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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 1554651" data-attributes="member: 104268">Something like this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GATHUS/?tag=lrhmag19-20" target="_blank">Cheap Saw Horse Bracket</a> - I found them locally for about $8 a set.2x4s are about $0.50/ft = $10 per target (5 x 4&#039; boards)Tire sidewalls = free. Easy to cut with a ~4&quot; knife if you have someone help by pulling them apart as you cut.Bolts/Nuts/Washers ~$5Avoid chain for the hangers IMO, unless you have some already. At $2 a foot, it will get expensive to keep the targets alive. You WILL shoot the chains, and almost certainly more often than you expect. Each time you do that, it&#039;s $2 up in smoke. The tire sidewalls will take literally dozens of hits before failing, not to mention they&#039;re free! Old fire hose is a good option too, but harder to source. Tire sidewalls are also stiff, so they prevent the target from swinging wildly with heavy hitting rounds.As mentioned by several folks, larger is better for the targets. I&#039;d start with a couple of 12&quot;, and see what you think. If you&#039;re like me and my buddies, you&#039;ll want something bigger eventually, but those are pretty good out to 500 yds or so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 1554651, member: 104268"] Something like this [URL='https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GATHUS/?tag=lrhmag19-20']Cheap Saw Horse Bracket[/URL] - I found them locally for about $8 a set. 2x4s are about $0.50/ft = $10 per target (5 x 4' boards) Tire sidewalls = free. Easy to cut with a ~4" knife if you have someone help by pulling them apart as you cut. Bolts/Nuts/Washers ~$5 Avoid chain for the hangers IMO, unless you have some already. At $2 a foot, it will get expensive to keep the targets alive. You WILL shoot the chains, and almost certainly more often than you expect. Each time you do that, it's $2 up in smoke. The tire sidewalls will take literally dozens of hits before failing, not to mention they're free! Old fire hose is a good option too, but harder to source. Tire sidewalls are also stiff, so they prevent the target from swinging wildly with heavy hitting rounds. As mentioned by several folks, larger is better for the targets. I'd start with a couple of 12", and see what you think. If you're like me and my buddies, you'll want something bigger eventually, but those are pretty good out to 500 yds or so. [/QUOTE]

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