What AR500 targets do you want?

surplusshooter said:
all you need for a cheap tree is just the plates, then buy piping and a piece of angle iron to hold them, cut n weld in place, compete with your buddies. in the states you can get the dueling tree plates for 15-20 bucks each spo cost of a full setup would be 100$ or so
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I don't know a single person outside of work that welds, so something like that wouldn't really work for me and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
 
I do weld, and I can tell you you don't want to weld to these anyways. You put a solid weld on the back of one of these plates you'll take the temper out of the steel. And that's where it'll crack and spall. That's why targets are also worth buying unless you have access to a water jet. Torch cutting wrecks the hardness. Even plasma will put too much heat into the edge of the target and make it brittle.
 
As already mentioned. 8 or 12 inch gongs.
AR500 is nice, but is AR550 not available, or would it raise the price significantly?
 
Makembite said:
I do weld, and I can tell you you don't want to weld to these anyways. You put a solid weld on the back of one of these plates you'll take the temper out of the steel. And that's where it'll crack and spall. That's why targets are also worth buying unless you have access to a water jet. Torch cutting wrecks the hardness. Even plasma will put too much heat into the edge of the target and make it brittle.
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not talking about welding the target. dueling tree plates are made with a cutout to fit into a pipe on the stand. to save shipping costs plates are often shipped not on a stand, with a piece of angle iron with piping welded on to it cut into 4-6 inch sections to hold the plates. only thing you weld is the stand, only need to do about 24 tack welds for a 6pc stand
 
scarab66 said:
thanks for changing my post,it makes me wonder if the miracle of sponsors changing the content of posts is appropriate. what a lovely operation you have here
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Well, you were advertising on their forum that is paid for by them. Which is against CGN rules and impolite. What did you expect?
 
hunter714 said:
coyote , ram , turkey . and all of the one hickok45 has :p
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AB.boy said:
In addition to the ideas above how about some smaller knock down targets with a base attached to stand on the ground or a 2x4. Maybe 4-6" round, square or mini IPSC shaped. Could sell them in sets of 4 or 6.
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I would be more likely to buy several small plates that i can stand up, turkeys and gophers and such would be cooler, but small rectangles or circles i assume would be less expensive to cut out
 
scarab66 said:
thanks for changing my post,it makes me wonder if the miracle of sponsors changing the content of posts is appropriate. what a lovely operation you have here
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Love to see a 10" wide, 8" tall plate to simulate a vital organs location on an animal. Great to place a cardboard cut out in front of the plate, or paint the plate to match the cardboard target cut out, to practice on: hear the steel ring it's a vitals shot... no ring, it's a lost animal.

Water cut and 1/2" please.
 
Makembite said:
I do weld, and I can tell you you don't want to weld to these anyways. You put a solid weld on the back of one of these plates you'll take the temper out of the steel. And that's where it'll crack and spall. That's why targets are also worth buying unless you have access to a water jet. Torch cutting wrecks the hardness. Even plasma will put too much heat into the edge of the target and make it brittle.
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Yup: I actually put standard lead core FMJ S&B .308 through a 3/8" AR550 plate 1" from the edge at 150 yards because it was heat cut. I'd want cold cut or not at all.
 
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