Help Design the Perfect Steel Gong
- Thread starter MattMoser
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All I'm thinkin is a square head and square body.
No offence to anyone with German backgrounds..........
More like an IDPA target, then:
One with some dimensions:
Mark
My 2 cents,
I purchased some 1/2" QT400 but was cutting through it at the 200 yard line so i bought a plate of 3/8" AR500 and had it cut up into 24" X 36" rectangles.
Then i had two plates with 6" and 8" rounds cut out.
I can hit the round flappers out to about 700 yards
And i can hit the 24" x 36" plate out to about 1200 yards.
At our range we shoot out to 300 yards and i find the 12" round target to be too easy so i plan to place a 6" round out there some time this summer.
In my mind cutting square targets instead of round targets is more economical as there is no waste.
Videos can be found here if your interested.
youtube
I purchased some 1/2" QT400 but was cutting through it at the 200 yard line so i bought a plate of 3/8" AR500 and had it cut up into 24" X 36" rectangles.
Then i had two plates with 6" and 8" rounds cut out.
I can hit the round flappers out to about 700 yards
And i can hit the 24" x 36" plate out to about 1200 yards.
At our range we shoot out to 300 yards and i find the 12" round target to be too easy so i plan to place a 6" round out there some time this summer.
In my mind cutting square targets instead of round targets is more economical as there is no waste.
Videos can be found here if your interested.
youtube
arcstarter
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lethbridge, AB
that trace is insane, cool gong idea too
arcstarter
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lethbridge, AB
I want one too!!!!
Max Owner
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rnbra-shooter
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Brunswick
Agreed; that is the nicest video of bullet trace / swirl that I have seen.
OK,
I have a Pile of AR500 ready to cut up,
I am cutting the following targets for myself, if anyone wants some let me know, there not free but will be a resonable price, I can let you know what the cost is after im done cutting.
I am making
8" round 1" thick AR500 for the 50 cal's
15" round with a flat top with two 1" holes cut 5" on center 3/8" to 5/8" thick
IDPA & ODPL look a-like's with two 1" holes cut 5" on center 3/8" to 5/8" thick
24"x24" square targets for Max Owner and me
I can add the Westside flapper if you want but it will change the pricing.
Thinking I am going to make an ODPL version with the Westside Flappers ~ round guts to blow out and maybe a smaller face smasher flapper.
PM me if your interested.
Shipping from Ontario, as cheap as you or I can get it.
I have a Pile of AR500 ready to cut up,
I am cutting the following targets for myself, if anyone wants some let me know, there not free but will be a resonable price, I can let you know what the cost is after im done cutting.
I am making
8" round 1" thick AR500 for the 50 cal's
15" round with a flat top with two 1" holes cut 5" on center 3/8" to 5/8" thick
IDPA & ODPL look a-like's with two 1" holes cut 5" on center 3/8" to 5/8" thick
24"x24" square targets for Max Owner and me
I can add the Westside flapper if you want but it will change the pricing.
Thinking I am going to make an ODPL version with the Westside Flappers ~ round guts to blow out and maybe a smaller face smasher flapper.
PM me if your interested.
Shipping from Ontario, as cheap as you or I can get it.
arcstarter
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lethbridge, AB
PM sent, how much does ar500 weigh? same as mild steel or a bit heavier?
NinjaSayWhat?!
CGN Regular
- Location
- BC Lower Mainland
Noob question:
Is there any risk of ricochet? Would it be worthwhile to design it so the gong is angled downwards slightly so bullets deflect into the ground? I ask because I'm thinking of building something similar in principal but for shorter range .22 plinking.
I realize angling would mean the shooter would be presented with a squatter profile so if a circular profile were important you'd have to start with an oval. Is this just way too academic? Should I get back to work now?
nsw
Is there any risk of ricochet? Would it be worthwhile to design it so the gong is angled downwards slightly so bullets deflect into the ground? I ask because I'm thinking of building something similar in principal but for shorter range .22 plinking.
I realize angling would mean the shooter would be presented with a squatter profile so if a circular profile were important you'd have to start with an oval. Is this just way too academic? Should I get back to work now?
nsw
Noob question:
Is there any risk of ricochet? Would it be worthwhile to design it so the gong is angled downwards slightly so bullets deflect into the ground? I ask because I'm thinking of building something similar in principal but for shorter range .22 plinking.
I realize angling would mean the shooter would be presented with a squatter profile so if a circular profile were important you'd have to start with an oval. Is this just way too academic? Should I get back to work now?
nsw
Not academic at all, there is a very real risk of ricochet from steel targets. All steel I have seen has either been angled slightly downward (only a few degrees though, not enough to affect the target profile), or hanging from chains, both to encourage ricochets to go downward into the ground.
We also use steel targets sometimes in IDPA and they have a minimum distance rule (9m/10yds, I think) for shooting steel to minimize the dangers of splashback or ricochets.
Mark
As the pdf I posted above shows, targets made from very hard plate causes the bullets to spatter.
Targets made from soft plate like mild steel has the possibility of flinging lead backwards if the bullet strikes a previous divot in the plate
Targets made from soft plate like mild steel has the possibility of flinging lead backwards if the bullet strikes a previous divot in the plate
