Thread: Anyone know where i can get a spinner target in NZ?

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know where i can get one of these spinner targets in NZ. I would prefer AR500 steel (or equivalent) for rifle use.

Cheers,

Damn, I could play with one of those for hours

Gillie any engineer worth his salt could whack you one of those up.

Try Bert at Oceania Defence, he makes AR500 steel targets.
https://www.oceania-defence.com/ar500-targets.html

Originally Posted by Gillie

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know where i can get one of these spinner targets in NZ. I would prefer AR500 steel (or equivalent) for rifle use.

Cheers,

Should there be a link here somewhere?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Should there be a link here somewhere?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5dtxzIoieE&t=14s

Sorry, link shows fine for me in the original post...

Originally Posted by Gillie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5dtxzIoieE&t=14s

Sorry, link shows fine for me in the original post...

What sized disks do you want and how far apart? 8mmthick? 10mm?
How many would you want?

original link now shows

could price it up for you @Gillie

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

What sized disks do you want and how far apart? 8mmthick? 10mm?
How many would you want?

Probably only want two. And given the price of AR500 and the labour involved (both disks are AR500 as well as the joining strip between them because someone will hit this bit I am sure) I would prefer an existing design (i.e. that works) as compared to one I design myself (i.e. that may not...). I am not sure the purpose of the counter weight behind? I would have thought the weight of the heavier disk would have had the target return all the time.

Surely one of the pistol clubs already have one of these?

I would appreciate the pricing guys. Maybe a 12" target for the bottom and 8" target at the top... maybe the counter weight is because the targets on their own aren't heavy enough and it is too easy without the added weight?

Looks fun

Originally Posted by Gillie

Probably only want two. And given the price of AR500 and the labour involved (both disks are AR500 as well as the joining strip between them because someone will hit this bit I am sure) I would prefer an existing design (i.e. that works) as compared to one I design myself (i.e. that may not...). I am not sure the purpose of the counter weight behind? I would have thought the weight of the heavier disk would have had the target return all the time.

Surely one of the pistol clubs already have one of these?

I would appreciate the pricing guys. Maybe a 12" target for the bottom and 8" target at the top... maybe the counter weight is because the targets on their own aren't heavy enough and it is too easy without the added weight?

I will see what I can do...freight will kill it so Mucko is probably a better bet.
the weight off of the back will be to get it to hang vertically as the bearing is off set it would naturally hang leaning towards the shooter quite a bit without it.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I will see what I can do...freight will kill it so Mucko is probably a better bet.
the weight off of the back will be to get it to hang vertically as the bearing is off set it would naturally hang leaning towards the shooter quite a bit without it.

when all the workshops open again over the next week or so I will ask around.

I'm following this. It occurs to me there may be a few of us keen.

I'm wondering if it's worth costing the plate unit alone. The frame and counterweight is more manageable locally for some of us; it's the profile cutting of the specialist steel where a bulk order will at least distribute the computer time etc

Just a thought....

Originally Posted by SiB

I'm following this. It occurs to me there may be a few of us keen.

I'm wondering if it's worth costing the plate unit alone. The frame and counterweight is more manageable locally for some of us; it's the profile cutting of the specialist steel where a bulk order will at least distribute the computer time etc

Just a thought....

I think you are absolutely right, if someody that looks linto it can post up a price estimate im sure a few people will be in on the order.

JC Steel Targets Spinner

12" target at the bottom, 8" target at the top (that makes the AR500 target piece nearly 1.5m long!). 10mm, 12mm, or 1/2" thick AR500 (or equivalent) would be fine as I would want it to be suitable for up to the 338 magnums. AR500 portion is an odd shape and I would expect a fair amount of wasted steel "off cuts" out of it. If I could get some 100mm square targets out of the off cuts that would be cool as well.