Shoot NC targets Homemade Stlye?

featherhead · August 7th, 2009, 09:52 AM

I been playin the ISPC IDPA game too long and the eyes are getting old, the bifocals are a PIA. I like shoot NC targets but they are a bit pricey. Wondering if anyone has any ideas about how to make em? Maybe using regular IPSC cardboard and painting the A zone. I'm about to start some indoor shooting and would like to stick with the IPSC targets and try to avoid pasting 6" shoot NC over A zone. I wonder what's available in flourescent spray paint and what could be sprayed over top to duplicate the scratch off effect of the shoot NC? I think I might experiment over the A zone of an IPSC target. Don't even necessarily have to use black top paint, maybe a brownish to match standard pasters. Any ideas or opinions would be appreciated.

HK Dan · August 7th, 2009, 12:02 PM

Well, I had some steel "A" zones made--just 6x12 with a hole drilled for mounting. In 1/2" soft steel (fine for handgun rounds) they ran $11 each.

NC Bullseye · August 7th, 2009, 01:58 PM

I seem to recall someone using spray oil like PAM on top of bright orange paint then spraying with black after it dried a bit. Don't know for sure but the shoot NC targets are a bit pricey.

Bunny · August 7th, 2009, 02:07 PM

I like to stick paintball balls in strategic places on paper targets. That way, there's no disputing you hit the mark, and it's fun to watch them 'splode.

(Hot glue attaches them perfectly to paper. Even if you have to use it on hi-temp, if it punctures the paintball ball, it will immediately seal it up, so you won't have to worry about accidental leakages, usually.)

featherhead · August 7th, 2009, 03:38 PM

Interesting some googling discovered the possibility of mixing water based black paint with dish washing liquid. Maybe this concoction brushed over flourescent red?

nedrgr21 · August 7th, 2009, 10:57 PM

dirty-bird targets are cheaper.

August 7th, 2009, 09:52 AM	#1
featherhead New Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NC Posts: 2	Shoot NC targets Homemade Stlye? I been playin the ISPC IDPA game too long and the eyes are getting old, the bifocals are a PIA. I like shoot NC targets but they are a bit pricey. Wondering if anyone has any ideas about how to make em? Maybe using regular IPSC cardboard and painting the A zone. I'm about to start some indoor shooting and would like to stick with the IPSC targets and try to avoid pasting 6" shoot NC over A zone. I wonder what's available in flourescent spray paint and what could be sprayed over top to duplicate the scratch off effect of the shoot NC? I think I might experiment over the A zone of an IPSC target. Don't even necessarily have to use black top paint, maybe a brownish to match standard pasters. Any ideas or opinions would be appreciated.

August 7th, 2009, 12:02 PM	#2
HK Dan Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 361	Well, I had some steel "A" zones made--just 6x12 with a hole drilled for mounting. In 1/2" soft steel (fine for handgun rounds) they ran $11 each. __________________ "You can't miss fast enough to win."

August 7th, 2009, 02:07 PM	#4
Bunny Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Carolina - LKN Posts: 1,198	I like to stick paintball balls in strategic places on paper targets. That way, there's no disputing you hit the mark, and it's fun to watch them 'splode. (Hot glue attaches them perfectly to paper. Even if you have to use it on hi-temp, if it punctures the paintball ball, it will immediately seal it up, so you won't have to worry about accidental leakages, usually.) __________________ Don't frisk me, I am the weapon. Sig Sauer P239 DAK (9mm) NRA Member & Pistol Instructor www.vanguardnc.com

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August 7th, 2009, 01:58 PM	#3
NC Bullseye Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NC Foothills Posts: 163	I seem to recall someone using spray oil like PAM on top of bright orange paint then spraying with black after it dried a bit. Don't know for sure but the shoot NC targets are a bit pricey.

August 7th, 2009, 03:38 PM	#5
featherhead New Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NC Posts: 2	Interesting some googling discovered the possibility of mixing water based black paint with dish washing liquid. Maybe this concoction brushed over flourescent red?

August 7th, 2009, 10:57 PM	#6
nedrgr21 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: KCMO Posts: 556	dirty-bird targets are cheaper.