Texas star

[Hawk]

I quickly did this in "Paint" from memory. The spring is heavy in construction but very light in action (springiness), just enough to hold the lever lightly against the plate. There are 2 pins (not shown) side by side to keep the plate from twisting. The pins (not drawn to size) are very short, just enough to hold the plate but not tall so the plate can't come off the arm when hit. I'm guessing it will be trial and error to get the right spring pressure. The hole to pin size is also important because the plate actually levers off the pins when driven back by bullet hits. The holes in the plate need to be about 20% bigger than the pin diameter, again trial and error. BTW, the one at PMSC will work down to 22 rifle hits, never tried 22 pistol on it.

[Emptymag]

Originally Posted by Hawk

...BTW, the one at PMSC will work down to 22 rifle hits, never tried 22 pistol on it.

.22 pistol works too. I think it depends on where you hit the plate, but I was able to knock them off using someone's .22 pistol.

[P89]

You're the man Hawk!
I thinking of something in those lines but completely backwards of what you just showed me. We'll see how trail & error goes.