Thread: Gong Play

This is a thread to see what setup's people have got what gongs they use and how they use them and anything gong target related.Ill start with just a few of mine.this pic is the hits from a rem mag at 300yds top is 16mm biz bottem(blue) is 12mm 450 hardox wear plate

Terrible vid but this is 16mm biz at 300yds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZWTMoszsBE
this is shooting 7mmsaum's sako 85 finn in rem mag at 840yds I think at some rock's His son is shooting at left rock and I shot at right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89a_TvioHmY

At the farm I had eight circular Hardox 450 gongs set up. The gongs were 4 inches, 6 inches and ten inches in diameter and were suspended between Warratah standards placed at various distances to provide a one MOA or less target area. They are going in for some maintenance today and then the challenge is to find another place to erect them.

Originally Posted by Rushy

At the farm I had eight circular Hardox 450 gongs set up. The gongs were 4 inches, 6 inches and ten inches in diameter and were suspended between Warratah standards placed at various distances to provide a one MOA or less target area. They are going in for some maintenance today and then the challenge is to find another place to erect them.

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They look like good hang points on those targets. The 4"needs some attention hope you have some luck finding a home for them

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Not many bullet strikes on the smallest one Rushy. Is the old eyesight not what it once was

Originally Posted by Pengy

Not many bullet strikes on the smallest one Rushy. Is the old eyesight not what it once was

Cheeky bugger. That particular gong has never been hung up. The others are a bit smashed about so I would photograph a god one. The gongs that were hanging had all been painted and reprinted several times.

Originally Posted by Neckshot

They look like good hang points on those targets. The 4"needs some attention hope you have some luck finding a home for them

Yep they hang so the projectile deflects straight down when it hits. The only issue is that the lugs are mild steel so if you get a hit on one it tends to smash it about a bit or breaks the weld. That is why the need for maintenance.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Yep they hang so the projectile deflects straight down when it hits. The only issue is that the lugs are mild steel so if you get a hit on one it tends to smash it about a bit or breaks the weld. That is why the need for maintenance.

Rushy

Weld the lugs in behind the gong.

Worst that will happen then is the chain could get hit and bust.

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by P38

Rushy

Weld the lugs in behind the gong.

Worst that will happen then is the chain could get hit and bust.

Cheers
Pete

Only problem Pete is the angle starts to get a little steep on the far targets. I don't mind fixing them from time to time, doesn't take me long and keeps me out of trouble.

Doesn't happen thaaaat often, provided @AndrewH isn't having a bad day

We also had this setup at 600yards, 3, 6 and 10inch. 3 was only hit a couple of times.

Originally Posted by P38

Rushy

Weld the lugs in behind the gong.

Worst that will happen then is the chain could get hit and bust.

Cheers
Pete

That is a bloody good idea Pete. I will discuss that possibility today.

Originally Posted by Nibblet

We also had this setup at 600yards, 3, 6 and 10inch. 3 was only hit a couple of times.

I thought your big one in that line up was a twelve inch Nibblet.

Fairly sure its 10?

I think we determined that Nibblet can't do imperial measurements last night, so what's it in cm or mm?

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I think we determined that Nibblet can't do imperial measurements last night, so what's it in cm or mm?

Unfortunately aircraft are imperial.

From memory, which mine is shite, was 250mm, 25cm or 10inches. Probably just a Rushy '12inces', always scale it up when you tell the Mrs