metal target

[JaDub]

I finally decided to make a metal target.  After considering many options I decided on a galvanized frame for simplicity and a 20" square 3/8"  400 alloy  hanging target.  Yes, 500 alloy  might be better but the price difference was a consideration.  The frame is finished and I`ll be hanging the target next week.  More to follow.

[gitano]

For what it's worth, I think a slight down-angle reduces 'nagging thoughts' of bullets coming back at me. Especially small-caliber ones.

Looking forward to pictures.

Paul

[j0e_bl0ggs (deceased)]

I have plans for a 1000m x 750mm hardox 500 backing plate 15mm thick.
I will slide the plate into a frame that will angle down and support a target board in front.
It will prolly need wheels and a tow hitch at 88kg (195 lbs.)

Good luck with yours jadub!

[recoil junky]

AR400 works for metal targets quite well. It will show "craters" with bullets fat high velocities, but out past 200 yards there's just a splash from even the 300RUM. Cast bullets don't even faze it. T1 is most excellent for metal targets.

As Paul says, a slight downward angle is good for hanging targets. If your targets "tip over" then turn them slightly so the bullet strike is angled.

RJ

[JaDub]

I`ve figured a way to hang the plate so it will have a downward - back angle.   Very simple.  Hoping to pick up the plate Monday or Tuesday..........  drill a couple of holes and ..............  Wallla !!   I`ll take a few pictures and include them in my next post.  They ARE proud of AR500  !!!!!!!!  

[j0e_bl0ggs (deceased)]

Easy way to get a tilt for hanging is use a couple of eye bolts in the back of the plate and use them to hang the plate.

[gitano]

Can't see second two pictures.

Can't even talk about getting metal up here. If they don't have it in stock, you have to take out a second mortgage for shipping. Dudn't matter if it is aluminum or steel.

Paul

[JaDub]

Zactly !!

[recoil junky]

Nylon wedding (as in lifting or tie down straps) works better. It doesn't seem to care if it gets shot. Weld a couple 3/8" bolts to the back and melt some holes in the webbing and presto.

RJ

[gitano]

Nylon "wedding" - webbing maybe?

Lotta lazy fingers around here lately!

Paul

[recoil junky]

Dyslexic.

RJ

[gitano]

Not buying it. Anybody that can spell dyslexic, can't be.

Paul

[j0e_bl0ggs (deceased)]

I'm using some conveyor belt from a checkout till to hang my gongs, good stuff !

[sakorick]

I'm using some conveyor belt from a checkout till to hang my gongs, good stuff !

What's a checkout till?

[gitano]

When you are at the grocery store, the conveyor belt that moves your groceries toward the checkout "cash register" AKA "till".

Paul

[recoil junky]

Not buying it. Anybody that can spell dyslexic, can't be.

Paul

lessdixik then



RJ

[gitano]

:D :D :D :D :D

Paul

[recoil junky]

Jadub, I'm anxiously awaiting the first kaBOOM . . . . . . . WHACK!

RJ

[JaDub]

RJ,
 
     Yea, me too. The plate should be ready for pick-up in the next day or two.  Then I`ll need to drill a couple of holes, a bit of paint and it will be done.  Then, unlike you RJ, I will have to find a place to shoot.  No where really close.............

[gitano]

Don't know if 'you guys' know about these guys, but I have used them, and they haven't ticked me off: http://stores.ebay.com/shootingtargets7?_rdc=1 yet. :D Cheapest prices I can find for pre-fabbed pieces. Ship fast (and cheap to AK). Seem like square shooters. But you know how that goes; as soon as you praise some business, they rear their 'stupid-head'. Anyway, just a link and caveat emptor.

Paul

[recoil junky]

AR400 drills pretty easily IF you do a pilot hole first and use cobalt bits. HSS bits work if they are really sharp and you have extras.

