Stavrogin
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Just a fun question. My nomination is "PENK!"
Best onomatopoeia for centrefire bullet vs. steel plate?
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Six-Gun
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"BONK" - that's what I associate with the bullet strike.
you know....I think it kinda goes with how the plate is situated. Ive gotten evrything from "PING" and "PANK", to the previously mentioned "BONK" and "BONG". Ive also shot some light plate that didnt make much of a sound when hit with my 7mm, just holes....
TurtlePhish
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"Ptang!" 
Loosedhorse
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Depends on caliber, I think. I've heard "tink" and I've heard "KWANGK!"
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lowerunit411
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This thread should be titled:" I have way too.much time on my hands"
Elkins45
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DONG!
KLANG!
Ptink
So much depends on the round and the plate
KLANG!
Ptink
So much depends on the round and the plate
Liberty1776
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Depends on caliber and thickness of plate. I hear "tink" and the larger .30 cal is "tank"
hmmn. Makes me think of a new story for my grandson - "The Adventures of Tink and Tank"
hmmn. Makes me think of a new story for my grandson - "The Adventures of Tink and Tank"
Goblin
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Clang!!!!
Chuck R.
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At 400 with .223 it's a "Dink" with 7.62 it sounds more like "Donk".
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BrocLuno
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I'd go with KLONK
We used to have a piece 3" steel pipe hanging from a tree and it was definitely PTING, but that's more of a bell to start with
We used to have a piece 3" steel pipe hanging from a tree and it was definitely PTING, but that's more of a bell to start with
mrbro
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With my '06s it sounds like "thwonk" at 300yds. Whatever, it's a very addictive sound.
Stavrogin
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Wow... I didn't expect this many responses. But this is a fun discussion.
The "penk" I mentioned in the original post is the sound produced by my Mosin Nagant, on a steel plate maybe 1.5" thick, suspended on a rocker arm, at 300 meters. I think I remember it because it was so gratifying, shooting my 80 year-old rifle with ammunition older than I am, at a 10" target 300 meters away, with just the irons; it was my last shot of the day (I figured I'd pack it in after that, since it seemed a good way to end the session, and it was the last round in the magazine anyway).
I'm still relatively new to shooting, so this was the longest shot I've ever made. Hoping to make many more like it.
The "penk" I mentioned in the original post is the sound produced by my Mosin Nagant, on a steel plate maybe 1.5" thick, suspended on a rocker arm, at 300 meters. I think I remember it because it was so gratifying, shooting my 80 year-old rifle with ammunition older than I am, at a 10" target 300 meters away, with just the irons; it was my last shot of the day (I figured I'd pack it in after that, since it seemed a good way to end the session, and it was the last round in the magazine anyway).
I'm still relatively new to shooting, so this was the longest shot I've ever made. Hoping to make many more like it.
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