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Post by Reagan on Jul 11, 2021 16:37:34 GMT -6
    I’ve shot more arrows in my life than anything else. 2nd place is either .22 rim fire or shotgun shells. Handguns has been minimal with big rifles even less. I’ve never pulled the trigger on a piece of steel. It seems a little crazy to me. But dads cousin gave him this after cleaning out her late fathers stuff. Dad gave it to me. I got to reading about shooting steel on the inter webs and everything says only shoot steel with the gun it is intended for. How am I supposed to know? My hope would be to shoot this with an AR15 from 100-200 yards since that is the only ammo that I have in surplus. Got to put my eyes on the target today and it actually had some writing intact. Seems this is for handguns. What would be the drawback of shooting it at distance with a 5.56? Would it be dangerous to me, my neighbors or just the target? Seems like a bullet wouldn’t go anywhere once it hits this but what do I know? |
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Post by Foggy on Jul 11, 2021 17:37:34 GMT -6
Lots to know when SAFELY shooting steel. If the steel is to thick but soft the bullets can crater the steel and cause it to blow back at you. Also and steel with lots of curves or "pock" marks can cause a nasty ricochete. Whats needed is hard, flat steel that has some "give" and is angled downward....which forces the bullets to riccocette downward. I once shot at a rail road track with a 22-250. Due to the hard steel and radius features found on that track....the bullet came right back at me. Today I shoot steel on my land but I have hard steel that is hanging and represents low risk. You can find some good info on the web......and I think Hickock 45 has some FAQ video's on steel. Dont shoot steel if you dont know what your doing.....IMO. Even then....be careful....wear eye protection. I have a personal minimum of 25 yards on handguns and 50 yards on pistol caliber rifles (fun) and 100 yards on high power rifles. I know many folks would think I am a big chicken with steel targets. EDIT: Here is good info on the subject: video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A2KLfSe8getgvxsAsXZXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BpdnM-?p=Hickok+45+shooting+steel+targets&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t#id=3&vid=863e9f4308627b061418d959a640e959&action=view |
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Post by Reagan on Jul 11, 2021 19:58:47 GMT -6
So what happened on the railroad ricochet?
This steel hangs and can swivel in the center so it does have give. You bring up some good points. I may just leave it sit. I don’t have enough pistol ammo to waste any shooting for fun. I am only well stocked in 5.56 and .22
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Post by kabic on Jul 11, 2021 21:58:16 GMT -6
Pretty sure that is not 223 rated. I have similar one that I put a huge divot at 50 yards with my AR
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 12, 2021 5:46:06 GMT -6
Foggy is 100% correct. If it was me... I would probably stick it out over 100yds away and fix it so that it would angle downward and shoot it with my AR until it fell apart. With that said I live in the boonies and a ricochet is not going to anyone's house. Plus I have the ability to always shoot down a hill into dirt, never on flat ground. Since it's rated for soft nose pistol only I wouldn't use it much otherwise.
You could try to sell it or trade for more appropriate steel.
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