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Newfie_1986

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Woo hoo got my 12" gong today ! How well will this thing hold up to .338 lapua at 300 meters and beyond ? Maybe 400 meters would be a better starting point ?
 
What type of steel?

338 LM , Start at 1,000. That is kind of a starting point for that chambering.

Mine will dimple very slightly at 500 , at 1000 , it takes the paint off and you can barely feel where it hit.AR400 steel.

Shot at mine once at 200 , dumb thing to do.
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
What type of steel?

338 LM , Start at 1,000. That is kind of a starting point for that chambering.

Mine will dimple very slightly at 500 , at 1000 , it takes the paint off and you can barely feel where it hit.AR400 steel.

Shot at mine once at 200 , dumb thing to do.
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These are ar500
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
What type of steel?

338 LM , Start at 1,000. That is kind of a starting point for that chambering.

Mine will dimple very slightly at 500 , at 1000 , it takes the paint off and you can barely feel where it hit.AR400 steel.

Shot at mine once at 200 , dumb thing to do.
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As for starting at 1000 well 1000 and beyond is where I intend to do most of my shooting with my .338 rifles. There will be a scattered time where I will be set up closer shooting my .308 and may want to blast a few .338 rounds. By the looks of what skoal said I don't have much to worry about.
 
Newfie_1986 said:
Woo hoo got my 12" gong today ! How well will this thing hold up to .338 lapua at 300 meters and beyond ? Maybe 400 meters would be a better starting point ?
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Take some pics if you dent it! If you ruin it I'll send you another. You're my Official 338 Testing Department :)

Shoot safe. Glenn.
 
I have a piece of Hardox 450 I have been shooting. Managed to get it free from a guy I knew at a local welding shop. I welded some lugs onto the back of it and hung it at about a 15 degree angle. Shooting it at 100 meters didn't do much to it other than knock off the paint. Its also 3/4" thick though too so it didn't swing much (very heavy). The bullet would just shatter and fragment into the ground.

Glenn that sounds like a plan. I'm still waiting on my Patriot Lite, but I'm thinking of putting my Sightron SIII back on the TRG 42 and see how this gong holds up.
 
I will probably start at 300 and work my way in 100 meters at a time and see where damage starts to occur ? 100 meters being the closest I will go. Looks like I will have to load some rounds for the TRG tomorrow. When I read "If you ruin it " that sounded like a challenge lol. I'm pretty destructive :)
 
Newfie_1986 said:
I will probably start at 300 and work my way in 100 meters at a time and see where damage starts to occur ? 100 meters being the closest I will go. Looks like I will have to load some rounds for the TRG tomorrow. When I read "If you ruin it " that sounded like a challenge lol. I'm pretty destructive :)
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Consider yourself challenged! You're right, 100 metres is a common minimum.
Glenn.
 
I have two 12" square plates and 1 24" square plate , for smaller chamberings no issues with the closer ranges, I try not to shoot the more destructive stuff at close range.

I also have some 8" mild steel 1" thick gongs for sacrificial use, 300Gr SMK doesn't go right through at 500 , like hitting pudding with butter.


Newfie_1986 said:
As for starting at 1000 well 1000 and beyond is where I intend to do most of my shooting with my .338 rifles. There will be a scattered time where I will be set up closer shooting my .308 and may want to blast a few .338 rounds. By the looks of what skoal said I don't have much to worry about.
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Oh I cant give away my super secret shooting spot !! lol I will definitely be taking pictures. All jokes aside with a quad you can find some decent shooting spots for distance. I went in somewhere the other day in my truck (bad idea) and got it buried in snow, almost busted the strap pulling it out. If I recall the strap had a breaking strength of 80,000lbs too...

I may start out at 400 meters instead of 300 and then work my way into 100. Take 4 or 5 shots at each distance, then take pictures showing the results and move in 100 meters at a time. Then start the process over. That way I show the impacts at each range. Between each stage of shooting I will repaint the target. Don't get me wrong I love the "Combat Grey" Ha, its just that fluorescent orange is easier to see with a snowy background lol.

Once I am done with the distance testing and pictures that is when I will really give the target a hard time. I intend to keep hitting the target in the same spot unit it gives, or I run out of ammo. If I run out of ammo I will resort to throwing rocks at it hahaha

My Sightron SIII has since been removed from my Savage 10TR, and is back on my TRG 42. All I have to do is sight in and work up a load, I have some reloads I need to run through it, decide what load I will run and then we are off. I'm figuring Monday maybe ? 285 Gr Hornady ELD's is my choice of bullet.

Alkaline1 said:
Hah where are you shooting to 1000 in NL, and can i come? Be sure to take some pictures of your testing, im curious to say the least.
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The past couple of storms has held me off from shooting at this gong. Once I can get out shooting I will get some photos up and let you all know how it worked out...
 
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