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Hi guys
Looking for some guidance on the above. I’ve hung a couple of Steeltargetsnz gongs off waratahs, using 5mm galvanised chain and some carabiner type links. The carabiners are a definite weakness so I’m thinking to go to bolts M8 with slightly bigger chain so the bolts can get through the links.
But I know some people use rubber straps of various kinds - are these better? Where do you get them? How do you use them?
Any pointers much appreciated. I’m in the Wellington area.
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See if you can track down some old conveyor belts and cut some strips off.
@WillB I’m in Welly mate, can come grab some conveyor rubber straps off me if you’d like. I put a pipe spacer in at the back to create a downward angle for splash down and takes a bit of sting out as well.Attachment 103580
Wow, awesome, thanks mate. I’ll PM. That looks like a really good setup there.
Upright car tyre, suspend gong in middle, gives nice aiming area.
Rubber straps are just easier, cheaper, of course not that shot proof - not that chains are.
Could suspend gongs with a couple bolts and a piece of tyre side wall. The tyre side wall for suspending the gong is either obtained from the piece of tyre pegged/cemented underground -- or just cut and bent down. The first solution makes it easier to control where the gong hangs, and is more shot proof and repairable. The second sulution may be simpler but leaves only a small bridge of tire rim that can be shot out.
I did a drawing, I included a bird as eye candy.
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Another method. But gong will be more muffled. Extra spacers at bottom two bolts for that downward angle splash deflection.
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Man you’re an artist, that’s brilliant. Car tyre is a fantastic idea. I’ve seen them on the THLR channel when he does the Midnight Sun Challenge. I couldn’t easily bury a car tyre where I am, but I could tie it back to the waratahs. So many good ideas.
I just rang Tony’s Tyre Service in Wellington and they said sure come on down and grab a couple of tyres. Nice!
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Bloody good set up idea. With your second diagram: if you're worried about it being muffled, you could just not bolt it at the bottom and put a section of large diameter pipe immediately behind it, then it'll ring like a bell when struck
As Cordite has drawn so amazingly well, car tyres are excellent. Gives a big arse back circle for you to locate the gong, not so easy to see a fluro yellow gong in the dry grass, way out yonder. And if you have heaps of conveyer belt/rubber sheeting etc, no need to cut it in to strips, just bolt on a full piece on the back of the gong and hang it. Chain just gets shot up, Waratahs get bent and shot, but tyres and rubber last forever.
Mount gong to the rear wall of the tyre and the tyre becomes a fragment collector. Great if you are into boolit making and don't like digging.
So glad I started this thread - I am sorted! Thanks guys for all the input and a big shout out to McNotty who has set me up with conveyor belt rubber. I’m definitely going to do the car tyres as well though. Maybe put some different size gongs in for variation. A frame like @muzza ‘s would be great for .22 practice too. I have a self resetting swinger from GC but it’s pretty average in performance.
The only downside to the tyre idea is if you have a close miss you will never know. If you punch into the tyre there will be no splash. With hanging targets off conveyor you see the bullet splash in the soil if you have nearly grazed it.
And the target also twists on the belt so you can sometimes tell if you have hit "low left".
Nothing more frustrating if you have nearly been hitting it and haven't realised!
I find shooting the plates and not the chains makes the chains last longer too.
I'm sure it would be similar with rubber straps .
Every forum needs one of these
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@A330driver think you accidentally wrote “needs one of these” instead of “has a prick like this” :D
Is our life so long we have time to abuse others like that?Quote:
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@Cordite it’s a joke, seems like it’s fine for some people to take the piss but not others sometimes in here
Apologies @systolic, was just calling you a cheeky bugger.
My apologies for how that came across McNotty, don't take me that seriously either.Quote:
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Anyway, Systolic can defend himself perfectly well when he bothers to.
No apology needed and no offence taken.Quote:
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It was a “minties” moment I reckon...one mans humour is another’s mans.............
Great info thanks!
I bent a piece of reinforcing rod in a C shape and hung the plate from bolts on a piece of old climbing rope. That allows stretch so impact doesn't snap it like chains do. The figure 8 knots give a bit of bulk so centre of gravity is offset and it angles down. I slide the ropes off the rod for transport and carry them in a small sack. Wash your hands after touching the gong as it will be covered in lead.
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Nice. That’s a great trick with the reinforcing rod. How long do the ropes last?
1/1000 millisecond... But the idea is not to hit them. (-:Quote:
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Mate are you off your meds? No need to be polite :PQuote:
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My rigs are boxing with pins to take the chain loops. The frames are shot to shit now after inviting various forum members to come for a hoon :D
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Have you thought of using a tractor tyre?Quote:
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Have you thought of carrying one over a few hundred metres :DQuote:
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If it's a tyre, wouldn't it be easier to roll it, rather than carry it?Quote:
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Still sounds tyreingQuote:
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Treading.... on thin ice with these terrible puns....pressure get to you?Quote:
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Two warratahs, with the chains coming off the gong, bolted. The warratahs should have a notch cut out the top, I just slip the chain link over the notch. No issues. And my gong if a big ten inch square heavy fucker.Quote:
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How to hang a gong
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Good lord, this is the thread that just keeps on giving... I think it might be my favourite thread ever.
By pure coincidence I bought a small roll of 12 gauge wire the other day. I’ve got three gongs to play with so what I might do is use conveyor belt straps for one (thank you McNotty), 12 gauge wire for another, and maybe chain for the third, and see which lasts longest. A big plus for the wire concept, it seems to me, is that it would be so quick and easy to replace.
Tyre gong concept in action, except to make it complicated they also hang up the tyre...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZpg...ature=youtu.be
I knew I was forgetting one yeah tyres too. I really enjoy those THLR vids
