BANG a GONG!!!!!!!

Where we have the paper target set up at 600yds is actually quite steep and we've had 100% success in terms of containing the bullet lift-off. Where the gongs are at 1000yds, we purposely chose the field for two reasons. One being the tilled dirt and secondly the 3' of barley around the target. Again, if we miss the target which does happen due to wierd wind issues through the merging valleys at least we can see the dirt spray. We've also driven back for miles behind out possible danger zone and we're clear for about 6miles past the top of the ridge. We've also googled our shooting area and confirmed we're safe. As fall comes and the crops come down, it will be easier to get the target back further. Also there is a natural dirt mound back another 300-400yds we'll be looking forward to using.

As far as the best place to get steel plates, metal salvage yard would be about the best place to hunt some down. Grader blades welded together would be lighter weight. Man-hole covers would be rediculously heavy but getting your hands on what you can is also important.
 
I'll post some pics later today of how we made up the target stands. They're really quite easy and cheap if you have a welder and some square tubing.
 
This "item" passed as a gong this evening. Can you guess what this "item" is?



Bonus if you can guess the caliber (2 brands, same caliber, 25 yards).
 
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It looks like a body panel of some sort. Nothing automotive or you'd have nice big circles. I'm guessing industrial probably 1/8" thick. As to exactly what it's off of I have no idea. 22cal. stingers punched the hole and cheap walmart dented.
 
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As you can see it's pretty straight forward in design. The holes we've drilled through everything are bolted after setup just to make sure if there is any vibration, eveything won't come crashing down.
The pipe on the back of the plate is welded towards the top to that it hangs slightly downward to send andy shrapnel towards the ground. We've recovered quite a few pieces in a small pile below the target. The bar that goes through is a solid axel or something and doesn't even mark when it gets hit.
 
Glockamaniac, that's a huge piece, I want one!

Mysticplayer, you weren't even close but nice try ;)




Yep, that's a 1U (1" thick) Cisco 2501 router. It was blasted by Stingers and CB Long. (Click for bigger image)

Hm, think I've voided the warranty? :D
 
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My gut told me, it's got to be 22cal. As a kid, I had old cars, water heaters, metal 5ga pails old farm machinery to shoot at. You name it, it was on the junk pile, yet I never found a router. It would have been fun to tare through. The place I grew up will be mined for brass some day as a result of my buying a 10/22 at a very young age. For anyone that wants to try to flatten a firing pin twice on a Ruger 10/22, prepare for a long hall. For anyone that lives close enough to Calgary, Calgary metal has more plates like these along their south fence. As for the box steel, we just bought one full length and got the guy to cut it into 6' lengths. The rest was scrap.
 
here is my port-a-gong version 2.0

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all I had was scrap 3/8 plate, I tried one, but it was too thin, so I just doubled it up today... it used to have a red cross but I was out of red paint.
 
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Old air cooled VW flywheels are quite tough. We were shooting one with fmj 308 ammo and it only left a shiny spot. Might be chromoly or some other hard steel. It simply rang like a bell and left no damage. The same ammo knocked holes in engine blocks and cylinder heads like they were made of wood.
 
after shooting my new gong on several occasions, I wish it made a louder sound when the bullet hits. we have been shooting it at 350 yards mostly and it just makes a "clank" sound.. I was hoping for a louder, more "gong-ish" ring to it.
does anyone know what kind of metal or thickness people are using to get a good ringing sound?
we have been shooting it with a few different magnum cartridges that hit pretty hard so I dont think thats the problem

its two 3/8" plates welded together, swinging on chains
 
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we have been shooting it with a few different magnum cartridges that hit pretty hard so I dont think thats the problem
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I was going to say try hitting it with a 338 Lapua....it should make some noise then :D

I watched a few go down range to 500m and hit a 2-3ft round 1" thick gong on chains and swung the thing around like a ragdoll.
 
ya we havent hit it with a 338 lapua, mostly because I dont know anyone that has one. I just meant to say that we arent just hitting it with a .223 or something.
we have hit it with 300win mags, 300wsm, 308norma, 30-378, 458winmag, and my 300h&h. as well as some other smaller caliber magnums.

I just want something that will ring a little louder, maybe I can weld a cymbal, or a tambourine or something to the back of the plate
 
Likely, a thin plate will ring more then a thick one but you will shoot through the plate so what's the point? I like the idea of putting something thin and 'noisy' to the back of the gong.

Corrugated roofing is horrendously noisy in the rain. Maybe it would make noise when slapped. Could be riveted/bolted on easily.

Obtunded, you tease...:)

Jerry
 
OK port-a-gong v3.0
hopefully this one will ring loud
I fabricated a ringing mechanism, should ring like the old dinner bell on the farm

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I just realized it kinda looks like the red cross symbol, I guess at least it shouldnt get bombed by the americans
 
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