RJ

[gitano]

and if you have extras

Paul

[JaDub]

First picture of my new target. The frame is made out of simple galvanized and threaded water pipe. Target is a piece of 20"X20" AR400 3/8" steel plate. The hanging hardware is pretty simple as you can see. It allows the target to hang at a 13 deg angle or more if needed . I`ve got about $125 in materials. I simply painted the plate which is easily touched up when needed. Of course I can use either side and it`s easily grindable to restore any cratering marks.   I can easily change to different sized targets in a matter of minutes.

[gitano]

Looks good! I like the frame. Probably pretty stable even in a stiff breeze. :D You wrench-benders are a pretty smart lot.

I assume 100yd will be your minimum range. With a little of that native ingenuity you could rig a simple paper-hanging (paper target) holder to go with that frame. Wouldn't want to shoot up the steel plate just as backing.

Paul

[JaDub]

Well now, Paul.  I hadn`t even thought about how easy it would be to hang a piece of cardboard on it with or without a paper target taped on .  Another option !   :)

[j0e_bl0ggs (deceased)]

Bit of ply board and staple targets to it.

[sakorick]

Looks like you have a fast one hiding in the garage?

[gitano]

I don't think JaDub drives

anything

that isn't 'fast'.

Paul

[JaDub]

Interesting you say that ............ People often ask what I drive on the street thinking it must be a Corvette , Porsche or some such hot rod. I gave up driving `fast` on the highway 40 years ago when I realized how dangerous it was , especially given the lack of safety and the other morons around me ( present company excluded of course ) . I discovered I could be safer and have much more fun on a safely designed racetrack, with a much safer car all the while being surrounded by professional drivers all being looked after by trained on-hand medical staff.

I will say.........given the offer, I do get to drive lots of fast equipment .......... on the race track.


What DO I drive  ??                  ...........a Toyota 4 Runner.

[gitano]

I gave up driving `fast` on the highway 40 years ago when I realized how dangerous it was , especially given the lack of safety and the other morons around me ( present company excluded of course ) . I discovered I could be safer and have much more fun on a safely designed racetrack, with a much safer car all the while being surrounded by professional drivers all being looked after by trained on-hand medical staff.

Coward! :D

I gave it up when I realized you can't outrun radio waves. Even with a 'Vette.

Paul

[JaDub]

Yep.......... I`ve become a PUSS extrodinare!


I will admit to you....... just you Paul, that in my younger pre-race car driving days  ( some 45 years ago )I managed to out run a radio equipped Sherriff in my Porsche. That`s just between you and me mind ya.

[gitano]

:lipsrsealed:

Today, they'd launch a gunship and just kill you because they felt their "lives were in danger".

I just realized that by virtue of my mother-in-law's recent passing, I now one one of each of the following: Toyota, Ford, Nissan, and Dodge. Here's the irony. I kinda 'like' Chevys. I just never let "like" get in the way of a good deal. :D Except in guns.

Paul

[sakorick]

Well anyway it has the look of a fast Datsun. I owned a 260Z and still wished I owned that car. It was painted BRG and had brown leather interior, it was fun and economical. I sure would like to own a 280ZX just for fun!

[JaDub]

Zs are truly fast enough, fun and affordable.  The ZX in the last photo belongs to my wife.......  `82 with 46,000 original miles on it.  It`s a great highway cruiser. It`s been in the family right off the showroom floor.

[sakorick]

Zs are truly fast enough, fun and affordable.  The ZX in the last photo belongs to my wife.......  `82 with 46,000 original miles on it.  It`s a great highway cruiser. It`s been in the family right off the showroom floor.

Oh sure, and you never drive it!!!!!!:MOGRIN:

[JaDub]

Well, yeah.  Somebody`s got to blow the carbon out of it once in a while.   :laugh:

[j0e_bl0ggs (deceased)]

Waiting for you to knock some paint off of the plate...

[JaDub]

Probably gonna be a while.   With the racing season in full swing I hardly have time for a breath.  `Course if I could shoot out my back door like so many of you, I would not have an excuse.  :o