Things have been pretty hectic lately but I want to do a follow up on the target. We have had it to the range a couple more times.
These targets are made of AR500 steel and hold up extremely well against all we have thrown at them.
On the last trip to the range one of the guys was sighting in a 300 Win Mag rifle with hot hand loaded ammo. The target had been set out at 25 yards for pistol work and I invited the shooter it put a couple rounds into the target which he did. After close inspection it revealed a slight dimple but no real damage and due to the way the target hangs the bullets were deflected into the ground just a few feet behind the target.
On this same day I had also shot the target with a few rounds of 7.62 X 54R with absolutely no sign of damage
Shown here is the target after being hit with the 300 Win Mag, I see no reason for a person to want to shoot this target with this kind of fire power at this close range but it goes to prove it can handle it with no damage and even more importantly it does it safely meaning ricochets were not an issue.
In the past I have spent a lot of time and money building targets only to have them destroyed under normal conditions so it is nice to have something that will last and the money I save can be used on better things like ahhh......more ammo for example.
You do realize we missed our monthly meeting....that was a fun day. Let's do it again next month.
ReplyDeleteI was out of town, but yes we do need another range day.
ReplyDeleteDid Stephen hit the dirt behind the target? Yes. I love to aggravate him cuz I like him.
ReplyDeleteI have nothing larger than a Colt .357, so I'm sure there would be a ricochet danger. Just don't use the graphite portrait of the Duke for target practice.
Lotta Joy, Stephen shoots pretty good, I treasure my Duke portrait, it will stay safe. Thanks my friend.
DeleteI just use old cheap paper targets on a 2X4 frame at my little range behind my shop. Out at the gun club range, they use paper targets. It is only a 100 yard range and they are all tense about ricochets I guess. I'm trying to remember if I ever saw them use metal targets and I think they did at some of the shooting contests they sponsor. The closest I get to metal targets is shooting the occasional old pot hanging from a tree limb by a rope.
ReplyDeleteHarry, we use a lot of metal targets but the old propane tanks and stuff like that get shot to pieces and then it's hard to tell if you hit or miss it or the bullet just passed through a existing hole. I tend to like the sound of metal of course if sighting in a rifle you need paper.
DeleteReactive targets (Good ones) are well worth it! I've got one that has literally probably 5000 rounds fired at it. If you buy good stuff it DOES last!
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