Thread: Gongs

Had some fun on saturday smashing gongs with the 7mmRM and my anemic 6.5, got me thinking about sorting some of my own. Where is the best place to buy em from or does anyone on the forums make them?

Originally Posted by Timmay

Had some fun on saturday smashing gongs with the 7mmRM and my anemic 6.5, got me thinking about sorting some of my own. Where is the best place to buy em from or does anyone on the forums make them?

Pm @Blaser

Talk to Fletcher Easy Steel in Auckland. Had $2000 worth of plates cut from 10mm thick AR500 a couple of months ago for the club.

Ha ha

I got 12 different size gongs from a engineers in town for $50 he drilled holes for chains etc, they were just off cuts. nothing fancy, ya only shooting the things. From 400 meters to a 1000meters. Nice heavy inch thick etc, big bombs dont punch through it.

Its been said before, and I'll say it again, be very careful shooting steels of the wrong steel grade set at an incorrect angle to the line of fire ........... you put yourself and everyone around you at considerable risk.

https://youtu.be/hSv6g4N6UWc?list=PL...jpe3fM2r8EHJMI
https://youtu.be/1u3FBag1gvg

Save yourself, save a friend, buy AR500 plate as a minimum, and set it up at a 20 deg forward facing angle to your line if fire. The cost difference of AR500 over mild steel plate is only a couple of boxes of ammo. Whats you life or that of a family member worth??

On offence intended by the above image - I would hate to see someone end up on the "incident" thread of this forum.

Originally Posted by Timmay

Had some fun on saturday smashing gongs with the 7mmRM and my anemic 6.5, got me thinking about sorting some of my own. Where is the best place to buy em from or does anyone on the forums make them?

Stop shooting my chains!!

https://www.oceania-defence.com/ar500-targets.html

I got a couple made up from 20mm MS for 500 yds. Problem was the wind picked up just after I'd hung it up so I put 5 rounds from the 1917 into it from 100 and can put my thumb into the divots. Quite impressive to see what grunt 30 06 corelokt has.

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Originally Posted by Steve123

I got a couple made up from 20mm MS for 500 yds. Problem was the wind picked up just after I'd hung it up so I put 5 rounds from the 1917 into it from 100 and can put my thumb into the divots. Quite impressive to see what grunt 30 06 corelokt has.

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130 barnes at 3000fps at 100 300 Rum with 208 amax don't even dent em at 100. Shit standing group

Originally Posted by Gibo

130 barnes at 3000fps at 100 300 Rum with 208 amax don't even dent em at 100. Shit standing group
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Is that the 500 plate?
How thick?

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Originally Posted by Steve123

Is that the 500 plate?
How thick?

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Biz 400? 12mm I think

Originally Posted by Gibo

Biz 400? 12mm I think

Might look into getting some next time round. Went MS due to cost. 1917 still has opens so got 400sq so I can see it at 500 yards

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