Rimfire Bufffalo Silhouette

[Dan Cash]

Dave,
Here is my humble, spur of the moment swinger made from scrap out of the "goody pile." The rod is some ancient sucker rod from an old well pump, The metal plate is some 3/8 - 7/16 AR steel that is way too heavy for .22. It required quite a counter weight to hold it upright; the extreme mass inhibits the swing.

1/4 mild steel would be ample, I think. The pipe nipple works well and alows good swinging action. If one is careful in making the legs and attaching the target to the nipple, there is no need for any thing to hold the target in the center of the pivot rod as the legs will do it nicely. If one uses rod, the legs can be bent slightly or pressed into the ground to level the target if necessary.

I fastened the counterweight excentricly to correct my off center welding. If one welds the moving portion of the target carefully so every thing is in line, I would use a piece of allthread to hold the counter weight. I would cast the counter weight with an allthread connector in the middle so the weight could be easily raised or lowered to achieve the desired swing.

In the case of this target, the tire tread idea is not necessary and undesireable as it only complicates things withoout adding any benefit.
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