IPSC Targets

Much like several other items that are now on our product list, we resisted building this product as long as we could. But, enough people and agencies have requested it, so we finally caved in. I hope you like it!

My reluctance has been related to the weight that our competitors usually put on the bottom half of the target, that is required to reset it to the vertical position. The weight is also required to prevent the target from activating from the wind, while it is waiting to be shot. This additional weight is NOT a good thing, and has caused me a great deal of concern about the additional wear the target would show, which equates to a shorter life. The weight creates additional resistance that has to be overcome with the energy of the bullet. It creates MORE of the "object at rest" that "tends to stay at rest". That means, the impact from a center-fire rifle bullet has the potential to create more of a mark (a crater) on the face of the weighted target, than it will on a target that weighs less, or does not have the added weight on it.

So, we beat the counterweight issue AND the wind issue with two of the same light springs that we use on our Auto Poppers, which are 1/4 the size this target. This factor will significantly reduce the potential cratering of the target from center-fire rifle rounds.

Other PLUS factors of our design include fast assembly (5 seconds?), and an armor plated post. If the shooter engages the target while it is in the activated position it is possible that he'll hit the telescoping base post. Not a problem on the MGM product because it is armored! Even with the armored post, it still weighs less than similar products on the market.

The target face starts as our standard US Popper that is 28" tall.

What else? Our product costs half as much as one competitor's, and about the same as another competitor's, but our price INCLUDES the shipping charges! As always, our guarantee gives you the assurance that you'll be satisfied with your purchase.

Price: $264.00 ea

MORE MGM INNOVATION!

All law enforcement and military operators train using barricades, which are typically a range fixture. The problem with traditional barricades is that they have a gigantic foot print (considering the size of the barricade), and they are hard to store because of that foot print. Once again, MGM has come up with a user friendly solution.

The MGM Barricade Bracket set includes 4 pieces of steel, two of which telescope on to the other two, as shown in the pictures, and bolt on to your wooden barricade. When you are done training, take off the "feet", and lean the whole thing up against the wall. You can stack 15 of these barricades in an area that previously (because of the foot print) only hold one.

MGM doesn't supply the wood, but that's OK because you want to put our own special holes in it anyway. Any lumber yard will have 7/16" OSB (wafer board) that you can buy for $8-15 per sheet. Cut it in two, in such a manner that you'll be able to double it to make it more durable. The OSB is 8' long, but your barricade doesn't need to be more than 6' tall, so this is easy to do. Doubling it makes it nearly 1" thick, so it is STABLE, but still light enough for one man to pick up and move.

At this price delivered, with all the bolts, how can you go wrong?

Price: $61.60 pr

The MGM target Stands are constructed of steel angle with tubing to accommodate 1" X 2" target sticks. The legs of the stands are drilled for those windy days when it becomes necessary to anchor the target stand to the ground. We currently make 2 versions of our target stand, the conventional upright stand (90 degree) and an angled variation (45 degree). The angled stand is used by some clubs to place a target around a corner in a "surprise" situation.

Price: $42.56 ea

Frustration with the drop turners available on the market today prompted us to do better. Our “double exposure” drop turner has the best warranty on the market, the fewest moving parts, only weighs 20 lbs and best of all…IT WORKS.

Ours is the best, below are 5 reasons to try the MGM Drop Turner
1) We have the best Warranty in the business.
2) It weighs 20 lbs.
3) There is ONE moving part.
4) The total drop is less than 6", so it's tough to hit the mechanism.
5) The low profile (21" tall, fully extended), lets you START with the target 5' at the shoulder. (This will help keep all the rounds inside the berm.) When it has fully dropped, the target will be 4'-6" at the shoulder, and still at least 9" clear from the bottom of the target to the top of the mechanism.

Note: Our early units did not have enough weight in the dropping mechanism for use in a fairly stiff wind. We have a "no charge" weight kit that we will send to you if you just give us a call.

Price: $289.00 ea

Dueling trees have always intimidated me. Not from the shooting point, but from the manufacturing and durability point. I hate working on equipment at the range, so when I build a product, I want it to be "zero" maintenance. Most, if not all the "brand X" trees feature some kind of a post with an arm behind it that pivots. There is a target of some size or shape welded to that arm. I've had nightmares about that whole design, and to convince myself I wasn't delusional, I bought one of my competitors trees. We broke the first target off of it in about an hour - 480 rounds, and much of it was 9mm. But hey, it was cheap......

The MGM Dueling Tree is available in 4 or 6 target configurations. Our post is an angle iron. The target hinges are the same 1" solid round bar design we use on our plate racks, so I know they are good for a zillion rounds. And of course, we still use only 500 Brinell hardness steel for our targets. Our price may seem like a lot of money compared to Brand X, but my bet is you'll never have to replace these.

For rifle use you can purchase the armor plate option.

