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scalce · 03-11-2007, 01:25 AM

I used to use Shoot N C and paper targets but recently I have been using cheap paper plates and those sticker bulls eyes from Walmart.

This allows me to shoot mags with 5 rounds and know exactly what I hit without wasting targets or remembering where my holes are.

Of course this really only works on outdoor ranges with backstops.

I am now able to hit the stickers, which are 2" and 3", with 2 or 3 out of 5 rounds and the rest on the flat part of the paper plate from 50 feet.

I still use other targets when I am not throwin alot of lead downrange.

atmiller · 03-11-2007, 06:44 AM

I always have a stack of paper plates in my range bucket.

hikeeba · 03-11-2007, 07:07 AM

Good idea. I remember using paper plates with the pellet guns when I was a kid. I don't know why I haven't thought of using them now. Thanks for the reminder!

**Old School** · 03-11-2007, 08:35 AM

I use 8" paper plates often. I staple them to the back stop and use them like a plate rack. Set them up two feet a part and they are great for practicing target transitions.

OS

Timmy44221 · 03-11-2007, 08:37 AM

I dont use em, but a few of the places that do The Concealed carry classes, use paper plates as a target for a live fire test.

cspearling · 03-11-2007, 08:37 AM

We set them up staggared on the backstop and number them with a Sharpie. Number them out of order, then draw and see how fast you can aquire targets, and get a good hit. You'll be amazed at how hard it is to get them all. Set them up like 1,5, 3, 2,4 set up kinda like the dots on dice. Or however gives you the most trouble. If nothing else it makes for a fun time.

pbgunrunner · 03-11-2007, 09:20 AM

But I do I keep the ranges close, not much over 100 yards! Of course I do have a Canyon Creek trigger job and a Dons Fat Rod purchased from Old School at pistogear.com, so that takes a bit of the challenge out of it!!!!!!!

on a serious note, I like using the brightly colored index cards as well, I think the smaller targets help me focus in a bit better!

The Knight Of Light · 03-11-2007, 10:45 AM

I have been known to shoot at disposable dishes once in a while! I also like to shoot plastic spoons for some reason.

Noah Mercy · 03-11-2007, 05:25 PM

Ahhhh...the lowly paper plate...my target of choice. I also like the styrofoam ones for rifle targets. The clean holes are easy to see with even a low-powered scope at 100 and I can see them out at 400 yards with the Burris Black Diamond on my 308. (I could probably see them farther out, but I haven't shot paper beyond that distance.)

Another nice thing about paper plates is that you can draw creative and colored aiming points on them that can sometimes help with sight alignment.

cougar_guy04 · 03-11-2007, 05:54 PM

Tried using a couple for the first time on Friday . . . much cheaper and just as practical than the B-34's I bought off ebay.

03-11-2007, 01:25 AM	#1
scalce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,415	Who Uses Paper Plates? I used to use Shoot N C and paper targets but recently I have been using cheap paper plates and those sticker bulls eyes from Walmart. This allows me to shoot mags with 5 rounds and know exactly what I hit without wasting targets or remembering where my holes are. Of course this really only works on outdoor ranges with backstops. I am now able to hit the stickers, which are 2" and 3", with 2 or 3 out of 5 rounds and the rest on the flat part of the paper plate from 50 feet. I still use other targets when I am not throwin alot of lead downrange.

03-11-2007, 06:44 AM	#2
atmiller XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 908	I always have a stack of paper plates in my range bucket. __________________ NRA Life Member XD-40 Subcompact XD-9 Service with laser sight XD-9 Tactical with Storm Lake Barrel, mag well, CobraChrome, Williams Firesights, Drop-In Sear and Trigger Bar XD-40 Tactical with mag well, Don's Guide Rod & 22 lb. Spring XD-45ACP Tactical with TLR-1 XDm-40 Bi-Tone with Don's Guide Rod Most Recent Purchase: Bushmaster AR-15 O.R.C.

03-11-2007, 07:07 AM	#3
hikeeba XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SE WI Posts: 260	Good idea. I remember using paper plates with the pellet guns when I was a kid. I don't know why I haven't thought of using them now. Thanks for the reminder! __________________ XD-9 Blacktical Melange still races...

03-11-2007, 08:35 AM	#4
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,619	I use 8" paper plates often. I staple them to the back stop and use them like a plate rack. Set them up two feet a part and they are great for practicing target transitions. OS __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

03-11-2007, 08:37 AM	#6
cspearling XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 129	We set them up staggared on the backstop and number them with a Sharpie. Number them out of order, then draw and see how fast you can aquire targets, and get a good hit. You'll be amazed at how hard it is to get them all. Set them up like 1,5, 3, 2,4 set up kinda like the dots on dice. Or however gives you the most trouble. If nothing else it makes for a fun time. __________________ "I'd rather be judged in a box by a jury than carred in a box by my friends!"

03-11-2007, 08:37 AM	#5
Timmy44221 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 797	I dont use em, but a few of the places that do The Concealed carry classes, use paper plates as a target for a live fire test.

03-11-2007, 09:20 AM	#7
pbgunrunner XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 161	I use paper plates, ON EDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I do I keep the ranges close, not much over 100 yards! Of course I do have a Canyon Creek trigger job and a Dons Fat Rod purchased from Old School at pistogear.com, so that takes a bit of the challenge out of it!!!!!!! on a serious note, I like using the brightly colored index cards as well, I think the smaller targets help me focus in a bit better! __________________ XD .45ACP Tactical Canyon Creek trigger job Agrip in black Don's Fat Rod Wolf #20 lb spring Tru-Glo TFO's Pistol Gear barrel fitted by Canyon Creek Bar-Sto magwell/bumpers Gettin' close to my idea of perfection!

03-11-2007, 10:45 AM	#8
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,819 Blog Entries: 12	I have been known to shoot at disposable dishes once in a while! I also like to shoot plastic spoons for some reason. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

03-11-2007, 05:25 PM	#9
Noah Mercy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sheridan, Wyoming Posts: 276	Ahhhh...the lowly paper plate...my target of choice. I also like the styrofoam ones for rifle targets. The clean holes are easy to see with even a low-powered scope at 100 and I can see them out at 400 yards with the Burris Black Diamond on my 308. (I could probably see them farther out, but I haven't shot paper beyond that distance.) Another nice thing about paper plates is that you can draw creative and colored aiming points on them that can sometimes help with sight alignment. __________________ I may be fat, hairy, and ugly...BUT AT LEAST I SMELL BAD!

03-11-2007, 05:54 PM	#10
cougar_guy04 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Turn East at Orlando Posts: 1,755	Tried using a couple for the first time on Friday . . . much cheaper and just as practical than the B-34's I bought off ebay. __________________ "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"

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