I was in a similar situation a few years ago, the local club I belong to is mainly a bunch of old guys that shoot trap and skeet. What I did was give a power point presentation followed by a live demonstration on Rimfire Challenge and Steel Challenge to the board members. The hardest part was convincing them that shooting steel plates is SAFE and fun. After a few of them shot Rimfire Challenge they came to realize there are other disciplines in the shooting sports other than Trap and skeet. The first year we held six Rimfire Challenge and two KYL matches.

You could use cardboard but, you don't get the audible feedback ring, ring, ping and instant gratification your bullet hit the target.

good luck.

 

I appreciate the advice.
My club actually does host a steel match once a month but pretty low turnout and unsancationed.
I was just thinking about ways to practice. I between matches besides dryfire

 

If you use cardboard, a suppressor and subsonic ammo you can hear the bullet hit the target.

 

You can also use the self healing plastic targets with subsonic ammo to hear the smack but going all the way to a suppressor should be good on the plastic or the cardboard. I can hear the hits on cardboard from a rifle at 100yds.

 

I laser-cut cardboard silhouettes and shoot off my sofa (air rifle) at about 15yds. They are scaled to represent what they would look like at competition distance.

I swear the air rifle is louder than a 10/22..

 

That's awesome wish I had equipment to do that!

 

to start with, I think you will gain some benefit from one shot presentations from low ready on a black bullseye target at 15 yd....the first shot sets the tempo for the stage... I use a large lens format Holosun 510 on both my rifle and pistol, so the dot is always centered...not so on some small lens sights... it may take significant practice to present them with the dot centered...I look at the target, and bring the gun up as quickly as I can do so with control... I've worked a lot with visualization, and to keep my conscious mind occupied, and start with the safety on the AR 22, but not the MK IV.. both have relatively flat faced triggers, and I make an effort to get a good finger contact as they come up... if your range allows you to have multiple targets in neighboring lanes, then set up some transitions...even if you have to evaluate the hits when the range is called clear.... you will get some idea as to how you need to correct for out of bound groups... I'd work with one shot presentations, and not shooting double taps... the initial presentation is arguably the slowest transition of a match... and is critical.. regards

 

Well, the first thing you're going to need is 5 target stands. There are so many types of target stands available, providing you with ideas for Steel Challenge targets will likely be determined on what type of stands you have.

So, do you have any target stands already, or are we starting from scratch?