lovin the DIY videos you have been posting. Kinda like midways videos but you dont have to be a gunsmith and these videos are usefull for most shooters. keep em up mate.

Knight

[TheLateBoyScout]

@TheAustralianBloke Kind words. Thanks.

[TacticalHadoken]

Nice tutorial buddy .

~ TH

[TheLateBoyScout]

@TacticalHadoken Obrigado.

[Brandon401401]

Great vid man,  Thanks for sharing

[Vhammer2010]

HOME DEPOT!?!?! lol, my portable target stand was all pvc, found out that isn't always the best method, as I have gone thru quite a bit of pipe now. Completely agree with not glueing the pieces together, as it is also extremely helpful in transport, just get a good size duffle bag and carry all the pvc parts in it. Nice vid, bud!

[TheLateBoyScout]

@Vhammer2010 Yeah... as you probably noticed, the cheapest parts (1x2 pine rods at $1 each) go where the bullets fly. The more expensive stuff is all in the base, and that's low enough that it's pretty safe.

[cibolodave]

awesome video. thanks for the info. i have been wanting to make my own targets for a while now.

[guitarmikey2]

Most useful video I've seen on Youtube in quite some time scout. Thanks for the very practical info!

[TheLateBoyScout]

@guitarmikey2 Wow, nice. Thanks!

[WORRO01]

Thats first class buddy!

Thumbs up~~John

[TheLazySpoiledKitty]

Good stuff :)!!!!

[revisualize]

Good Stuff. I'm going to make 3 of these.

[vxAREKxv]

After this video I stop thinking you are copy nutnfancy. He is "buying" stuff allready done and hi is "testing". You are making your own. Good video. First thumb up it's from me.