Thread: Gongs

Originally Posted by Steve123

Is that the 500 plate?
How thick?

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Biz 400? 12mm I think

Originally Posted by Gibo

Biz 400? 12mm I think

Might look into getting some next time round. Went MS due to cost. 1917 still has opens so got 400sq so I can see it at 500 yards

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If you're tight like me then try the scrap yard, leading edges on digger buckets, digger buckets etc, there are lots of things down there that're HT steel and only cost 60-90c per kilo, flick them a box of beers and they might gas them to shape and gas a couple of holes in them for you.

Just pulled out the price we paid for AR500. A piece 300x300x10mm was $41 each +gst.
Interestingly, we were originally quoted AR400 which was only $1.21 cheaper per piece.

This is very competitive pricing and they dropped their margin to low single digit so you would struggle to match this but, in the bigger scheme of things, plates aren't expensive.

Projectile velocity is the killer of steel plates, more so than bullet weight. Have a look at https://youtu.be/AX4AqkqQJg8

Ar500 is the business, punched loads of holes through 16mm stainless at 320m, only a very shallow dimple with the ar500. And it rings rather than makes a 'whack' sound so far easier to hear a hit at longer ranges

I just got an IPSC made up from Hardox 450 15mm thick.

What will this be able to stand up to?

Originally Posted by 300_BLK

I just got an IPSC made up from Hardox 450 15mm thick.

What will this be able to stand up to?

Anything bar AP ammo, pretty sure it will stand up to 338LM easily.

I had the local engineer here chop up an old digger bucket, not sure what steel it is but he said it was a bastard to cut, its about 14mm thick and takes a pretty good thrashing hasnt really had any big cannons on it yet (270wsm and 300saum are biggest so far) but its soaked up hundreds of rounds from 270, 30-06, 223, 260, 308 etc, only cratering it has was from me "experimenting" what would happen shooting it at 100 with 270 and it put some pretty good craters in it.

Sure its not plastic? 270 denting steel....you're having a go

Originally Posted by Gibo

Sure its not plastic? 270 denting steel....you're having a go

I didnt mention this digger was a Tonka?

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I didnt mention this digger was a Tonka?

Now you're really taking the piss.

Ha ha go the 270

How are people organising the 20 degeee downangle ?

Could you get someone to weld a few single chain links onto the back of the plate and hang it from those ?

A photo would be interesting.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

How are people organising the 20 degeee downangle ?

Could you get someone to weld a few single chain links onto the back of the plate and hang it from those ?

A photo would be interesting.

Yes, hanging off chains is an option and you can position the chain mounting points such that the plate will hang at 20 deg. The biggest issue I see with chains is the time it takes for the target to resettle after being hit. If the target is swinging then the 20 deg safety angle is constantly changing. Therefore it you do a rapid fire on the plate and it has swung to the wrong angle, then you have the potential to deflect a round to where you don't want it.

I will try and post some images of a target stand and mounting bracket that I have developed for our club targets. These are designed to protect the stand from all deflections and/or miss placed shots. The only surface visible to the shooter is the plate. This keeps maintenance to a minimum, and the setup and knock down is as simple as setting out electric fence standards.