Recommeded steel for plates
- Thread starter mcapranos
- Start date
- Location
- Peace River, Alberta
Steel Plates
AR500.
Greg
AR500.
Greg
outoftowner
Regular
- Location
- Medicine Hat, AB
well we use 3/8 plate steel, They punch through but not completely, so my guess would be 1/2" hardened steel would last you a while. What we just did was make it so the plates are replaceable on our targets, just unbolt old ones, weld new chains on and bolt them back up through the chain.
This is a 1/2" AR500 target is purchased from biggerair on this site. It's a nice change from punching paper.
So far I have shot:
12ga Slugs
.22
.223
.303
.308
30-06
7.62x39
32 WinSpl
funny enough the 223 did the most damage when I set up a wood crate in front of my steel to start punching paper, the bullet passed through (1) 1/2" piece of ply wood then a second and ended up hitting the steel plate sideways causing the most damage. Look at the very bottom of the plate to see the two noticeable ones.
All these calibers were shot between 80-500yards and the damage to it is minimal. More like small small dimples.
So far I have shot:
12ga Slugs
.22
.223
.303
.308
30-06
7.62x39
32 WinSpl
funny enough the 223 did the most damage when I set up a wood crate in front of my steel to start punching paper, the bullet passed through (1) 1/2" piece of ply wood then a second and ended up hitting the steel plate sideways causing the most damage. Look at the very bottom of the plate to see the two noticeable ones.
All these calibers were shot between 80-500yards and the damage to it is minimal. More like small small dimples.
- Location
- Peace River, Alberta
Steel
400 is not hard enough to take the punch of rifle. It will work but it will get dimpled pretty fast. We have some 400 brinell hardness for pistol targets and it works but someone shot one with a rifle and dimpled it up pretty good.
AR 500, AR 500, AR500.
Pay for something once so you can shoot it all year long.
Greg
400 is not hard enough to take the punch of rifle. It will work but it will get dimpled pretty fast. We have some 400 brinell hardness for pistol targets and it works but someone shot one with a rifle and dimpled it up pretty good.
AR 500, AR 500, AR500.
Pay for something once so you can shoot it all year long.
Greg
This is a 1/2" AR500 target is purchased from biggerair on this site. It's a nice change from punching paper.
So far I have shot:
12ga Slugs
.22
.223
.303
.308
30-06
7.62x39
32 WinSpl
funny enough the 223 did the most damage when I set up a wood crate in front of my steel to start punching paper, the bullet passed through (1) 1/2" piece of ply wood then a second and ended up hitting the steel plate sideways causing the most damage. Look at the very bottom of the plate to see the two noticeable ones.
All these calibers were shot between 80-500yards and the damage to it is minimal. More like small small dimples.
That looks Great!
Yes the AR500 seems to be the better steel out there for targets. There is a grade better but the price increase is significantly higher than the AR500.
AR400 is also used for targets by some companies and even as armor plating for certain vehicles.
We stick to AR500 that is 1/2" thick
- Location
- Peace River, Alberta
Ar500
I think by going up the next grade, you will find that it will be getting too brittle.
If you look around the net, all the reputable suppliers use AR500.
Greg
I think by going up the next grade, you will find that it will be getting too brittle.
If you look around the net, all the reputable suppliers use AR500.
Greg
