Please help! Wood shroud design for reactive steel targets!
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I've never heard of an approved design. I would doubt if there is one. If there were, the CFO would be responsible for the effectiveness of the design, and that isn't going to happen.
Not entirely sure what these shrouds are supposed to do. If you look at the way they get cut up, they are getting hit by fragments spraying sideways and down. If the shroud was not there, the fragments would strike the ground beside the plate.
Does this have anything to do with fragments coming back toward the shooter?
Not entirely sure what these shrouds are supposed to do. If you look at the way they get cut up, they are getting hit by fragments spraying sideways and down. If the shroud was not there, the fragments would strike the ground beside the plate.
Does this have anything to do with fragments coming back toward the shooter?
i don't know about approved but we have done a couple of different ones for Lethbridge. first design was 2 x 12 rough cut planks and just built a U to sit over the steel. however these take up a lot of room so another member came up with a V design. you have to make them tall enough so that the popper fits so they are longer then the U design, however when you go to store them they store flat so if you store them standing up you can get three in the same space as one for the U.
Thanks for the info! I heard that the Ontario CFO approved a design for a steel match run in Ontario maybe not officially as a standard but was happy with the the shrouding. The 2x12 design sounds like what the Ontario guys that run the steel match are running so this is what I will use. Thanks
I've seen a YouTube (I don't remember where) video of shrouded plates where the plates were surrounded by a tire. I'm guessing that was a quick/easy shroud.
I guess there's a stand that pokes through the bottom of the tire and a flat part that the plates sit on, it's kind of hard to tell from the video, though.
I guess there's a stand that pokes through the bottom of the tire and a flat part that the plates sit on, it's kind of hard to tell from the video, though.
2 x 12 would be overkill IMHO. The splash generally is confined to a strip about 1/2 inch wide if the steel is replace in the same place, relative to the shroud! 2 x 8 would be plenty, and even 2 x 6 would likely be enough!
They could be lined on the inside with a heavy rubber, like conveyor material, and a hinge made from the rubber at the top of the inverted "V". They would last longer with the rubber lining!
They could be lined on the inside with a heavy rubber, like conveyor material, and a hinge made from the rubber at the top of the inverted "V". They would last longer with the rubber lining!
Just remember to wear gloves or be mindfull when putting them away after use. They become very peppered with shrapnel that is great at opening up your hands. The addition of the rubber lining may reduce this but I doubt it would eliminate it. At indoor shoots they help save on light bulbs outdoors they make the sky safe for low flying aircraft as well as geese & ducks.
Sandy Wylie
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For poppers, turn them around so they fall forward. With all steel eliminate any ledge at the bottom of the face to keep fragments from coming back to the shooter. Light plywood will stop the side splatter.
Sandy
Sandy
Anyone have pics of these? I just am not following you....been a long day.
All they are is 2 pieces of 4' 2x8's lent against one another to form and upside down "V" or teepee shape. Instead of a metal hinge at the top, use a piece of rubber or carpet, to form a hinge. At the bottom of both legs, use a 16" length of 2x4" to form feet. Line the inside with rubber, so the wood doesn't get chewed up so bad by the splash.
OK here is a video!
On the left side of the stage, where all the steel is, you can see the "shrouds" over the steel.
I hope video is good enough!
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Sorry got any close ups?
JK. So it is just a frame around the area of the plate? Not touching it, but like a foot around it?
Sorry got any close ups?
So it is just a frame around the area of the plate? Not touching it, but like a foot around it?
LOL!
Yep, the shroud is there purely to stop the splash from bringing down low flying aircraft
, like you always find around gun ranges!They are nothing special, but I am sure they are coming to a Province near you soon enough, pesky CFO's and all!
