shooting steel plates

[Statkowski]

Out in my neck of the woods, plenty of people shoot steel plates. I think they're called roadside signs.

[27hand]

Shootin steel art. Caution, do not shoot cratered steel.



I did my own personal steel penetration test with a piece of 1/2" thick mild steel.

9mm,40, .44mag
AR,SKS,AK,Spanish FR-8,Ishy 2A,Rem 760, Marlin 336,300 WM

Keeps me out of the bars.

Here's a group shoot favorite and a few others.






27hand

[TechTeach]

I shoot USPSA and per the rule book the minum distance for steel is 23 feet. For those who shoot USPSA and are members this is the rule:

2.1.3 Minimum Distances – Whenever metal targets or metal hard cover are
used in a course of fire, precautions must be taken so that competitors
and Match Officials maintain a minimum distance of 23 feet from them
while they are being shot. Where possible, this should be done with
physical barriers. If Fault Lines are used to limit the approach to metal
targets, they must be placed at least 26 feet from the targets so that the
competitor may inadvertently fault the line and still be outside the 23
feet minimum distance.

Has anyone seen this video on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABGIJwiGBc

That's what can happen when you shoot at steel if it's not of the proper type for handgun or rifle.

[MrBi11]

I'll have to get a picture on the 1¾" thick plate with holes straight through it.






[there ½" diameter holes]
and I wouldn't think of trying it at 26 feet

[bogey1]

1" AR steel @200 yrds 50bmg (ball wont penetrate)

[andrewjs18]

Originally Posted by bogey1

1" AR steel @200 yrds 50bmg (ball wont penetrate)

nice..where do you shoot steel?

[YBNORMAL]

work wont let me look at youtube so im not sure if the link that was posted is what i have seen, go to youtube and type in 50 cal. ricochett, or something similar to that. this guy is shooting a 50 and it comes back and takes off his ear protection!!! you can even hear it coming back!!

scary stuff

[Vig]

Originally Posted by YBNORMAL

work wont let me look at youtube so im not sure if the link that was posted is what i have seen, go to youtube and type in 50 cal. ricochett, or something similar to that. this guy is shooting a 50 and it comes back and takes off his ear protection!!! you can even hear it coming back!!

scary stuff

[bogey1]

Originally Posted by andrewjs18

nice..where do you shoot steel?

up state at my brother in laws (sweet valley)

[animalmother85]

Originally Posted by ReconLdr

I love shooting the steel plates and bowling pins. Nothing like seeing a reation when you hit.

I am hoping to get up to Ridgeway this summer. They have steel targets of deer, bear etc... out to 1000yds.

where exactly is this?