wolfmangreg
HAM Ranger
Bought this target, think it was in 2022, from the late Mike Smith. Mike sold field targets of his own design & build under the name MDT Targets. He later teamed up with another fellow to form S&S Targets. They built ones like this, designed for 20fpe, and larger ones that can handle up to 125fpe.
Mike sadly passed away last year. Not sure if S&S Target is still going- if it is, can't find any mention of it through Google. If someone knows more, please do correct me.
Anyway, thought this little guy deserved some kudos. Conservatively, would say he's absorbed 2000+ shots. Estimate around 1200 from ~19fpe, .177 rifles. The rest from .22 rifles well north of that. The last 300 or so have been from a 35fpe rifle- way over it's originally intended usage scenario. Doesn't seem to bother it in the least.
Has a few bolts in the mechanism that help set what force is needed to knock it down, and to keep it from falling on face plate hits or splits. Adjusted them after the first few hundred shots as the paint wore on the mechanism (Mike predicted this), then once again after 1500 or so shots.
Always falls down with a paddle hit, always laughs at me in defiance after a face plate hit or split. Always pulls up easily, no messing around to get the right string angle. Just like it's supposed to work.
He's overdue for a proper paint job. As in down to bare metal, then a fresh coat. Up to this point, have just been covering my shame with a shot of Rustoleum Meadow Green, freshening up the eyes with some Apple Red, and the paddle with gloss black.
Frogger, in all his glory:
Mike sadly passed away last year. Not sure if S&S Target is still going- if it is, can't find any mention of it through Google. If someone knows more, please do correct me.
Anyway, thought this little guy deserved some kudos. Conservatively, would say he's absorbed 2000+ shots. Estimate around 1200 from ~19fpe, .177 rifles. The rest from .22 rifles well north of that. The last 300 or so have been from a 35fpe rifle- way over it's originally intended usage scenario. Doesn't seem to bother it in the least.
Has a few bolts in the mechanism that help set what force is needed to knock it down, and to keep it from falling on face plate hits or splits. Adjusted them after the first few hundred shots as the paint wore on the mechanism (Mike predicted this), then once again after 1500 or so shots.
Always falls down with a paddle hit, always laughs at me in defiance after a face plate hit or split. Always pulls up easily, no messing around to get the right string angle. Just like it's supposed to work.
He's overdue for a proper paint job. As in down to bare metal, then a fresh coat. Up to this point, have just been covering my shame with a shot of Rustoleum Meadow Green, freshening up the eyes with some Apple Red, and the paddle with gloss black.
Frogger, in all his glory:
