Building a course

[mn4wheeler]

this is a cool idea. would love to help and to try it out when finished.

[Scratch]

Well the snow came, and I'm sure there's more coming so I'll be putting it on the back burner for now while I go into hibernation...

[gyrfalcon]

Thanks.... I goofed up my email address. I fixed it now.

Is that your business? I'm sure a number of people on here might be interested if you started producing plate steel targets as a product.

[Scratch]

Thanks.... I goofed up my email address. I fixed it now.

Is that your business? I'm sure a number of people on here might be interested if you started producing plate steel targets as a product.

Yes, that's my business. Unfortunately... I've been out of work for a while from an injury and probably won't be doing much metalwork involving larger or heavier steel for a few months at least. If anybody is interested, email me and we can talk.

BTW... my website is: http://www.edgemetalworks.net

[Scratch]

Well the snow is gone and hopefully won't rear it's ugly head for quite a while so I thought I'd bring this back up again.

I hauled most of my doors and lumber down into the woods yesterday and I'm getting an itchy trigger finger!

I'm really hoping that some people with more competition shooting experience than me, would like to come out and give me their opinions on if I have an area that is large enough, my berms are high enough and if there's room to build a few courses out here. Then we could start building the cover panels and laying out the courses.

I'm busy this weekend, and next Saturday, but am open most weekdays since I don't work right now, and some weekends.

I've already started building some target stands similar to these:



BTW... I live Hudson WI.

[russellmn]

Scratch, I'll come help out so long as you PROMISE I won't have to see your tattoo!

[backin15]

I can help, but only on the weekends though.

[Scratch]

Scratch, I'll come help out so long as you PROMISE I won't have to see your tattoo!

I can make no such promises....


We've already started and have two courses of fire so far.

[Scratch]

We’ve started setting up some courses and I have a few questions. I think we want to model this after the IDPA competitions rather than IPSC if there’s much of a difference.
I drew up some quick sketches so you can see our courses we’ve made so far. There’s a huge railroad berm about 50 feet beyond the farthest target, and the berm is at least 30 feet tall, both courses are shooting directly into the berm. There are two houses that are barely visible, one is mine, the other is my brothers, and they are both behind the shooter.

I have room for at least 2 more setups in this area, shooting into this berm, and I also have another couple areas that I’ve got some ideas for as well. Along with an existing 100 yard range. I’m working on some pop up targets, and movers but haven’t got to them yet.

I have a lot of 55 gallon drums and they are the blue circles in the drawings.

I also have a lot of scrap lumber and wooden doors, that’s what we’re using for cover. Some of the doors have windows that we are shooting through (glass removed)

The black ovals represent the shooters and their position to the targets.

The “H” objects are the target stands of various heights, 18.25” wide.

Here’s the questions:

1. Are you supposed to double tap each target in IDPA?
2. Are there supposed to be two targets in each shooting position or is one ok?
3. The term “course of fire”, does that mean one complete “run” so in these examples, there are two “courses of fire”?
4. Distances. Do these distances look OK? Is there a max and min distance we should be going for?



We’re still new at this competitive shooting stuff, but I think for our first attempt, we have a fun little setup right now! I’ll try to get some pics on here quick.
We still need to get a shot timer, but for now we’re using the android apps. If anyone has one they want to sell, let me know.

Still looking for input and ideas so if you want to come out let me know on that too!

[mnmike59]

Sounds like fun! can't wait to hear the results.

I grew up in north hudson

Ok, This explains it.