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

How many South Island members would be interested in one or two of these or just a square or rectangle plate?

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

How many South Island members would be interested in one or two of these or just a square or rectangle plate?

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I'd be keen on some plate.

Originally Posted by 223nut

Ideas on one for a. 22 / 17hmr out to 100m? Could spend hoooooouuuuuurrrrssss on one of the them with the 22, not too mention the ammo costs....

@Happy has done this I believe

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

How many South Island members would be interested in one or two of these or just a square or rectangle plate?

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Yep

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

How many South Island members would be interested in one or two of these or just a square or rectangle plate?

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Yep, keen. Probably just a plate. Longest I can find here is 280m so let's say a 8" rectangle would be plenty big enough, freight would be a killer for me though!!

I'd be keen for a large plate at the very least. So @223nut and I are Invercargill end of the country

Is there a price on a spinner ,(plate only) yet?

Originally Posted by SiB

I'd be keen for a large plate at the very least. So @223nut and I are Invercargill end of the country

Is there a price on a spinner ,(plate only) yet?

rung supplier but got no answer probably back on monday

Originally Posted by SiB

I'd be keen for a large plate at the very least. So @223nut and I are Invercargill end of the country

Is there a price on a spinner ,(plate only) yet?

I dont want to go cutting @mucko 's lunch so will stay out of supplying NI.
If I do it I will probably do it as a perk if possible then I get some beer money and people get a decent deal especially if freighted by forum members.

I just want a FIRM show of hands before I book up 1-2k on my tool account for plate.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I dont want to go cutting @mucko 's lunch so will stay out of supplying NI.
If I do it I will probably do it as a perk if possible then I get some beer money and people get a decent deal especially if freighted by forum members.

I just want a FIRM show of hands before I book up 1-2k on my tool account for plate.

@veitnamcam ditto

Originally Posted by muzza

Does it have to be that grade of steel ? Could you use Bisaloy ?

My local engineer has a selection of lasers from little to fuckin huge so cutting stuff isnt an issue , just a question of what material to use to get a cost

have used bisalloy in the past it cops a hiding got some hardox 450 which is very hard and takes a beating

Originally Posted by muzza

Does it have to be that grade of steel ? Could you use Bisaloy ?

My local engineer has a selection of lasers from little to fuckin huge so cutting stuff isnt an issue , just a question of what material to use to get a cost

Originally Posted by mucko

have used bisalloy in the past it cops a hiding got some hardox 450 which is very hard and takes a beating

In my experience if you are shooting at it with rifles it needs to be 400 plus, the brand ie hardox/biz/G450/G500/AR500 is all but Irrelevant.
You NEED 400 plus but no more than that, biz has got a bad name in some circles because of biz80, which is a high strength steel....it is not hard/can easily be drilled and will be cut up by high velocity bullets and was never designed as a high impact/wear steel..... that is 400 also conveniently called "Biz" or Bisalloy

I have a range of steel targets now. Some of my early targets are 16mm bis400 and they have been fine but they are heavier than they need to be and don't react as well when hit. We have had to clean a few of them up as well. I have had some 16mm bis80 stuff as well (arrived not as advertised) and after trying them they are in the scrap steel pile. A reminder to a lesson learned.

Newer targets I have are 12mm AR500 and hardox G450 (I think!?!) and I have been very happy with them so far - lighter weight, ring better, react better, and I am yet to have to clean any of them up. Really good target material and I would struggle to accept anything less now.


The other point of discussion is the hole arrangement in the gongs. All of my targets have a hole to suit either a M10 or M12 bolt in each top corner. These days I am using old fire hoses as straps to hand them with and this works better with two holes close together in the top centre of the target. This allows the target to react more when hit i.e. it can twist around a single strap but you still have two bolts holding it in case one gets hit and broken. Grade 8.8 or higher bolts are of an advantage and even more so if you hard face them with a welder first!

what would a rough price for a couple of targets 10 and 12inch to timaru?

Been too busy with shutdown work to cost this but will get onto it next week.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Been too busy with shutdown work to cost this but will get onto it next week.

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Doubt anyone is in a rush mate! Weather has been too crap to go out yet alone plink steel