Steel

[PMPerformance]

Looking to build myself a fairly portable STEEL target..Can anyone give me some specs on material for the plate?? Will mostly be shooting MAGNUM cartridges..Thank you in advance!!

 

[USMCj]

Re: Steel

AR500 steel is what you want.

 

[MinorDamage]

Re: Steel

PMP,

Not sure if you can do it for less, but there is a guy on the hide that sells them very reasonably...

AR500 Targets

Josh

 

[ALMAORFE]

Re: Steel

Check out LVshooter here on the hide as well. website

Whoever you go with or whatever you decide to do get the AR500, accept no substitute

 

[shaun1826]

If your looking for an ipsc type target, Magnum Target in Arkansas was the best price I found when looking. Round/square plates, lots of places are similar price. You might save on cost if you can find someone local and can pick it up.

 

[b6graham]

i hope they found some in the last 8 years

JC steel and be done

 

[EXTREMEPREJUDICE]

i hope they found some in the last 8 years

JC steel and be done

LOL, if I hadn't done it myself I'd never understand how it could be resurrected........................and oh yeah, Jake's the man!

 

[joel65]

Send JC Steel a PM. He will be happy to help.

 

[Dkcampbl]

Dependant on where ur located but we have a local machine shop that does a lot of work for the mining industry. They use a bunch of ar400 abrasion resistant steel. Their scrap pile is a gold mine for guys like us. I’ve gotten along very well with it. Typical scrap price is cheap...

 

[Rifle Barrel Blanks]

Hit us up and we will get you taken care of!!

 

[1badbarrel]

Another for JC STEEL.

 

[OzzyO20]

Rather than start a new thread, maybe this is a good place to ask. I made a frame out of some steel pipe and fittings, works really good and allows easy set up on uneven ground. My only problem is I made if to a 6" AR500 plate, and used chains to hang it. Besides having the chains shot in half numerous times, it also will wrap around itself with my 6.5 CM inside 500 yards, to the point where it cant be shot anymore. I've seen people using what looks like rubber straps that would wear hits far better, and may be stiffer to prevent the flipping. Can anyone point me in the direction of what material is being used? I read old firehoses once, but what I've seen doesn't look like old firehose.

 

[DrainTheSwamp]

Rather than start a new thread, maybe this is a good place to ask. I made a frame out of some steel pipe and fittings, works really good and allows easy set up on uneven ground. My only problem is I made if to a 6" AR500 plate, and used chains to hang it. Besides having the chains shot in half numerous times, it also will wrap around itself with my 6.5 CM inside 500 yards, to the point where it cant be shot anymore. I've seen people using what looks like rubber straps that would wear hits far better, and may be stiffer to prevent the flipping. Can anyone point me in the direction of what material is being used? I read old firehoses once, but what I've seen doesn't look like old firehose.

Baler belting.

 

[Olen_4504]

Rather than start a new thread, maybe this is a good place to ask. I made a frame out of some steel pipe and fittings, works really good and allows easy set up on uneven ground. My only problem is I made if to a 6" AR500 plate, and used chains to hang it. Besides having the chains shot in half numerous times, it also will wrap around itself with my 6.5 CM inside 500 yards, to the point where it cant be shot anymore. I've seen people using what looks like rubber straps that would wear hits far better, and may be stiffer to prevent the flipping. Can anyone point me in the direction of what material is being used? I read old firehoses once, but what I've seen doesn't look like old firehose.

I use rubber straps that came off the bumpers for loading docks.

Let me know, I can send you a few pairs. I have hundreds of them. they already have holes in them.