600 yard steel targets
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arcstarter
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lethbridge, AB
looks awesome, let us know how well it works.
If you don't mind me asking, how much for the AR400?
If you don't mind me asking, how much for the AR400?
Just realized my answer is a little lengthy but here goes!
Easy to place hinge behind pipe with existing design. Just rotate pipe before locking with support post bolts. The cross bar is not welded in place for ease of disassembly for transport. This will also stop some of the swing (which also might be important if you can possibly get them all swinging at the same time at long distance, I am not that fast at it at that range). But then again all shooting is done with my Savage .308 FTR at 600. It is not a public use target at this point. The Savage is working well took 5 shots but managed to hit a golf ball at 350 yards last week in cross wind, I saved that ball. Ipod ballistic program was just about right on.
My existing gong is a 3/4" - 12" mild steel with the same length of arm and no hits have been close to the hinge, so far. It works well as the sighter to figure out wind before moving to small targets when painted, hits are easily seen with spotting scope as about 1" black marks on the steel at 600. I was given the piece so don't mind using mild steel, surface does get pitted.
Lucked out on AR steel, cost for all 6 was less than $100.00.
I have 3/8" AR 400 - 4" circles, some slight surface dings from my AR 15 and .308 after a few hundred rounds, still lots of life. The slight angle on the support arms of the pictured target goes a long way to reduce impact and extend target life. You need quite a bit of heat with the torch to bend the arms though. If I was shooting at 100 yards with .308 I would probably get AR 500, which I know will not surface damage at all. Availability and cost are the issue with the 500 though. I can replace and turn targets to use the back side for quite a while and still be less than the cost of AR500 from my supplier. There are no off cut pieces of 500 I would have to pay full price.
See my other post on good day at range Manitoba style to see those targets to get an idea of damage.
Easy to place hinge behind pipe with existing design. Just rotate pipe before locking with support post bolts. The cross bar is not welded in place for ease of disassembly for transport. This will also stop some of the swing (which also might be important if you can possibly get them all swinging at the same time at long distance, I am not that fast at it at that range). But then again all shooting is done with my Savage .308 FTR at 600. It is not a public use target at this point. The Savage is working well took 5 shots but managed to hit a golf ball at 350 yards last week in cross wind, I saved that ball. Ipod ballistic program was just about right on.
My existing gong is a 3/4" - 12" mild steel with the same length of arm and no hits have been close to the hinge, so far. It works well as the sighter to figure out wind before moving to small targets when painted, hits are easily seen with spotting scope as about 1" black marks on the steel at 600. I was given the piece so don't mind using mild steel, surface does get pitted.
Lucked out on AR steel, cost for all 6 was less than $100.00.
I have 3/8" AR 400 - 4" circles, some slight surface dings from my AR 15 and .308 after a few hundred rounds, still lots of life. The slight angle on the support arms of the pictured target goes a long way to reduce impact and extend target life. You need quite a bit of heat with the torch to bend the arms though. If I was shooting at 100 yards with .308 I would probably get AR 500, which I know will not surface damage at all. Availability and cost are the issue with the 500 though. I can replace and turn targets to use the back side for quite a while and still be less than the cost of AR500 from my supplier. There are no off cut pieces of 500 I would have to pay full price.
See my other post on good day at range Manitoba style to see those targets to get an idea of damage.
Mystic Precision
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Summerland, BC
Very nice indeed. The big challenge will be if you miss. Unless against a hill or berm, hard to see where it went.
But you'll have way too much fun.
Jerry
But you'll have way too much fun.
Jerry
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) oh oh. Don't sit with you sack on the pipe. Don't make your bed frame out of this pipe. I cut a 32' piece of 2 3/8" one day and the heavy crud burnt inside for the rest of that day and part of the next. Cleaned the inside right out.
Thanks for the ideas wheelgun!!
I thought that part of me just fell off from lack of use not radiation exposure!
Now on to my real response:
I appreciate the concern for my personal safety and that of those exposed to these targets. I took the warning very seriously!
I have learned a little about NORMS and oil well pipe since the posting and found a fellow shooter who works in a lab equipped with a very sensitive gieger counter (actually he is a professor at the University and I trust him with my well being).
I got instruction on use and proceeded to check the 15 pieces of 30' lengths I had on hand. I am happy to report there is no detectable level of radiation at any section or piece of this pipe. I can now continue to build a few more targets I have planned. And since I had it on hand I checked myself, my TV, the dogs and the microwave just for fun, nothing is glowing in the dark at the moment (the dogs didn't like the sound at all).
Just to let you know, the targets took MULTIPLE hits of .223 and a few .308
with very slight pitting at 200 yards. It quickly became a game of hitting the targets to increase the swing. If you get it wrong they stop completely. I will attempt to get a video of hits at a later date and yes I will post pics of the firearms. The ones used to hit the targets lately were my Savage FTR in .308 with 155.5 Bergers and my DPMS 24" fluted barrel .223 with 69 grain sierras.
And, I am with you, I don't plan on building a bed frame out of the stuff!
Thanks again for the heads up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now on to my real response:
I appreciate the concern for my personal safety and that of those exposed to these targets. I took the warning very seriously!
I have learned a little about NORMS and oil well pipe since the posting and found a fellow shooter who works in a lab equipped with a very sensitive gieger counter (actually he is a professor at the University and I trust him with my well being).
I got instruction on use and proceeded to check the 15 pieces of 30' lengths I had on hand. I am happy to report there is no detectable level of radiation at any section or piece of this pipe. I can now continue to build a few more targets I have planned. And since I had it on hand I checked myself, my TV, the dogs and the microwave just for fun, nothing is glowing in the dark at the moment (the dogs didn't like the sound at all).
Just to let you know, the targets took MULTIPLE hits of .223 and a few .308
with very slight pitting at 200 yards. It quickly became a game of hitting the targets to increase the swing. If you get it wrong they stop completely. I will attempt to get a video of hits at a later date and yes I will post pics of the firearms. The ones used to hit the targets lately were my Savage FTR in .308 with 155.5 Bergers and my DPMS 24" fluted barrel .223 with 69 grain sierras.
And, I am with you, I don't plan on building a bed frame out of the stuff!
Thanks again for the heads up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Targets have no welding, they are mounted with two grade 8 bolts so the target can be reversed at some point.
I have welded AR400 though and if you are using 5/8 material I can say from experience that .308 impacts and resulting surface change is not affected by the weld.
When I get a chance I will post pics of welded target and .308 impacts.
I have welded AR400 though and if you are using 5/8 material I can say from experience that .308 impacts and resulting surface change is not affected by the weld.
When I get a chance I will post pics of welded target and .308 impacts.
