Thread: DIY steel 'gong' target

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

Ring Fletcher Easysteel in Auckland. For a whole host of safety reasons, get nothing less than 10mm Bis500 plate, and angle it down at 20 deg to prevent ricochets. The extra cost of the higher grade steel is negligible, and could well save your life or that of a loved one. Search the forum, its all been discussed before.

Never ceases to amaze me that we spend thousands on rifles and optics and ammo, but are prepared to risk lives with a piece of shitty old steel for a gong that costs $50-$100.

In my experience there's no need to angle them down when shooting at long range as the bullet is basically falling from the sky on that angle anyway.

Just hAve them hung from top and able to swing free. Ive never not had a bullet that hasn't exploded on my plates anyway.

Originally Posted by GWH

In my experience there's no need to angle them down when shooting at long range as the bullet is basically falling from the sky on that angle anyway.

Just hAve them hung from top and able to swing free. Ive never not had a bullet that hasn't exploded on my plates anyway.

How do you know that you've "never not had a bullet that hasn't exploded"?
Most of these guys below would say the same

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

Here's some videos showing typical ricochet issues highlighted by using tracers. Note the completely random directions for the rounds, even coming off the ground in the first video. If they weren't using tracers, they would have no idea where the rounds are going. Steels at the wrong angles are a major cause of ricochets.

https://youtu.be/PcJBJYH7Xi8
https://youtu.be/xQWtRBTP58k
https://youtu.be/gZW9I9Ka2B0
https://youtu.be/rJyKyyX7YG8

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

How do you know that you've "never not had a bullet that hasn't exploded"?
Most of these guys below would say the same

Quite simply, I can see the evidence of the bullet splash on the gong

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