[marchmadness]

Very nice. Great thing to do for your trap range. Good for you.

 

[Frank C]

Ding on the rib &)[email protected]%# !!!!

 

[Blakecj7]

Cool idea and nice work.

 

[Ken C.]

That's wonderful. I know I hate to watch the fumbling around with shell boxes on the ground. People leaning out past the firing line, poor/no muzzle control while digging in a box. You did good for the club, and firearm safety in general. If they criticize the quality of your workmanship, tell 'em they need to get their head in the game and focus on their targets... or step up and do better.

 

[FlyingKat316]

That's wonderful. I know I hate to watch the fumbling around with shell boxes on the ground. People leaning out past the firing line, poor/no muzzle control while digging in a box. You did good for the club, and firearm safety in general. If they criticize the quality of your workmanship, tell 'em they need to get their head in the game and focus on their targets... or step up and do better.

Exactly my thoughts in terms of safety and encouraging an environment of cautious relaxation. IE having fun while being safe which can be difficult for new shooters

 

[KCDouglas]

Great that you made them portable. The shooters can put it behind them if not needed. One club I shoot at has them cemented in the ground centered in front of the pad. A real PITA for shooters that don’t need it. My mind is on not hitting the damn things with my gun. Never shoot very well there☹
Shot well and often, Keith

 

[Henry Claybuster]

Nice Job. They may not tell you personally, but I’m sure many people will appreciate your work, for years to come. Our club also sets buckets at each station for empties. Saves a lot of time picking up empty hulls.

 

[Pak26]

Someone made some very similar to these at our trap range years ago. They've become very handy for new shooters. Hang a bag on them and it's my preferred way to shoot. No bag no vest.

 

[frylarr78]

Anyone copying these might be advised to go with three legs instead of four, and put little turned-down toes on them.
They will be much more steady on any uneven ground/concrete you place them on.

As a professional welder and fabricator, I'd say good job on those, 'Kat.

 

[SecondChance]

Nice Job. They may not tell you personally, but I’m sure many people will appreciate your work, for years to come. Our club also sets buckets at each station for empties. Saves a lot of time picking up empty hulls.

Great idea and good looking as well. I understand what another said about being in the way or placeing to the side or behind. At least with this option, you can do either.
Weld a hook up high enough and you can hang a 5gal bucket on the stand and move as 1.

 

[entropy]

Back in the early 80's, we used to set our beer on the stands our club had. I only found out they were for shells when a new shooter set his box on one.

 

[oldguy19]

Hope you didn't patten those I just borrowed them Thanks

 

[acorange]

45+ years ago when I started shooting there were lots of clubs that had permanent wooden stands that had a larger shelf for shells.
But as a wee lad I saw them holding more beers and cigarettes than shells.

 

[Cold Iron]

Back in the early 80's, we used to set our beer on the stands our club had. I only found out they were for shells when a new shooter set his box on one.

I'm thinking Wisconsin, although many clubs everywhere at one time used to be like that.

Used to shoot trap in the Winter during the Blizzard league, Mn. vs. Wi. Top guns winning at clubs on the Mn. side of the river get meat trays. Wi. side is usually a bottle of booze. Caused a heck of a problem when my youngest son was high gun at Gunslick Trap Club in Holmen, Wi. one weekend and the prize was a huge bottle of Southern Comfort. He was 14, they ended up giving it to me.

Woods and Meadows in Warrens, Wi. has a large sign at the entrance to the SC range that says absolutely no alcohol before or during shooting. Below it is a large sheet of plywood spray painted which says That Includes Beer. When I asked about it was told that in Wi. some don't consider beer as alcohol it is more a food group and it was added after the original sign went up for clarification.

 

[lonebull]

At least they are moveable. Couldn't cut the ones off at our club fast enough when I moved there. They were in the center of the pad in front of the 16 yard line, permanently mounted and always in the way for standing on the trap pad and being comfortable waiting for your next shot. Always hitting my shotgun during the mount, hard to mow around or plow snow...

 

[Old_Diabetic_100]

We used to have wooden shell stands at some of our trap and skeet clubs in the UK. They were more common on the old ranges built during WWII at American air fields in the UK. Shell stands are still used at some clubs as shown in the pic below but I don't use them.

 

[FlyingKat316]

Hope you didn't patten those I just borrowed them Thanks

1/8" thick 1in angle steel x3 3ft sections (16in per stand)
1/2" thick rod steel x10 3ft sections (36in tall, feet are approx 18in ea)

Have fun!

 

[Ken C.]

Our club also sets buckets at each station for empties. Saves a lot of time picking up empty hulls.

Wait... what? I thought those bins were just there for looks! Now, I know for a fact (cuz I've watched people) that if you wanna be cool, you purposely let the hulls fly behind you or throw them on the ground next to the container. If confronted about same: LIE! Say it breaks your soft eye and mental focus to worry about the hulls.

After all; the scorer is responsible for cleaning up the field.

 

[entropy]

I'm thinking Wisconsin, although many clubs everywhere at one time used to be like that.

Used to shoot trap in the Winter during the Blizzard league, Mn. vs. Wi. Top guns winning at clubs on the Mn. side of the river get meat trays. Wi. side is usually a bottle of booze. Caused a heck of a problem when my youngest son was high gun at Gunslick Trap Club in Holmen, Wi. one weekend and the prize was a huge bottle of Southern Comfort. He was 14, they ended up giving it to me.

Woods and Meadows in Warrens, Wi. has a large sign at the entrance to the SC range that says absolutely no alcohol before or during shooting. Below it is a large sheet of plywood spray painted which says That Includes Beer. When I asked about it was told that in Wi. some don't consider beer as alcohol it is more a food group and it was added after the original sign went up for clarification.

Minnesota, actually. Castle Greens Trap Club, Oakdale, MN. Not there anymore, unfortunately.

Beer is liquid bread, though I take mine unleaded.