Thread: DIY Steel Targets

If you weld a couple of bolts on the back at the top corners if square or at about 1030 and 0130 on a circle you can hang it off of bits of conveyor belt/layflat hose/load straps or whatever.

This way a bullet hitting whatever is hanging it wont make it fall down.
The plate will naturally hang slightly forward at the top angleing any ricochet downwards.
You cant shoot up your attachment points on the plate.

I have had no problems with anything 400grade and up, it isnt the weight or type of projectile that marks them it is velocity....high speed impacts melt the surface.....use at range and no problem.

Mild steel is ok for use at distance if being cheap/thats what you had laying around but it wont "ring" like hard steels and it will mark up or hole a lot.

NEVER shoot heavy mild steel at close range (less than 3-4 hundred yards) once it gets pock marked up a bullet can litterally turn around in a hole and come back at you. You wouldn't think so till 300grs go whining back just over your head.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

If you weld a couple of bolts on the back at the top corners if square or at about 1030 and 0130 on a circle you can hang it off of bits of conveyor belt/layflat hose/load straps or whatever.

This way a bullet hitting whatever is hanging it wont make it fall down.
The plate will naturally hang slightly forward at the top angleing any ricochet downwards.
You cant shoot up your attachment points on the plate.

I have had no problems with anything 400grade and up, it isnt the weight or type of projectile that marks them it is velocity....high speed impacts melt the surface.....use at range and no problem.

Mild steel is ok for use at distance if being cheap/thats what you had laying around but it wont "ring" like hard steels and it will mark up or hole a lot.

NEVER shoot heavy mild steel at close range (less than 3-4 hundred yards) once it gets pock marked up a bullet can litterally turn around in a hole and come back at you. You wouldn't think so till 300grs go whining back just over your head.

We were using 10-12 mm mild steel with conveyor belt for hanging and my 243 with soft point PMC were drilling a perfect hole at 100 mtrs .
The 338 with 250gr soft points were drilling perfect holes at 500 mtrs ....

Originally Posted by Ftx325

We were using 10-12 mm mild steel with conveyor belt for hanging and my 243 with soft point PMC were drilling a perfect hole at 100 mtrs .
The 338 with 250gr soft points were drilling perfect holes at 500 mtrs ....

Yep that is fairly typical.
Dont try 416 rigby on inch plate at 40-50 y FYI it doesn't end well.

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The 45/70 at 100 sounded like a church Bell ! DONG !!

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