Was it smooth or beat to hell?Originally Posted by yankee1
Was it smooth or beat to hell?Originally Posted by yankee1
Rather than paper could try different bullets. as noted above on 2nd or third posting::
So, take aways from this are:
-Wear eye pro
-Use face hardened armor steel (such as AR400 or AR500)
-Do not use steel core or steel tip ammo
-Avoid use of copper solids
-Fire at a generally 90 degree direction from the target
-Wear eye pro (again)
This seems ridiculously dangerous to me....
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Thoughts?
I would have to go look again, next weekend ill be there.. I did let the club pres know, and suggested he move the stand, and maybe shorten the legs so your shooting @ downward angle, as it was he plates were about head height to me and im 6'2"Originally Posted by DP425
"Theoretically" it's just sheetmetal and a rifle round is going to just penetrate. "Theoretically".Originally Posted by amontana086
Now, a fragment of jacket could shear off the bullet as it passes through, or you could hit one of the heavier pieces of structural metal in the car and ricochet off a strange angle or any number of other items that result in metalmbits hitting your body at high speed. Yes, dangerous, especially in short shorts, a tank top and fashion (?) sunglasses.
Centerfire rifle rounds should have 100yd to a steel target as a rule of thumb.
100 yards at steel is fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFiDv...Vqj7A&index=12
Cratered targets are dangerous to shoot at with anything close range.
I have one that is badly beat up from steel .223 and 7.62 rounds. At 100 yards, it's been safe. But if we lob pistol rounds at it within 20 yards, there's a solid chance at a 100+gr. piece of lead coming right back at us.
I love shooting steel targets. But not cratered targets.
Damn! That's from shooting at 100 yards out? You need harder steel, I have 3/8" AR500 steel I've shot at under 50 yards that don't look anything like that.Originally Posted by SuedePflow
This is the only target that I have that isn't AR500. This one is 1" thick mild steel. Picked it up for cheap at a gun show a while back. I expected it to hold up better than it did. First and last mild steel target I'll ever buy for rifle shooting.Originally Posted by mikee1973
Originally Posted by mikee1973
SuedePflow also stated he was using STEEL 223 and 7.62 rounds... Might have something to do with it...
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