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A target apparatus using heavy silhouette targets has a power operated resetting mechanism. Resetting may be activated by a falling target, after being hit, striking a switch. A reset spring can be fully loaded by the weight of the falling target to aid in resetting the target which may also be coun

A target apparatus using heavy silhouette targets has a power operated resetting mechanism. Resetting may be activated by a falling target, after being hit, striking a switch. A reset spring can be fully loaded by the weight of the falling target to aid in resetting the target which may also be counterweighted. Targets may be reset individually, or a series of targets reset simultaneously after the last target is hit, or all hit targets may be reset automatically after a preselected number of targets have been hit, or resetting can occur after a time delay, to provide various resetting pattens. A bottle of compressed air or a battery enables self-contained target apparatuses to be provided.

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1. A target apparatus for shooting ranges and the like comprising: a support structure; a heavy metal target pivotally mounted on said support structure; resilient means, operative between the support structure and the target, for urging the target towards an upstanding position; and said targ

1. A target apparatus for shooting ranges and the like comprising: a support structure; a heavy metal target pivotally mounted on said support structure; resilient means, operative between the support structure and the target, for urging the target towards an upstanding position; and said target being yieldably retained by said resilient means in said upstanding position and being caused to start to pivot therefrom towards a down position upon impact of a bullet thereupon, said target thereafter falling to said down position under the influence of its own weight and simultaneously further loading said resilient means, whereby said resilient means experiences maximum loading in the down position of said target. 2. The target apparatus of claim 1, further comprising power means for commencing raising of said metal target from said down position to said upstanding position, the action of said power means being supplemented by said resilient means. 3. The target apparatus of claim 2, including a source of power for said power means, said source of power being caused in said support structure. 4. The target apparatus of claim 3, wherein said power means comprises an air cylinder and said source of power comprises a container of compressed air. 5. A target apparatus for shooting ranges and the like comprising: a support structure; a heavy metal target pivotally mounted on said support structure; resilient means, operative between the support structure and the target, for urging the target towards an upstanding position; power means for commencing raising of said metal target from said down position to said upstanding position, the action of said power means being supplemented by said resilient means; means for removing the supply of power to said power means when said target has been partially raised from said down position, said resilient means completing the return of said target to said upstanding position, and said target being yieldably retained by said resilient means in said upstanding position and being caused to start to pivot therefrom towards a down position upon impact of a bullet thereupon, said target thereafter falling to said down position under the influence of its own weight and simultaneously further loading said resilient means, whereby said resilient means experiences maximum loading in the down position of said target. 6. The target apparatus of claim 5, comprising a counterweight connected to said target. 7. The target apparatus of claim 6, wherein said counterweight is heavier than said target. 8. The target apparatus of claim 5, wherein: said resilient means comprises a spring and said power means comprises an air cylinder, and further comprising: two levers operatively connected to said target, said spring being connected to one of said levers and said air cylinder being pivotally connected to the other, said levers being angularly spaced apart with respect to the pivotal axis to said target, and said resilient means passing "over center" from one side of said axis to the other during pivoting of said target between said upstanding and down positions. 9. A target apparatus for shooting ranges and the like, comprising: a support structure; a target pivotally mount on said support structure and pivotal from an upstanding position to a down position when hit by a bullet; power means, connected to said support structure, for raising said target from said down position; activator means, positioned for contact with the falling target from said upstanding position to said position, for activating said power means to raise said target, means for delaying the activation of said power means for a predetermined period of time after operation of said activator means by falling of said target, whereby said target is reset a predetermined period after being hit, and an adjustable stop on said support structure, and a spring operatively connected between said target and said support structure for yieldably retaining the target in said upstanding position against said adjustable stop, said spring being continuously loaded by the weight of said target during pivoting of the latter from said upstanding position to said down position. 10. A target apparatus, comprising: a support structure having a front guard plate; one or more targets pivotally mounted on said support structure rearwardly of said front guard plate and pivotal from an upstanding position to a down position when hit by a bullet; power means, associated with said support structure, for resetting the one or more targets when hit, said power means including resilient means; means, coupling said power means to said one or more targets, for raising said one or more targets from a down position; means for uncoupling said power means from said one or more targets when said one or more targets is raised a predetermined amount less than its upstanding upstanding position, said resilient means completing the return of said one or more targets to said upstanding position; and said front guard plate protecting said resetting means from bullets being fired at said one or more targets, and being inclined forwardly and upwardly to deflect downwardly on to the ground bullets that strike said front guard plate. 11. The target apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a top plate forming part of said support structure and being disposed between said front guard plate and said one or more targets, said front guard plate extending upward above said top plate to form a lip along the front edge of said top plate to assist in retaining on said top plate bullets that hit said one or more targets and are deflected downwards and forwards onto said top plate. 12. The target apparatus of claim 10, wherein said one or more targets are heavy metal targets each having as paid resilient means a spring operative therebetween and said support structure for urging that target towards said upstanding position, said one or more targets each being yieldably retained by its spring in said upstanding position and further loading its spring under the action of its weight as it falls to said down position, the maximum loading of the or each spring occurring when the associated target reaches said down position. 13. The target apparatus of claim 10, said raising means further comprising an activator switch associated with the or each target and triggered by the falling thereof when hit to activate said resetting means, and timing means associated with said activator switch for delaying for a predetermined time the resetting of a hit target.