Thread: LR day on the Coast

Originally Posted by Brennos

What thickness are the steel gongs you guys use, we have just found a place that will allow us to shoot out to 600 meters, maybe even 800, so I said I would ask about the plates you guys use. The engineer of the group wants to use 25mm plates, that have been heat treated. Too thick?

12 or 16mm Biz 400, 16 will stand up to my 416B unless you are being a Dick.

My big plates are ex dozer blade about 12-13m & as hard as, they "ring" well

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

12 or 16mm Biz 400, 16 will stand up to my 416B

unless you are being a Dick.

My big plates are ex dozer blade about 12-13m & as hard as, they "ring" well

Even mild stands up to most everything unless you be a dick ah GREG

Originally Posted by baldbob

Even mild stands up to most everything unless you be a dick ah GREG

The 338 wrecked that plate right out past 800 yards & it was 12mm mild, thats why I only shoot the mild with the little toys now

This is what Greg's 338 does to 20mm mild plate @500yds.

Originally Posted by Shootm

This is what Greg's 338 does to 20mm mild plate @500yds.

I reckon the Berger Gen IIs make a bigger hole than the Scenars I used up north

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

12 or 16mm Biz 400, 16 will stand up to my 416B unless you are being a Dick.

My big plates are ex dozer blade about 12-13m & as hard as, they "ring" well

Your dozer plates are 500 and if you could test both sides you would probably find the concave side that has been work hardened is up well over 500 brinell. hence the ring Got a couple of bits of what im fairly sure is NIhard for you to test Greg,just got to figure out how to cut it! might have to arc air it

Rang two places up here in akl to get some 400x400x16mm plates made $52 each! Is that expensive? I have a few more places to try, but It would be good to know what's a fair price in your neck of the woods.

Originally Posted by Brennos

Rang two places up here in akl to get some 400x400x16mm plates made $52 each! Is that expensive? I have a few more places to try, but It would be good to know what's a fair price in your neck of the woods.

If thats biz 400 or 500 its cheap. Most places sell to the puplic small amounts of MILD steel for around $6-$7 a kilo, special steels double or more plus time to cut it $1min for a man $1min gas cutting. Oh yea then Gst on top.

That was for mild steel 16mm plate. Biggest calibre we have is .308, so should be fine for a while?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Your dozer plates are 500 and if you could test both sides you would probably find the concave side that has been work hardened is up well over 500 brinell. hence the ring Got a couple of bits of what im fairly sure is NIhard for you to test Greg,just got to figure out how to cut it! might have to arc air it

Cheers you know the sizes required