Steel Target

[ninefan]

Silly chimp, Engineers didn't go to college to end up having to actually go out into the real world and do anything!!

And besides, if the thing does flip over the top in the real world then it's the UNIVERSE that's wrong -- NOT the calculations!!!

 

[vdub]

True!!! We would obviously need to design and build a gravitational field correction device if it happens. The only reason it would actually flip over the bar would be because the gravitational field is off enough that it messed up the calculations when using the gravitational constant g.

GENIOUS!!!!!!!!!!

 

[338Shooter]

I post a pic of my steel target setup and you yayhoos turn the thread into total asshattery. Brings a tear to my eye because I'm so proud of my friends. I'm a little jealous that I couldn't do it myself since it was my own thread.

 

[handlebar]

Can you tell me the steel i need, i have a place i can get iron laser or water cut. all computer cut so i can make anything.

 

[vdub]

Handlebar,

If you are wanting to have a target for rifles and pistol, then you will want to go with AR500. That is what most if not all major target manufacturers are using right now for their targets. You want to go with 3/8" or 1/2" thickness depending on what you want to shoot it with. Bigger calibers go with the 1/2" or you can go 1/2" and not have to worry about it.

I post a pic of my steel target setup and you yayhoos turn the thread into total asshattery.

Pot meet Kettle!! Kettle meet Pot!!!

 

[Danny Tanner]

Dustin, got any sort of video camera?

If so, I would love to see a video like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR6WS6Cs-Ag&hd=1

1:57 just isn't log enough.

 

[Larry Morgan]

Dustin, got any sort of video camera?

If so, I would love to see a video like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR6WS6Cs-Ag&hd=1

1:57 just isn't log enough.

Haha, that would be cool, except, hopefully in Dustin's video you'd hear the shot a decent amount after the bullet hit the plate.

 

[338Shooter]

Mine would be more like this except in real time.

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[Larry Morgan]

Mine would be more like this except in real time.

The awesomeness factor of that video is upped 100x by the fact the bullet splits right down the grooves put in it by the rifling. I never noticed that before.

 

[NikatKimber]

The awesomeness factor of that video is upped 100x by the fact the bullet splits right down the grooves put in it by the rifling. I never noticed that before.

Stress concentration points, in theory it should happen everytime... unless it's like the crackhead banana that dies at 600 yards.