Or, the way I do it. Not the only way. I know Paul N. has some very elegant printed versions. Mine is far less sophisticated. Next time you are at the range bring a piece of paper or an old paper shopping bag and trace all the animals. Then, take that pattern and cut out a stencil from thin plywood known as Luan. IIRC, home centers stock a thin underlayment product in 4'x4' squares to put under vinyl flooring. Any scrap of wood will do. It does not really matter. You can see in my picture I found something at the dump. Wood is better than corrugated for the long hual because it is rigid and presses against the surface you are spraying. Corrugated will work but gets flimsy after a while.
The key tool needed is a saber saw aka jig saw to cut out the silhouette. Then, using some spray paint, paint up either paper or corrugated. As for the target frame, this is a system I made up that suits the Pioneer Silhouette rails. What you use at your club is up to you. I can hang mine on the 2" deep rail and life is good. I introduced these at the Silhouette Clinic in May. I am confident you can adapt it for your range.
Find my post about how to
become a master shooter. Using paper targets is key to improving your iron sight shooting ability. You really need to have a spotting scope or binoculars for instant feedback after every shot. I simply record the hit on a small version of the target on the bench in front of me. This helps me keep track of my bullet holes. Once 10 shots are down range, things can get busy and it is more difficult to tell a new shot from an old shot. So I trudge down with either tape to cover the holes or put up a new target.
Hope that helps on 1/2 scale.
For 1/5th scale, you can find printable targets to the right. Practice vs. training. I was reading on this topic recently and I am guilty of failing to train. So, I went to the range to get my stencil as well as take a few very specific training shots. Turkey's are my problem so I worked JUST on them. I used paper and took just 5 shots per animal. I started on the right, don't ask me why. That was NPA so that is where I started. Point #1. Those two top edge shots tell you 'yikes' on paper whereas on steel you would say, 'cool, I'm a good shot'. You simply cannot tell where you hit a turkey all the time. Likewise the left turkey misses I thought broke in the animal. I was surprised to see it in white. You then take moment and think about what happened after the shot broke and correct it for the next shot or dry fire a few times and then load a live round.
My left animal is only 3/5 but is a crazy group. Do I want 4/5 sloppy shots or 3/5 tight shots? Something to process while you train. What is/was the difference when I was shooting? Try to catch yourself doing something right and repeat.
On my last shot of the training session I told myself, "ok, this is my 10th turkey or my chance to win a shoot off, make it my best shot of the day!" It worked, dead center! Not a bad thing to do before you leave the range. Take that last shot and treat it like it is your 10th animal for a grand slam. Helps develops some mental toughness.
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