sixstringsteve
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I don't know...only one way to find out.The 9 will dent the steel, or put a bend in it if you hit the 'neck' section
Do you happen to have any pictures of the dented/bent metal?
Walking Targets, by I Lean
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Do you happen to have any pictures of the dented/bent metal?
No, but I can take some tomorrow.
Sounds good!
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Corban_White
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What kind of pellet gun? There is quite a range of muzzle velocities available. Also, how do you think it would work to shorten the legs rather than using thinner material?I don't know...only one way to find out.
My only experiments so far have been with the .22's, and a 9mm. The 9 will dent the steel, or put a bend in it if you hit the 'neck' section, the .22's you've already seen won't do anything besides hurt the paint.
My bro-in-law tried it with a pellet gun tonight, it doesn't have enough power to flip the target. I'll cut one out of 10 gauge and see how that works for the pellet gun.
Not positive on the pellet gun, I know it's a pump kind, but that's all my info.
Making the legs shorter--would be less mass to move, but also less leverage for the pellet. In my brain the thinner material works better than shorter legs, but I don't know.
Here are pics of what a 9mm does to the 1/4" mild steel:
This one hit right at the worst possible spot, the narrow area of the neck:
That's why it bent more than other spots:
This one hit down closer to the base:
It still bent the edge a bit though:
Still completely usable, and could be hammered flat again in no time....still, I'm thinking shooting with larger calibers makes this a "consumable" item over time.
sixstringsteve
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- UT
cool, thanks for the pics.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
I went out again this evening shooting and have a couple videos that are much better. Wait till you see what a .243 does to the 1/4" plate at 80 yrds.
Probably 20 yards or so? Seemed like a reasonable pistol distance anway.
I went out again this evening shooting and have a couple videos that are much better. Wait till you see what a .243 does to the 1/4" plate at 80 yrds.
Does it leave a mark?
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Here's what it did... .243 at 80 yards. -
So needless to say, I won't be doing that again.
So needless to say, I won't be doing that again.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
New video from tonight, much better distance from video camera to targets, none of my ramblings and no music... just the sweet *ting* of rounds bouncing off steel!
[YOUTUBE]PTSFVtS56a4[/YOUTUBE]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTSFVtS56a4&feature=youtube_gdata
[YOUTUBE]PTSFVtS56a4[/YOUTUBE]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTSFVtS56a4&feature=youtube_gdata
sixstringsteve
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- UT
cool video greg. Do they walk in a straight line for the most part?
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- Grand Junction, CO
Thanks, it's my 2nd attempt at actually editing a video rather than just posting an entire uncut video. This video turned out much better than the first, IMO.
They will walk in a straight line if you're on flat ground and you hit top target how you should. Most of the time I've been shooting them on old 2-track roads with a defined low spot. Eventually the target would walk up the side of the track and turn sideways.
At one point tonight, I actually shot the bottom-right of one of the targets that had turned, which straightened it out! :greg:
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- Grand Junction, CO
And very few misses!
Yeah, my scope was off yesterday and I was trying to compensate, plus the wind was really throwing me off. Tonight I took the time to dial in the scope and there was no wind. Great evening for some target practice.
I didn't think I even hit the target with the .243... it didn't really move. I was shocked when I saw the hole! :bow: