The 10 Best Steel Targets

Each plate in this two-pack from Ar500 Target Solutions (appx. $103) is made of 3/8-inch, laser-cut steel, which is more than enough for most rifle calibers. Pistols will hardly make a dent, so feel free to stand in front of one and unload all of your magazines — and your frustrations.

These options from Steel Shooting Targets (appx. $111) are painted white, creating plenty of contrast between them and your crosshairs. That makes it easier to zero in, but beware — it also takes away at least one of your excuses for missing.

When you hit one of the 6-inch paddles on the Birchwood Casey Dueling Tree (about $253), it swings to the opposite side. You don't need any tools to assemble the structure, which can be set up in seconds and measures slightly more than 4 feet tall.

If you want to spice things up a little, the High Caliber Animal Silhouette (around $40) lets you put a face — or at least a shadow — to your prey. They come in an assortment of styles, including buffalo, bear, and two different styles of zombie.

Tactical Scorpion Gear (about $28) offers gongs in a plethora of sizes and shapes, ensuring that it's no problem to find one that fits your needs. They're protected by a limited lifetime guarantee, so if you shoot yours so much it actually dies, the company will bring it back to life.

Prairie dogs damage crops and endanger livestock with their tunnels, and you can practice getting rid of them with the Do-All Outdoors Popper (around $10). This lifelike animal silhouette springs back up after being hit and is designed for soft-nose lead .22 caliber ammunition.

There's a target-within-a-target on the ShootingTargets7 Bullseye (about $68), giving you another option with which to test your accuracy. The center portion moves independently from the rest of the piece, and it even opens up when struck, so you never have to guess if you missed.

With a heavy-duty stand, extension beam, and four chain mounting kits, the Highwild Complete (around $200) has just about everything you need. You can adjust the angle of the gongs to increase the difficulty level, and all of the parts can be replaced separately if needed.

The Caldwell Rimfire Resetting (about $24) is good for plinking around with a .22, as each circle flies up before returning to its place, giving you a never-ending supply of bullseyes. Just don't use anything much more powerful than that, as the plates are too thin for bigger bullets.

There are five different sizes in this collection of gongs from Titan Attachments (appx. $45), which allows you to tailor its level of difficulty to your current skills. There are two 1/2-inch holes in the upper corners to make it easy for you to hang them from a chain or a rope.