Price: $639.52 ea

The Econo-Dropper is a more traditional dropper target, but in an effort to help you keep more of your money for bullets and powder, we have eliminated the need for a manufactured post and base. When you shoot it, it will fall all the way to the ground. This baby uses a plain old metal fence post, which can be bought inexpensively at any hardware or home supply store.

Price: $130.00 ea

Intended to eliminate long range target resetting, the standard 10" circle with a 5" head hangs below a horizontal stainless shaft. There is a large white piece of polycarbonate plastic in front, and hiding behind is a smaller piece of plastic that is painted fluorescent orange.

When the target is hit the swinging motion of the target moved the white plastic down and the orange plastic up, so the shooter (and the range officer) get an eye full of orange. No question about whether or not the target is hit, no whining. View a short 500kb video of the Flash Target in action. We know a .223 caliber bullet will effectively activate this target out to 400 yards. We have actually shot it at 550 yards in the MGM 3 Gun, but at those yardages, regardless of caliber of rifle, you need a spotter. This target was used in the 2002 USPSA 3 Gun Nationals in the “Bolt Rifle” stages, out to as far as 700 yards and continues to be used in most major 3-guns. Note: The vertical flatbar that the target is connected to has been turned sideways, so the bullet can no longer go through the thickness of the flatbar. The bushing that pivots on the SS shaft is still manufactured for grease zerks, so it swings easy.

At least one of our competitors has flattered us by making their imitation of this product. As always, it is my recommendation that you get your magnifying glass out, and look at all the details before you invest. If their product looks like it will give you better service and performance than ours, they have earned your business, and you've got no heartburn from us.

Price: $419.00 ea

Looking for a more “PC” target? This one is for you! This target is an octagon made of 3/8” 500 Brinell steel. It comes standard with an H-base and post. This target is about 18” wide and 23” tall and is patterned after the IPSC "Classic" target.

Price: $271.00 ea

How many different training tools can you make out of one basic silhouette? We don't know yet, but the FLAG Target definitely fits into the "different" category!

With typical MGM simplicity, we use an IPSC target with an 6" hole in the chest. With accuracy development in mind, the object is to shoot through the hole and hit the hinged plate in the back. When this is successfully accomplished, you'll see a fluorescent red "flag" at the shoulder of the target. The target plate hinge is on an angle such that, after it is shot, gravity will close the door. Again, you have no resetting of the targets. You may want to paint the target plate the same fluorescent red, and for a real challenge for your shooters, designate the remainder of the body as a "no shoot". Simple, fun, effective, and gratifying bargain.

Price: $445.00 ea

Updated for 2010! We're having WAY too much fun here! We call this target the Hostage Target, even though you wouldn’t shoot at a hostage. It is really a head sized target behind a hostage, like a terrorist holding a grandma, or something similar, but we couldn’t come up with a name that didn’t project images of blood and brains, so we settled on the "Hostage Target".

We start with our standard 500 Brinell full size IPSC silhouette target which is 18" wide, by 30" tall. The body is 24" tall, the head is an additional 6" x 6", to get to 30". On the back of this, we welded two tabs that allow us to mount a removable 1" diameter solid round bar. We then have an 8" diameter target on a bracket that can slide left to right on the round bar. This enables the person calling the shots (no pun intended) to be able to expose any amount of the terrorist he that he/she chooses to, varying the degree of shot difficulty. The round can be positioned all the way to either side, or at any point in between. When the round is hit it bounces back to the position you set. This reduces the amount of time to reset the target, so you can spend more time training and less time reseting targets.

This target utilizes our standard post and base combination, putting the top of the shoulder at 5’ tall. There is a structural tube base, with a structural tube post. The post telescopes on to the top of the base, and on to a tube mounted on the back of the target. You can shoot the post tube anyplace (except at ground level) and you will still be able to slide it off of the target. Usually, if the overlapping area isn’t protected, a misplaced round will dent both tubes, eliminating the possibility of sliding the outer one off of the inner one.

In passing, I need to mention that if you need different silhouette shapes, the most difficult part is letting us know exactly what it is you want. We do lots of custom cutting. While one of a kind is pricey, several units we can do relatively inexpensively. Give us a try. I’m betting you’ll be glad you did.

Price: $474.88 ea

This is another one of those that a customer asked us to build for him, and then it got out of hand. We are grateful to Mr. Skip Harris who is involved with training at West Point, for presenting this idea to us.

The head shot overall area is 3.5" wide x 1.75" tall, with the "eye" area 1" x 3.5", and the "nose" area 1.25" wide and .75" tall. Chest is a 5" diameter circle. That's why we call it a precision rifle target!

