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Posted: 9/9/2007 6:28:34 PM EDT
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I have some buddies who like to weld scrap metal into all kinds of useless, ugly shapes. I've asked them to make me some metal plate targets. I want them to weld some rebar stakes to it so I can take it out into the corn field and just drop it into the dirt. So two question: 1) How long do the legs need to stick in the dirt to keep the target from falling over? 2) How thick does the plate need to be to hold up to .223/5.56 fire without deforming? How thick to hold up to 30.06? Thanks. huskAR |
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check out artzen targets.com the steel plate is the most imp thing; its got to be rated (AR500, etc), treated, and positioned a good enough angle to ensure bullets arent deflected also, for 5.56, i'd recommend shooting it out at 150yrds min to prevent pits in the steel (@ 100, rem .223 was diggin in a little--bad for the steel) 3/8" min thickness |
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if you don't have the plates angled back, i would not be any closer the 100yds or you might get hurt. i prefer a swinging matal plate this way inertia from the round allows the bullet to deflect down and back vs. back at you. hang them by bungee cords off a 2x4 workhorse setup. |
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