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<blockquote data-quote="338Shooter" data-source="post: 1194249" data-attributes="member: 3449">I lol&#039;d hard.&nbsp; Shooting regular mild steel isn&#039;t the best idea, but if you&#039;re far enough away you probably wouldn&#039;t have to worry too much.&nbsp; I&#039;d make sure you have AR200 at a very minimum, but that will probably still distort from the impacts and increase the chance of splashback and ricochets.&nbsp; T1 is slightly harder at probably 250 brinell hardness, but AR500 is the way to go for shooting targets.&nbsp; If you buy once (or find once) they&#039;ve got the potential to last a lifetime.&nbsp;&nbsp; I made the frame with six, three foot joints of 2x4, two hinges from Lowe&#039;s, some screw in I bolts, some 5/16 chain and some el cheapo chain for the sides and fasteners for the chain on the sides.&nbsp; It probably took vdub and I two hours including two trips to Lowe&#039;s.&nbsp; Oh, yeah, two, 2.5&quot; 1/2&quot; grade 8 bolts with a washer, lock washer, and nut each to attach the chain to the target.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="338Shooter, post: 1194249, member: 3449"] I lol'd hard. Shooting regular mild steel isn't the best idea, but if you're far enough away you probably wouldn't have to worry too much. I'd make sure you have AR200 at a very minimum, but that will probably still distort from the impacts and increase the chance of splashback and ricochets. T1 is slightly harder at probably 250 brinell hardness, but AR500 is the way to go for shooting targets. If you buy once (or find once) they've got the potential to last a lifetime. I made the frame with six, three foot joints of 2x4, two hinges from Lowe's, some screw in I bolts, some 5/16 chain and some el cheapo chain for the sides and fasteners for the chain on the sides. It probably took vdub and I two hours including two trips to Lowe's. Oh, yeah, two, 2.5" 1/2" grade 8 bolts with a washer, lock washer, and nut each to attach the chain to the target. [/QUOTE]

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