Target doors are available in two different thicknesses. Specify Standard Duty for .223 and pistol, or Heavy Duty for .308, 300 Win Mag, etc. It should be mentioned that the door material is EXACTLY the same for the standard and heavy duty doors. The reason we make two different weights of doors is, a .223 won't reliably open the heavy doors, and a .308 slams the standard doors so hard they bounce shut. If you are sniping with a .338 Lapua, please call so we can quote you prices on a more heavy duty silhouette, and MUCH heavier doors.

WE KNOW THAT THIS TARGET WILL BE ABUSED, and probably shot much closer than a sniper should be shooting it. Just like paper targets, the doors should be considered an expendable part, and when they start getting pretty shot up, please call and order replacements. As it is, the doors are interchangeable so you can put the bottom on top, and vice versa.

Also available with heavy doors for .308, .300 Win Mag, etc. at a slightly higher price.

Price: $465.50 ea

The MGM Full Size IPSC Target is built with the same overall dimension as the standard cardboard IPSC target. The target comes with our standard tube steel “H” base and post that is used on all of our IPSC style targets.

Price: $271.04 ea

The MGM Half Size IPSC Target is a durable practice device for IPSC shooters. It breaks down into three parts for transporting to and from the range. When placed a safe distance from the shooter any straight wall pistol cartridge will not knock it over. Some of the larger calibers (not used in IPSC shooting) may rock the target, but the average IPSC gun will not even budge it.

Shooters can spend more time practicing, and less time setting targets. A couple of these targets along with some Auto-Poppers and dedicated practice should make you a better shooter is short order. (Results will vary with your commitment!)

Like our standard and A-Zone IPSC targets, the tube on the back of the target telescopes right into our post base. The area where the tube goes into the post is protected, so a low shot will never make the post a permanent part of the target.

Price: $175.88 ea

We’ve got Cardboard argets! To be more specific, these are the same targets (cardboard, not paper) that you’ve shot forever – exactly the right size, brown on one side, white on the other side, with the A, B, C, and D scoring perforations at exactly the right locations. We can only sell them in lots of 100. Brown, Black or White tape is available as well. (This is tape, not pasters on a roll.)

MGM was issued USPSA Target Manufacturer’s License No. MGM-250 late in ’04. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the target rules and regulations, all target manufacturer wannabees have submitted an application and first article samples to the USPSA. After the USPSA inspection and approval of the submitted targets, the newly approved licensee is assigned a license number. Receipt of this license number by the manufacturer signifies that they have agreed to pay the USPSA a fee of $.03 per target at the time the targets are manufactured. This small fee allows the USPSA to continue oversight of all targets manufactured, ensuring that the quality and dimensional integrity of targets are consistent throughout the United States.

The decision to enter this segment of the target business was not made without considerable thought. The equipment necessary to manufacture this product costs a chunk of change up front, and the 3 cents per target at the time of manufacture (on 50,000 targets) has another $1,500 tied up. Additionally, MGM has opted to donate another 3 cents for every target sold, to the MGM Junior Program. Mrs. MGM (i.e. Rhonda) will be working to administer the distribution of these funds, to hopefully maximize the positive effect for the greatest number of Juniors.

If you do your homework, I trust you’ll find these prices to be exceptionally competitive. At this point (with volumes at the current levels), when I say “we don’t make a cent” on each target, I am not using that as a figure of speech. So why do it?
We will have people in our shipping department with or without the Cardboard target business. Hopefully their added workload will cost MGM very little.

Price: $0.44 ea

Joe Thompson twisted my arm until we built some of these, and by now I think it is one of the best ideas I've seen in years! The JT Target Stand (guess how we came up with the name) is the most inexpensive, wind proof, and versatile target stand on the market today, bar none.

If I had any ego attached to our regular target stands, I wouldn't even offer these - they are that good. If you are shooting in a rock quarry, or on a concrete slab, you don't want these. Anyplace else in the country, you'll pat yourself on the back every time you use them. Besides the price, there are a multitude of great features. First, I'll guarantee that your targets will rip off the sticks before they tip over. If you are out shooting and these blow over, it's too late to head for the storm cellar with Toto and Auntie Em. Second, they will fit ANY size target or cardboard that you can find. Third, they are simple to set up. Fourth, you can haul a bunch of them in a 5 gallon bucket. Fifth, they are at LEAST $5 per set cheaper than anything out there.

Set Up:
1) Staple your target or cardboard on to the 1 x 2 sticks. Try to get the sticks relatively parallel.
2) Next, throw the target down on the ground to use as a placement gauge. Drive the stakes into the dirt 6-8 inches, at the same width as the sticks.
3) Lastly, slide the sticks down into the tubes, and on to the angled round bar. (Pictured above)
4) Load up.

Price is for 6 pair.

Price: $152.50 ea

We chose to use pillow block, greaseable bearings on this product, to give it an incredibly long life, and an incredibly long swing time! Shoot some grease in there a couple times a year, and these bearings should last indefinitely. A 3/8" thick steel plate protects the bearings from ever being hit by a stray bullet.

