Steel target - Page 3

ridurall · April 13th, 2008, 06:59 PM

I tried to purchase some 3/8 inch 4'X8' armor plate from the local metal dealer. Wow, talk about expensive. She said it would take $600 for 1 plate. I didn't check it out to see if it was some kind of real special armor. I was just hoping they had some scrap at a low price. No luck, I ended up at SW Metals scrap yard and found some 18" diameter 7/8" thick round steel and while it craters with .308 ball ammo it splashes pistol or 45/70 ammo when it hits. I can also fill up the crater with my Mig and grind it off flat afterwards. Some I've mounted on springs from a Hayme and others I just put hooks on top to hang over a steel real estate sign stuck in the ground. The swing and absorb a lot of the shock and are swinging to the back from the bottom to the top. That seems to direct the splash of lead down into the ground. Sure makes a satisfying sound when you hit it at a long range.

Double Naught Spy · April 23rd, 2008, 10:09 PM

I assure you that the lead doesn't just go directly into the ground.

Is that your neighbor's house across the street there on the right?

ridurall · April 24th, 2008, 11:02 AM

Yep, that is the neighbors house. He is a banker that scammed a one legged farmer out of his property and built his house knowing which way I shoot. The house is actually farther away and to the right of where the range is. It's also not a public range. Only I shoot there so I have control of where my bullets go. Also the ground is very sandy. No rocks in the ground for ricochets.

April 13th, 2008, 06:59 PM	#21
ridurall Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SW Oklahoma Posts: 735	I tried to purchase some 3/8 inch 4'X8' armor plate from the local metal dealer. Wow, talk about expensive. She said it would take $600 for 1 plate. I didn't check it out to see if it was some kind of real special armor. I was just hoping they had some scrap at a low price. No luck, I ended up at SW Metals scrap yard and found some 18" diameter 7/8" thick round steel and while it craters with .308 ball ammo it splashes pistol or 45/70 ammo when it hits. I can also fill up the crater with my Mig and grind it off flat afterwards. Some I've mounted on springs from a Hayme and others I just put hooks on top to hang over a steel real estate sign stuck in the ground. The swing and absorb a lot of the shock and are swinging to the back from the bottom to the top. That seems to direct the splash of lead down into the ground. Sure makes a satisfying sound when you hit it at a long range. __________________ Life member NRA since 1983 I normally carry a Sig Pro .40 in a Crossbreed IWB but when necessary will switch to: Baby Eagle .40 W/Kramer holster Bersa Thunder380 Kel-Tec P3AT Skyy 9mm

April 23rd, 2008, 10:09 PM	#22
Double Naught Spy Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 315	I assure you that the lead doesn't just go directly into the ground. Is that your neighbor's house across the street there on the right? __________________ Considering yourself to be defenseless is the first administrative step to becoming a victim.

April 24th, 2008, 11:02 AM	#23
ridurall Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SW Oklahoma Posts: 735	Yep, that is the neighbors house. He is a banker that scammed a one legged farmer out of his property and built his house knowing which way I shoot. The house is actually farther away and to the right of where the range is. It's also not a public range. Only I shoot there so I have control of where my bullets go. Also the ground is very sandy. No rocks in the ground for ricochets. __________________ Life member NRA since 1983 I normally carry a Sig Pro .40 in a Crossbreed IWB but when necessary will switch to: Baby Eagle .40 W/Kramer holster Bersa Thunder380 Kel-Tec P3AT Skyy 9mm

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