Steel Target Thread

[T-Giv]

Can't beat shooting steels! Just don't get shot in the hand....

[cofi]

Can't beat shooting steels! Just don't get shot in the hand....

or in the dick.....or in the neck.....my last range bit everyone

[yz9890]

I wanted to angle them forward slightly so I hung them from the back. The triangle is just mounted with a screw and a spring to keep tension on it.

[PSS]

Worn out belting from a gravel conveyor works perfect to hang plates. I cut strips as longs as I need and bolt it to the plates. The rubber belting lasts as long as the plate does and is stiff so the plate doesn't flop around so much.

[hatidua]

Certainly not as fancy as some, but relatively cost effective:



(AR500 targets from eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/One-8-Inch-H...item1c38485fb1)

[tmckay2]

As a noob, I am wondering what to get for some fairly close range carbine and pistol training. Is it safe from say 20 yards away to have hanging plates so I can practice moving between different targets or not? I've seen people do it but it seems to me a deflection to the head could make the day go south.

[theGinsue]

As a noob, I am wondering what to get for some fairly close range carbine and pistol training. Is it safe from say 20 yards away to have hanging plates so I can practice moving between different targets or not? I've seen people do it but it seems to me a deflection to the head could make the day go south.

My personal opinion, based off of a bad experience some folks here had, is NO, 20 yards is NOT safe. I'd go 50+.

[cofi]

As a noob, I am wondering what to get for some fairly close range carbine and pistol training. Is it safe from say 20 yards away to have hanging plates so I can practice moving between different targets or not? I've seen people do it but it seems to me a deflection to the head could make the day go south.

Spall is no joke at that range it's fast enough that you will lose an eye or some teeth it will cut you up best to stick with paper or foamie targets under 50

[hatidua]

As a noob, I am wondering what to get for some fairly close range carbine and pistol training. Is it safe from say 20 yards away to have hanging plates so I can practice moving between different targets or not? I've seen people do it but it seems to me a deflection to the head could make the day go south.

I don't think lumping all steel targets together is an accurate way to assess the risk. I've shot a variety of steel targets and suspect that bullets react quite differently when hitting the different types. The deeply pitted steel gongs on the silhouette range at CRC would be spooky up close, whereas perfectly flat swinging steel targets that absorb substantial energy by swinging away or falling over when hit are completely different animals. The steel targets that have strong springs on them when mounted on 4x4"s (think those at RW Swainson's 'farm') might fall somewhere in between.