The other factors that makes our swinger different from Brand "X" (and Brand "Y", etc) are the adjustments on the pendulum shaft. The primary component operating this swinger is a 25 lb. counter weight. When you get this thing swinging, it isn't going to stop any time soon. In other words, a shooter can't trip this target, shoot the other stationary targets, and shoot this one last after it has stopped, because it won't be stopped by then. Surprise!! In fact, this target will probably still be swinging in 2 minutes, so everyone has to shoot it on the move.

The next feature related to the counter weight is it's adjustability. You can slide it up and down the counterweight shaft, which will to a degree vary the speed with which the target swings. It won't be an incredible difference, but it will be noticeable, and any variance increases the fun and challenge.

Yes, THERE'S MORE! A large "T" adjustment bolt enables you to have the target swing back and forth in the center, or you can cock it so it swings from the center, down to the left, or you can make it swing from the center, down to the right. No tools needed. More variety, challenge, and FUN!

Finally, let's paint a word picture. Assume you have the top of the target "head" at 5' tall. The center of our bearing pivot point is about 20" off the ground. If the target starts out in the horizontal position before it is "tripped" and it swings to it's maximum stroke (approximately 180 degrees opposite where it started from) the head is nearly 7' from where it started! You are never going to hit this target by accident! The stroke is long enough you can easily block part of the shooting area with "no shoots" or other vision barriers.

Can you see why we think this stuff is the best there is? Please don't forget about our warranty. If YOU don't think our equipment is as good as we say it is, call us, and we'll make you happy. Whatever it takes. We appreciate your business, and know that your satisfaction is the single most important factor in the growth of our business. Second place is "first loser". Your satisfaction is making us the #1 quality target manufacturer in the country.

Price: $325.00 ea

This target was developed for some of our special forces units that required a target that would be durable, easy to place on a range, and easy to retrieve. Perfect for all terrain, this target is extremely easy to set up. Just Stab it into the ground and Shoot! Designed with a flat top so it can be easily hammered into the ground if necessary.

Price: $291.00 ea

Invented by Gary Slider of New Martinsville, WV, the SLIDER Triple Dropper brings a whole new training dimension to the old one shot falling target. We at MGM are honored that Gary contacted us to be the exclusive manufacturing and sales outlet for this exceptional training tool.

Too many law enforcement agencies have no way to effectively train follow up shots. I’m referring to the mindset that inexperienced officers need to develop, that will keep them aware, alert, and alive, during and after a shooting incident. In real life, it is unfortunate that one shot isn’t always enough to get the job done. This new target REQUIRES additional shots to get the job done, so your students aren’t being mentally handicapped with the thought that you shoot once and that’s all it takes.

Gary’s new concept is simple, but incredibly effective. There are 3 different positions that the target can be shot off of, hence the name "triple dropper". You can lean the vertical post forward or backward, to get more, or fewer drops per shot. If it is leaning backward enough, it may drop three times, all the way to the bottom. Or maybe not. If it is vertical, or leaning slightly toward the shooter, it will drop once with each shot. If you want to do simple target drills, simply leave the target all the way down, and shoot to your heart’s content.

As with all MGM products, we utilize only the finest target materials, with user friendliness as a top priority. The target itself is 500 Brinell steel, (the same hardness as armor plate), with the slider bracket bolted on to it with Grade 8 carriage bolts. Rather than use a mild steel round bar for the bracket, we opted to use formed flatbar, and another Grade 8 bolt. This drives the labor and material costs up a little, but we are confident the trade off for a longer serviceable life is worth it.

The Post is angle iron with the corner toward the shooter to deflect the bullets to the side. At the bottom of the post, we have a square tube that telescopes over the square tube on the base, so no tools are required to stand the thing up.

The actual "teeth" of the unit, that provides the triple drop action are cut from a single piece of 1/2" thick steel plate, using a WATER torch. Yes, water. Running at 6,000 psi, a .035 diameter stream of water with micro garnets injected into the cutting stream will cut 6" plate. Several things are accomplished here. First, even though it doesn’t affect the strength of this part, there is no heat deformation. That IS critical when we are trying to maintain the .5625" slot for our dropper mechanism to slide down. Second, unlike plasma, it gives us an excellent square surface for our Grade 8 bolt to ride down. (Plasma cuts at a very slight angle, and would tend to wear even a Grade 8 bolt out prematurely.)

We are pleased to offer the 11th one free, when you purchase 10. It’s always a good idea to call for availability, but if we have it in our inventory, it will ship the day after the order is placed.

Our job is to help you do your job. It is our sincere hope that this innovative new product from Gary Slider and MGM will give you one more training tool to keep your officers alive.

Price: $328.00 ea