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I have a circular 8" AR500 target with two holes drilled in it. I am wondering, what is the best way to hang it so it doesn't fall down after a few hits forcing you to walk all the way back to the backstop? I have used hooks before but one "miss" can sever or bend the hook. Rope gets cut by the shrapnel. I made a little bracket out of wood to hold it upright but even hits from a .22 are gradually destroying the pine that I used to make the bracket. I'm thinking of getting a buddy to weld me something similar to what I made out of wood.

Any suggestions?
 
I have most commonly seen them hung by chain, but like you said, it gets broken easily enough with a hit or two.
I haven't tried it yet, but i was thinking some steel cable run through the holes and the connections done at the top of the stand where it is hung from would probably work well. The rigid buckles would be well away from where you are likely to hit them and the cable itself can flex instead of breaking if it gets hit by mistake.
There may be others who have more trial and error experience as this is just an idea i have for next time.
 
Run a bolt into the hole and put a backing nut on it from behind with a couple chain links. Then attach those to your stand with para cord. Para cord works very well for obsorbing the shock from hits and is small enough that actually hitting it doesn't happen very often
 
Just weld a heavy chain to it at two places. I have even hit the chain before, and it would take a lot of hits to completely sever it. It also deflects most shots, and absorbs some of the impact too.
 
TV-PressPass said:
Not like this:


Paracord realllly doesn't do the job :p Although it is fast and easy! I like the rubber strips idea.
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I think paracord would work fine if it was hanging vertically, but with it being stretched at such a shallow angle in that vid the stress on the cord is way higher, so of course it will break easier
 
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Ask frumpy, he jury rigged a stand with wood and nylon straps if I recalll. The straps worked fine, but when we hit the gong with my 300 Win Mag the stand blew apart, funny as hell!
 
I use fence wire. One hit and it takes a few minutes with pliers and good to go. Many use chain link as you can easily replace the links when needed, but requires a little more effort with hacksaw/torches to remove old one.
Whose selling these AR500's in Canada?
 
lejarretnoir said:
I use fence wire. One hit and it takes a few minutes with pliers and good to go. Many use chain link as you can easily replace the links when needed, but requires a little more effort with hacksaw/torches to remove old one.
Whose selling these AR500's in Canada?
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I have bought some from Matt Moser and most recently from Jordan Smith.
 
Steve Summit @ Zombie Supply Canada is selling AR500. He has supplied a pile to CHAS and CHAS 3-gun. Very nice. He does a great job making sure it is cut under water (I'm not a metal guy so i'm not sure the term) to ensure it maintains it's hardness. He is a member here. PM him or check out his website. He can look after you. He tends to have the holes cut in the steel first and we just run bolts through with chain or paracord, whatever we have on hand. No problems so far with anything up to .338AI.
 
I got tired of shooting my chains and bolts off, so have switched to 5/8" grade 8 bolts and broken transport scraps from the side of the road. I did have to resort to a roll of webbing from Princess Auto once. Some people have told me that 3/8" Transport 70 chain is bullet resistant, but I haven't tried it.

I've used various rebar supports, but mostly just bust a 2x4 in half and pound those in the ground for uprights, then join the tops with a short piece that goes through the webbing loops. Substitute a piece of plywood for a target board that won't blow over.
 
Cut up a old 3" tow strap in smaller lengths, has taken multiple shots without breaking. I was told the best is if you can find a fire department throwing out a old fire hose, then cut it up into small pieces.
 
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