Portable Shooting Trailer

Gman757

Gman757

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I recently sold my 4 wheeler but kept the trailer and converted it into a shooting trailer. I take it up to a farm about 20 miles from my house where we have a range set up in a clay pit.

The sun is usually an issue here in FL and it's hot down in the clay pit so I ordered a Bimini top from Amazon and made a mount base for it on the trailer rail. When the sun gets low I have to add a tarp to stay shaded.

I set up a Caldwell stable table and shoot off bags or a lead sled if I am testing ammo.

https://www.caldwellshooting.com/rests/benches/the-stable-table/252552.html

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I also added some fold down stabilizers to the rear of the trailer so I can disconnect my truck and use it for running back and forth to the target.

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That is freaking cool! How many times have you shot off of it? Are you having any issues after you unhook it from the truck?
 

Thx LD. I have used it 2 times since installing the rear stabilizers and it’s plenty stable when disconnected from the truck. I just put down a board under the tongue jack and its GTG.

Next time I go I will take a small piece of plywood to go under rear stabilizers also.
 
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Very nice!! Great idea for sure. What amazes me the most is a trailer where the lights actually work and is clean and rust free. Up north, a trailer lasts about a season in that condition. Salt and brine immediately go to work on them. Trailer lights are a seasonal maintainence routine. I went to magnetics just save some of that hassel. Ahhh the trade offs.
Looks great and is an outstanding set up!!!
 
Very nice, I did the same thing a few years ago for groundhog hunting we hunt some pretty big farms where we can hunt all day.






 
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Originally Posted By: baitpileVery nice!! Great idea for sure. What amazes me the most is a trailer where the lights actually work and is clean and rust free. Up north, a trailer lasts about a season in that condition. Salt and brine immediately go to work on them. Trailer lights are a seasonal maintainence routine. I went to magnetics just save some of that hassel. Ahhh the trade offs.
Looks great and is an outstanding set up!!!

Thanks.

The reason it looks like new is I painted the trailer with Rustoleum and rolled some Thompson's water seal on the floorboards before I started the project. It also lives in my garage so that keeps it in pretty good shape too.

This trailer is manufactured about 30 miles north of me so I had them install LED lights and they seem to be holding up pretty well. You might give them a try.

Last time I went shooting the sand was wet in the clay pit and I kept sliding on the drop down gate so I installed a rubber mat from Home Depot with a bunch of cable ties.

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Very nice, Gman. I have an old 5x10’ trailer that I am considering turning into a camper for a mobile bait hunting setup for coyotes. Trailers for shooting / hunting are interesting.
 
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