Basic 8" hanging steel plate target?

[JERRY]

NOTHING FANCY, I JUST WANT A SINGLE 8" HANGING STEEL PLATE TARGET ASSEMBLY THAT STANDS ABOUT 4 OR SO FEET HIGH. SIMPLE SINGLE ROD RISER WITH SPRINGGY HOOK THING..... SEEN THEM ON YOUTUBE VIDS BEFORE.

ANYBODY KNOW WHERE THEY SELL THEM?

 

[27hand]

steel

I bought mine on this site from mcosman. He is or was a member here.

It is a 3/8" thick, 8" round AR500 with 2 --1/2" holes. Did not come with a stand Was about $20 or $25

 

[Walkalong]

GT Static Targets. They work great, and are reasonably priced. I made my own stand.

 

[JERRY]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SJxVTldAss&feature=related

LIKE THIS ONE.

 

[iblong]

I get mine from a guy I shoot IDPA with 6" for 25.00 8" for 30.00 AR500
But most of mine are not that hard I use anything from 3/8 to half inch mild
steel for my non magnums and they hold up well.I just drill holes and hang from shepard hooks.

 

[TxBobS]

Looks like it is just held up with a bent piece of rebar.

But here is a complete package.

http://www.ar15target.com/new/products/steel-targets/8q-round-falling-plate-package

 

[JERRY]

Walkalong, thanks for the link. looks like it will cost me about $110.00 per target assembly, not counting shipping.......

 

[taliv]

you can get targets way cheaper than that

look at big dog steel or spin drift tactical

if you do a search, i have posted several pics of the target hanging system I use

if you want pistol steel, use static. if you want rifle steel, hang them from firehose

 

[JERRY]

these must be portable to take to and from a range and they would be for pistols.

 

[SDC]

Make these with safety in mind; ideally, you want the face angled down, so it sends ricochets and splatter down into the ground, instead of up over a berm or into the wild blue yonder.

 

[27hand]

steel target suppliers

here is a link to one of the threads Matt Cosman was on a few years ago.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=423327&highlight=mcosman

Mayby PM him for prices. He will cut almost any shape and size.

I agree that the targets should be angled downward. A gong style plate would swing back and deflect spatter downward.

I'm going to buy a couple 3/8" shepherds hooks from Home Depot and see how they work for my 2 holed plates

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4725516863668376&id=180f25af4d26a53a0e03d759e26ae13f



I was at home depot and found a few different shepherd hooks. I took 2 of the cheaper $6.97 hooks to see if this was a viable target holder. It looks like the sq bar stock is between 1/4" to 5/16" and the bottom welds will need to be reinforced.



I didn't care for the verticals to be so close to the target itself so tried this.





I think rope or hose would be better from a safety aspect. I can make these out of 3/8" rebar and have a couple spares for only a bit of my time.
I do have another idea that I may try out tomorrow.
So far, the AR500 plate was 25 and the hooks were 15. Couple bucks for grade 8 bolts. Not sure if carriage bolts might be better.



Here is an earlier thread on steel targets with some suppliers noted .

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=7867663&highlight=mcosman#post786766


Good luck

 

[JERRY]

27hand, i think you gave me the best idea.

wal-mart or whatever shepherd hooks for cheap, and some 8" steel plates....plenty good enough for handgun practice....

 

[ford8nr]

Check out ebay...plenty of mfgs listing on there.

 

[27hand]

JERRY,

I haven't shot at mine yet so don't know how they will hold up from repeated hits.

Although I believe AR500 or 550 is the way to go, I also don't believe it is mandatory for pistol only use.


This 1/2" thick steel swinger has endured countless thousands of handgun hits and only started to bend a little. We used to host group shoots with dozens of participants and set up these swingers at about 15 yds or so.

Mild steel can be OK if used properly.

 

[armoredman]

http://www.targetsfromus.com/

 

[58BlackFlag]

I have one of these.
http://www.amazon.com/Caldwell-223375-Magnum-Rifle-Gong/dp/B005CF1TMG

Really fun and it sets up/breaks down quickly!

 

[JERRY]

I got a couple 4' tall shepherd hooks from wal-mart for $7.00, and a 10" steel plate in shippment for $21.00.

I'll see how this works out.

 

[JERRY]

27hand,

i got my 10" plate in today, took out directly with a wal-mart 4 foot shepherd hook.

works great for .22lrs but my 1911 .45acp made it bounce quite a bit....flimsy shepherd hook.

im going to see if i can find some wrought iron(sp?) sheppard hooks and a little taller too.

 

[27hand]

Shepherd hooks

Jerry,

I was afraid that might be the case.
I'm going to make a couple shepherd hooks from 3/8" rebar.
One thing that crossed my mind was tack welding a nut on each hook and using a cross member to kind of stabilize it.
I was hoping to get out this weekend but have too much other stuff going on.
When I get it together, I'll post a few pics.

Did you have any issue with the hooks coming out of the ground as rounds were hitting? I may lengthen the stab ends a bit.

 

[JERRY]

no problem with the stab ends coming loose. dirt is semi clay dirt combo here.....when i hung the plate it dipped noticiably, that was a clue of what would happen when the plate started to move from being shot.

with my daughter's LCR-22 it was great at 5 and 7 yards....the .45acp was great at that too and out to 25 yards, but the excessive "bouncing" of the plate when struck made fast follow ups a challange.

rebar, thats what i meant, not wrought iron.

 

[ForumSurfer]

This guy lives up the street from me and makes top notch stuff...

http://www.tarheeltargets.com/

The local post office probably isn't a fan because he stuffs them in the low cost "you fit it, it ships" boxes.

Edit: He also has some neat IDPA moving target holders and activation stuff.