Steel Rifle Targets

[sledgemeister]

What do you think of this one:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=757462

All but one guy gave it pretty good reviews.  BUT, the one guy that gave it a bad review said it was destroyed with 1 round of .308.

I think the description says it all

Do not use with FMJ bullets.
Measures 10" diameter on the base with a 2 1/2" body. Stands 9" tall. - thats fairly small
One of the reviewers also mentioned they are not made from hardened steel

I like this target it is very responsive to. 22 rounds. But it is not made of hardened steel and after only 20 hits it has bent from being shot.

Personally I would goto a metal merchant and get some proper plate, spend once, cry once!

[m25operator]

I have used AR500 - 600 steel to great effect, Sledge is right, do not weld, unless you design a target that has a long extension to make the attachment removed from the impact area. AR steel is hard to drill but can be done with Carbide. Simple rebar can be used for support of the target, a really simple swinger can be made with an angle iron hanger on the back, then it can be hung as a swinger, most metal providers will cut it for you for a minimal added cost.

If you have a shooting buddy or 3, the MGM flash target is hard to beat, last a lifetime, and Mike is a great guy,  at 427.00 not cheap, but if split up 2 - 3 ways, it works so well and will last and last.

Just a few proviso's, if you use inferior steel, and get pock marks, those little craters, will send a bullet back almost as fast as it was sent, especially .22rf, I have been hit multiple times by this approach, I think that was T1 steel, over and inch thick, but thickness does not count, the impact surface, will get cratered.

Good luck sir.