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  1. 11-09-2020, 04:10 PM #1
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    Have some plates made out of ar450, they are only around 4mm thick, I'm curious to what most people are using and any thoughts on how these might hold up to a centerfire?
    At 100m, most centre-fires have the velocity chew up the AR450 plates. Suggest move them out to 200m.
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    Think I will just try all these ideas, give one a go at 200 and see how it goes, have one artistic one in particular that will be perfect for the job
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