Steel Gongs

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Hope this is the right spot for this question.

Anyone have, use or make a steel gong for their range?

At my club we were thinking of making a gong for long range pistol shooting, IE 50 - 200 yds, most likely it will be shot at 100-200 yards.

I haven't seen one close up in person. Does anyone here know, do you use a concave or convex piece of steel? Which side do you shoot? (I would guess the convex side? Or do most people use flat steel? It will be on a stand using chains so it will swing.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
gwagen said:
Hope this is the right spot for this question.

Anyone have, use or make a steel gong for their range?

At my club we were thinking of making a gong for long range pistol shooting, IE 50 - 200 yds, most likely it will be shot at 100-200 yards.

I haven't seen one close up in person. Does anyone here know, do you use a concave or convex piece of steel? Which side do you shoot? (I would guess the convex side? Or do most people use flat steel? It will be on a stand using chains so it will swing.

Any help would be appreciated.
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for an extra $10.00 i can put a dished radius on these:D....

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=429334
 
I made one hanging by the chains on both side, so It'll swing and I also made one on a stand fixed non swinging so It's portable, Just make sure the plate is slope so it deflects down to the ground. Plates are all in flat
 
At our range the 200m gongs are made of flat plate, typically very hard steel because the rifle shooters also use them. If you have a stand with a horizontal round crossbar all you need to do is either weld a piece of square tubing to the back of the plate at the top edge, or make a hook type hanger. The plate will tend to hang with the bottom edge slightly back, thereby deflecting bullets into the ground. Works very well and makes a satisfying "thud" when you hit it.
 
If your range is in Ontario, your Government appointed inspector will have a problem with this unless it is "shrouded", once they are "shrouded" they become much harder to see at long distances depending on the sun's position.
 
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