Back in January of this year, I built a large stand to hold some steel plates at the far end of our pond. I posted some pictures here:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ade_target_stand_for_long_distance_steel.html
It originally had a mild steel plate and flange. I intended to eventually get some AR500 steel targets for it.
I recently was able to get several AR500 IPSC type targets from Bobcat Steel (INGO advertiser).
http://bobcatsteel.com/
I painted the targets white and replaced the mild steel plate and flange with the new durable steel for shooting rifle rounds.
I installed a 66% IPSC in the middle, a 45% IPSC on the left side, and a 25% IPSC on the right side. The stand sits 206 yards from the dam where I am shooting.
My thinking in selecting the various IPSC targets was that the largest target approximated the ‘center body mass’ of a human being. (The 66% steel is 12” wide.) The two smaller targets simulated the size of the 66% target at distances farther than I am able to shoot on my property. The 45% target is equivalent to the 66% target at 300 yards and the 25% target is equivalent to the 66% target at 550 yards.
[Some people may be more comfortable relating to a full sized IPSC target. If you imagine a 100% IPSC target at 200 yards, then the 66% target would be equivalent to that 100% target at 300 yards, the 45% would be 450 yards, and the 25% would be 800 yards. Confused yet?]
Here’s the stand with the three targets.
I have some other steel and paper targets at the north end of the pond.
This is what the targets look like from the dam.
First hits on the new steel targets. I was shooting Remington .223 55 grain (MC L223R3) out of a Colt AR with 14.5” barrel.
Close up of 2 hits
I felt the surface of the targets and they are absolutely smooth. The splatter pattern can fool your eye into seeing a crater or raised center, but it isn’t really there! I had touch-up painted the targets after my shooting this evening. I went back down to the targets and took another picture to show that it is smooth under the paint.
As you can see in the ‘after’ picture, the hardened steel held up remarkably well!
Here are the equivalent distances of the different sized IPSC targets.
I really like the satisfying ‘ding’ you can hear when you make a hit on steel. Through the scope, I could see the black circle on the white target letting me know where I hit the targets. That’s why I like shooting steels for either pistols or rifles, near or far!
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ade_target_stand_for_long_distance_steel.html
It originally had a mild steel plate and flange. I intended to eventually get some AR500 steel targets for it.
I recently was able to get several AR500 IPSC type targets from Bobcat Steel (INGO advertiser).
http://bobcatsteel.com/
I painted the targets white and replaced the mild steel plate and flange with the new durable steel for shooting rifle rounds.
I installed a 66% IPSC in the middle, a 45% IPSC on the left side, and a 25% IPSC on the right side. The stand sits 206 yards from the dam where I am shooting.
My thinking in selecting the various IPSC targets was that the largest target approximated the ‘center body mass’ of a human being. (The 66% steel is 12” wide.) The two smaller targets simulated the size of the 66% target at distances farther than I am able to shoot on my property. The 45% target is equivalent to the 66% target at 300 yards and the 25% target is equivalent to the 66% target at 550 yards.
[Some people may be more comfortable relating to a full sized IPSC target. If you imagine a 100% IPSC target at 200 yards, then the 66% target would be equivalent to that 100% target at 300 yards, the 45% would be 450 yards, and the 25% would be 800 yards. Confused yet?]
Here’s the stand with the three targets.
I have some other steel and paper targets at the north end of the pond.
This is what the targets look like from the dam.
First hits on the new steel targets. I was shooting Remington .223 55 grain (MC L223R3) out of a Colt AR with 14.5” barrel.
Close up of 2 hits
I felt the surface of the targets and they are absolutely smooth. The splatter pattern can fool your eye into seeing a crater or raised center, but it isn’t really there! I had touch-up painted the targets after my shooting this evening. I went back down to the targets and took another picture to show that it is smooth under the paint.
As you can see in the ‘after’ picture, the hardened steel held up remarkably well!
Here are the equivalent distances of the different sized IPSC targets.
I really like the satisfying ‘ding’ you can hear when you make a hit on steel. Through the scope, I could see the black circle on the white target letting me know where I hit the targets. That’s why I like shooting steels for either pistols or rifles, near or far!
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