Shopping for someone who loves to shoot? Steel targets are one of the few gifts every shooter will actually use. They make every range trip more fun, and they last for years. Here are our favorite picks at every budget, with every steel target built in King, North Carolina.
Not sure what they already own? Start with a kit. Kits come ready to hang and work for nearly every shooter.
Stocking stuffers
- Steel & Rubber Target Paint: every steel shooter goes through paint. Fresh paint makes every hit easy to see.
- Target Hangers and T-Post Hangers: the little parts that make setting up steel quick and easy.
- Rimfire Single and Centerfire Single: small stake-in-the-ground spinners that are a blast to shoot.
- Paper qualification targets: packs of the B-27-E, Q-FBI and USPSA/IPSC targets for the instructor or competitor on your list.
Gifts under $100
- Rimfire Reset Pack: three self-resetting .22 targets in one box. Perfect for new shooters and kids learning with a .22 (with adult supervision).
- Centerfire Reset Pack: the same nonstop fun for pistol shooters.
- 10" & 8" AR500 Gong Set + Hanger: the easiest way to start shooting steel. Two 3/8" AR500 gongs and a hanger.
- Small Gong Set: 4", 6" and 8" 3/8" AR500 gongs with hangers for precision practice.
- Rifle Spinner: a 7" SR500 spinner that rewards every rifle hit with a spin.
Gifts under $250
- All-in-One Range Kit: an A-Zone torso, 12" and 8" gongs, three hangers and a Quick Stand. Add 2x4s and it's range-ready.
- Gong Starter Kit: 8", 10" and 12" 3/8" AR500 gongs with three hangers. Our go-to gift for a first steel setup.
- Gong Range Day Kit: three AR500 gongs, a Quick Stand, hangers and two cans of target paint. Just add 2x4s.
- Range Starter Bundle: a C-Zone torso plus three gongs for pistol and rifle.
- Yeti Silhouette and Boar Silhouette: fun SR500 silhouettes for the shooter who has everything.
Gifts under $500
- Dueling Tree (starting at under $500): one of our most popular targets. Two shooters race to flip all the SR500 paddles over to the other shooter's side. It instantly turns range day into a competition.
- Triple Threat Torso: an 18" x 30" silhouette in 3/8" SR500 steel for serious defensive practice.
- USPSA/IPSC Torso Trio: A, C and D-Zone torsos with T-post hangers for the competition shooter.
- Spinner Target: 6" and 8" SR500 plates of different weights, so every hit spins differently. Hard to put down.
The big gifts
- Texas Star: our patented spinning target, the same style used in 3-Gun and USPSA matches. Five SR500 plates, and one person can reset them in about 20 seconds.
- Double Texas Star: twice the plates, twice the challenge.
- Triple Threat Torso & Signature Stand and the harmonic targets with Signature Stand: freestanding steel on our heavy-duty Signature Stand.
- Speed Rack: six SR500 plates for timed drills and friendly competition.
Gift-buying tips
- Pistol or rifle? 3/8" steel handles both, including magnum handguns at 25 yards or more. 1/4" is for non-magnum handguns and .22 LR only.
- Don't forget a stand. Gongs need something to hang from: Quick Stands (just add 2x4s) or T-Post Hangers. Our Range Day kits, All-in-One Kit and Stand Packs include a Quick Stand. Many other kits include hangers but no stand, and a few are plates only, so check each kit's product page.
- AR500 or SR500? AR500 is perfect for gongs and torsos. SR500 is our tougher steel for interactive targets. Here's the full breakdown.
- Order early. Steel is heavy, so give it time to arrive before the holidays.
Every Shooting Targets USA steel target is made in the USA and covered by our Limited Lifetime Warranty (see terms). Have a question about the right gift? Reach out and we'll point you in the right direction.