ZombiesAhead
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Hello,
Recently, me and a buddy built a collapsible wood-framed target stand that stands about 6' off the ground for shooting paper. We use it at a range that is essentially just a big field with a barricade at 200 yards.
As fun as it is to shoot paper, we are sick of running 100 yards to go look and see what we've hit (especially when checking the sights on rifles). We shoot anywhere from 7 yards out to 100 yards.
I've been thinking of adding some thin, replaceable metal that we can hang from the frame (essentially it's like an artist's easel) so that we can hear our shots hit the metal.
Is this a dumb idea? Will we have copper jacketing flying back at us? Should we choose something thin that bullets will penetrate and we can replace or something thicker? Or will that cause ricochet/shrapnel to come back our way? Should we restrict our use of a metal target to a certain distance away from our shooting position?
I've shot at steel targets with 9mm at a pistol range before and been hit with copper jacketing so I'm wondering if there's a smart way to do this.
Calibers we shoot (let me know if any of these SHOULD NOT be used with a metal target):
.22lr (rifle/pistol); 9mm (carbine/pistol); .38sp(+p); .308/7.62 NATO; 7.62x39 russian; 5.56 NATO/.223; assorted 12ga slugs/buck/bird
Recently, me and a buddy built a collapsible wood-framed target stand that stands about 6' off the ground for shooting paper. We use it at a range that is essentially just a big field with a barricade at 200 yards.
As fun as it is to shoot paper, we are sick of running 100 yards to go look and see what we've hit (especially when checking the sights on rifles). We shoot anywhere from 7 yards out to 100 yards.
I've been thinking of adding some thin, replaceable metal that we can hang from the frame (essentially it's like an artist's easel) so that we can hear our shots hit the metal.
Is this a dumb idea? Will we have copper jacketing flying back at us? Should we choose something thin that bullets will penetrate and we can replace or something thicker? Or will that cause ricochet/shrapnel to come back our way? Should we restrict our use of a metal target to a certain distance away from our shooting position?
I've shot at steel targets with 9mm at a pistol range before and been hit with copper jacketing so I'm wondering if there's a smart way to do this.
Calibers we shoot (let me know if any of these SHOULD NOT be used with a metal target):
.22lr (rifle/pistol); 9mm (carbine/pistol); .38sp(+p); .308/7.62 NATO; 7.62x39 russian; 5.56 NATO/.223; assorted 12ga slugs/buck/bird