Show us your plinking target setups

[ibo7]

I want to make or buy targets that can work for airsoft and airguns and want some inspiration.

 

So show off your garden setup and let us all see them!

[Cannonfodder]

I just draw a rough circle on a cardboard box and prop it up on a plastic garden chair. Imo there's no point in buying anything fancy if I'm just going to shoot holes in it

[Tackle]

As the man above said, if its for shooting at, whatever takes your fancy that you don't mind getting damaged.

I'd be more interested in what your planning on using as a backstop, what's behind your garden that needs to be considered if any shots go wide of the target (or through it ??), especially in regards to airguns.

PS I find jam jar lids suspended on a line by clothes pegs make effective targets for airsoft, get a nice "ding" when you hit them.

[ibo7]

56 minutes ago, Tackle said:

As the man above said, if its for shooting at, whatever takes your fancy that you don't mind getting damaged.

I'd be more interested in what your planning on using as a backstop, what's behind your garden that needs to be considered if any shots go wide of the target (or through it ??), especially in regards to airguns.

PS I find jam jar lids suspended on a line by clothes pegs make effective targets for airsoft, get a nice "ding" when you hit them.

Brick wall backstop, nothing to worry about there. I've shot air pistols in the garden without issue, I just fancy a proper setup with targets and wanted some inspiration.

[bigM]

I have some offcuts of carpet that i paint with fluoro/glow in the dark paint, and a UV floodlight. with tracer BBs it is quite fun. The carpet lasts a little while too..

[heroshark]

Paint can lids are my favourite. Make a mess but you know when you hit them.

[Colin Allen]

I have employed some former Conservative MPs to run around the garden while I shoot them; however, they seem to find it rather too enjoyable.

[Rory]

I like a wee garage pop when time allows. I get a robust cardboard box from the local supermarket and hang a bean tin lid from an old bit of wire. Can sometimes be a pain to maintain it "face on" if you use string but cheap and effective 

 

Edited May 7 by Rory

[Tommikka]

@Roryhas granted me the shoe in to think ‘outside the box’

 

The key thing is of course to have a safe environment, not break the law (proximity to footpaths and roads) and not annoy neighbours

 

If you want a fairly simple target then setup some simple targets to hit, add something ‘reactive’ such as metal that will pint (as per Rory’s can lid) or a soft thing such as paper that will show your hits

 

A novel option (which can work for airguns but may not work properly for airsoft) is to put paintballs on golf tees

For an airgun a good centre hit will burst the paintball, a glancing blow or whizz past might knock or blow it off

For airsoft I suspect a BB at any decent range may just knock down a paintball unless you had a good fresh tournament grade paintball 

But that does give a small target to try out your accuracy & your RIFs consistency 

 

 

If you’re a student or road worker then put some cones out 

However - be aware that hits will bounce away in various directions, so limited in where it would be suitable for garden targets 

Cones are great for an easily relocatable but solid target of varying size (not just that cones come in all sizes but you can aim for an easy shot at the lower wider bottom of the cone and work up to the slimmer top of the cone.  You can also pop a can on top or a stick through the cone holding up another target 

If you have a few cones then space them around at various distances and practice switching target 

Remember again that if you’re switching target then your hard backstop needs to cover the wider range of potential misses 

[Cooperman26]

I was going to start a new thread regarding home made targets, but I found this! 
 

My crude outdoor target box. Bed slates, paddling pool, thin foam insulation and a lot of screws, pins and tacks.

 

Very crudely put together. Top slates are removable, stripped a thick paddling into strips and tacked along each slate. Some thin foam insulation at the back of the box.

 

Doesn't look pretty, but I works! 

[Lyndication]

Can I post the pics of the rentals at my local site in here? 

 

Little Timmies are ideal target practice, you gotta learn to lead 'em.

[Anonymoose]

On 05/05/2025 at 15:32, ibo7 said:

Show us your plinking target setups

 

[Austeyr]

6 minutes ago, Anonymoose said:

 

 

Found the American ?

[Anonymoose]

4 minutes ago, Austeyr said:

 

Found the American ?

 

Brutal. ?

[Cannonfodder]

Having a collection of pics like that'll get you a job at Dye precision