[SmokelessPowder]

Bad luck this year, two lite duty staplers have failed on me. I use JT21 staples for tacking targets onto cardboard backers and prefer something lite to keep in my range bag. Anybody use something they really like and can recommend?

 

[WeeWilly]

I have had a Stanley staple gun in my range bag for maybe 10 years now. It is all steel and has been very durable. It shoots pretty heavy wire staples and holds target very firm on most backings.

I will go out to the shop and get the model number later. Light is a relative term, but mine doesn't seem all that light, but it fits well in one of the side pockets of the bag.

 

[Ghost RiderXB9R]

A light weight alternative would be to take a hand full of nails with you.

 

[G19aps]

I've been using a TR-35 weekly for over a year now without issues to staple targets to cardboard. I use a T50 to staple the cardboard to the frames.

 

[big duke45]

I use Stanley, with t-50 staples 1/2 or 3/4 inch staples. Little heavy but works good fits in side pocket of my NRA range bag. Goes thru cardboard into wood. Hope this helps.

 

[Stendec]

Arrow T50

 

[Bwillis]

3m Spray adhesive

 

[trisax62]

I use this one, that I got from Lowe’s. Had it for 3 years without any issues and it fits in my range bag

 

[toofman]

The T-50 fits my big hands better than the T-35. The T-35 feels a bit clunky. I also like the stopping power of the T-50. If you're asking what I would carry every day, I'd have to go with the T-35 due to the added mag capacity and conceal ability. It also has better balance for those quick follow up staples.

 

[StockGlockJock]

I shoot at a range each week and when they assign us a lane they hand us a stapler with the lane number on it.... such as “4” for instance. Until I saw this thread I never gave any thought to what brand it is. However I’ve never had an FTF with any of them except on the rare occasion when you get one that is empty.
The stapler is returned to the front counter when you are finished shooting and then they return your ID and membership card.

 

[PennsWoods]

I use the cheapest one I could find - Stanley TR35. Normally I'm hanging targets on a rubber backing. The stapler is small and light - I'm not expecting a cheap paper target to stick during a hurricane or stay on for 8 hours.

 

[ede]

Arrow T50, I have three plus one Stanley that takes same staples

 

[Taroman]

Arrow JT21. Hated using those heavy-duty tacking guns for just paper and cardboard.
Recoil on some of them heavy duty ones actually hurts my battered wrist.
The JT21 is more compact, handle locks down, too.
Great for concealed carry in the end pocket of my range bag.

 

[rds95991]

I use a Powershot stapler that uses T50 staples similar to this. I keep one in my range bag and one in my ammo carrier.


It is very easy to use one handed and you basically roll your hand forward to staple. Nothing to squeeze and the staple is under your hand.

Most other staplers, your putting pressure on the side opposite of the staple.

 

[heavyduty]

After the guy on the next lane put a .308 through my trusty old Stanley :-| , I replaced it with the cheapest one I could find at Wally World. Good enough, and if I have to replace it every few years no big deal.

 

[ShaneS]

Craftsman has a lightweight plastic stapler that also makes stapling effort easier. I have three of them in my garage and range bags. They work well if you don’t drop them hard. I think the handle is red and the body is gray.

 

[Darkangel1846]

I have a little red one I bought at Walmart 20 years ago, still works well!

 

[deputy tom]

tom. :thumbsup:

 

[JohnnyE]

Arrow T50. 20 years of faithful service. BTW, I use 1/4" staples. Some folks at my club use 1/2" or longer staples, and it's a real biotch removing them when pulling target...which we're supposed to do.

 

[pblanc]

I have always used Arrow T50s and never had one fail. For stapling paper targets directly to a wood target stand back or to cardboard, the 3/8" long staples will work. But if you want to staple a piece of corrugated cardboard to wood, you will likely need 1/2" or longer staples if the cardboard has any thickness at all.