A Note from the Founder
Tim Gebhart
About Gopher Targets
Like a lot of good ideas, Gopher Targets started with a conversation. After a big Thanksgiving dinner, we were sitting around talking about shooting and the simple frustration of walking back and forth downrange to check or change a target. Somewhere in that conversation came the question, "Why not bring the outdoor target back to the shooter (like they do indoors)?"
That conversation led to sketches... then the drawing board. Then came prototypes, testing, changes, more testing—and eventually a simple, rugged mechanical target retrieval system designed specifically for outdoor shooting ranges.
The idea was simple from the beginning: build something that could carry a target downrange and bring it back without electricity, expensive mechanical rails, or a lot of parts to maintain. Nailed it!!
Then We Needed a Name. Our original website was GopherMyTarget.com - “Go For My Target.” It was a cute little play on words that fit the product perfectly. Instead of the shooter going downrange for the target, something else could go for the target. As the product developed, Gopher My Target became Gopher Target Systems, eventually shortened to the simpler Gopher Targets LLC.
The name changed. The idea behind it never did.
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And yes, around here Gopher can apparently be both a noun and a verb. The little guy hustling back with your target is Grit, our Gopher mascot. You'll see him hanging out all over our website. He helps remind us that while the equipment has a serious job to do, there's no reason we can't have a little fun along the way.
Serious Equipment. Fun Mascot.
So the Idea hasn't changed. Gopher has evolved over the years, but the basic philosophy behind it hasn't.
Keep it simple. Make it rugged. Make it practical.
Build it so range owners and shooting clubs can understand it, install it, maintain it, and keep it working - and all the while keeping people safe.
Today, Gopher Target Systems are used on private ranges, shooting clubs, and other outdoor ranges where shooters want the convenience of target retrieval without turning their range into a complicated—and expensive—project.
We take the equipment seriously. We just don't think we have to take ourselves quite as seriously.
Call us today at 844-GOPHER-1 or 844-467-4371
