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Thread: Home made 22lr plinking target

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    Cool Home made 22lr plinking target

    This is my super simple target for the 22lr, got about 1k rounds into it already lots a fun Name:  plinker.jpg
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    How thick is the check plate mate?

    Seems to hold up well...
    "Professionals are predictable but the world is full of dangerous amateurs"

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    1/4", 6mm by the look

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    Quote Originally Posted by MSL View Post
    1/4", 6mm by the look
    Spot on. Reads 5.35mm on calipers not including check ridges

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    Cheers mate.
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    Sub sonics or normal loads ?
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    Mostly subs but i did hit it with a few hypers and at least 70 supersonics might shoot it with 22mag and see what happends, .223 sails strait through.

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    Do the subs ricochet off? or just flatten and drop to the ground?

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    flatten out and fall down, targets are all tilted down as well just in case.
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