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Looking to buy some steel targets similar as to ones used in NLR shoots, for practice sessions and not may places I've found selling individual targets with hangers especially smaller ones from 1/2"-2".
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67R/T
Any pictures of them? Preferably with dimensions
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FimRire Ronglifle
I like this place and the Friday Sale likely cometh soon.
www.d-mtargets.com

AR500 1/4" Rimfire Shooting Targets

AR500 1/4" steel practice targets. Targets are carefully engineered with reactivity and durability as a highest priority in each design. Quick and simple to set up and take down with generally no tool needed for assembly.
www.d-mtargets.com

the pop cans are fun and the KYL rack from here I have recognized not only in my range but various places I shoot at.

I also have the 'zombie' where you can call the hand shots, feet etc to get small on at 50 yards

I also like MGM for the octagons for CF and use one at 175 yards in 8".
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Check e-bay. They always have something in steel targets.
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67R/T
I can cut the plate easy enough. Just not sure it would be worth doing
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Depends on the steel price AR 500 and what your time is worth. Sometimes it is cheaper to buy already made.
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T0rtuga
For KYL and specialty plates, I will order online. For generic plates, I like to stay local and avoid hefty shipping prices.
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67R/T
I would think steel targets would be pretty steep to ship.
1/4" is about 10.2 pounds per square foot. If you can find a local guy with a small CNC plasma table....those guys love cutting for people. It's a way to recapture some of their costs. With a .22 round I'm not sure that the steel would have to be AR400 or AR500. I would think A36 would be fine. For that matter....a plasma cutter would not care about the different alloys.
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67R/T said:
I can cut the plate easy enough. Just not sure it would be worth doing
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Don't get me started.
My rifle club (understandably for reasons of liability) only allows the use of commercially made steel targets out of at a minimum AR500 steel.
I work in a steel mill with access to literally unlimited amounts of 3/8" and 1/2" steel plate and every imaginable tool to cut and fabricate it into targets of almost any size or shape including welders and plasma air-arc cutters.
I made up of 20 1/2" thick universal mounting targets from 2" to 12" only to find out I couldn't use them. To get caught using unapproved steel targets is a serious offence at my rifle club.

Doesn't help I am a very good fabricator and a AWS D1.1 1G certified all position welder.
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67R/T
I feel your pain. I wonder if they require the same target material for pellet gun matches.......
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I've had good luck with targets from these guys. They often have
2nds sales regularly.

shootingtargets7.com

ShootingTargets7 AR500 Targets ➡️ FREE Shipping @ $99

ShootingTargets7 ➡️ Veteran Owned Operated | Certified USA Steel | Made in USA | Laser cut | Zinc plated Targets |Same or Next Day Shipping
shootingtargets7.com

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DMTJAGER said:
Don't get me started.
My rifle club (understandably for reasons of liability) only allows the use of commercially made steel targets out of at a minimum AR500 steel.
I work in a steel mill with access to literally unlimited amounts of 3/8" and 1/2" steel plate and every imaginable tool to cut and fabricate it into targets of almost any size or shape including welders and plasma air-arc cutters.
I made up of 20 1/2" thick universal mounting targets from 2" to 12" only to find out I couldn't use them. To get caught using unapproved steel targets is a serious offence at my rifle club.

Doesn't help I am a very good fabricator and a AWS D1.1 1G certified all position welder.
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would you be up to selling some of your targets
thanks Gary
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gunguy308
If you want the same ones as NRL22, JC Steel Targets is the manufacturer

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eBay used to have a wide selection of steel targets. As far as shipping, those "flat rate" USPS boxes are good up to 75 pounds I think. I've ordered a number of targets from eBay and all have worked quite well.
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Lightning1993
gunguy308 said:
I'd you want the same ones as NRL22, JC Steel Targets is the manufacturer

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Thanks will look in to them
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67R/T
Is there really a good market here for these targets?
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BowChamp
Just picked up one of these from this place. It works great. Maybe they have what you're looking for.

Bird Beak Plant Land lot Waterfowl


shootingtargets7.com

ShootingTargets7 AR500 Targets ➡️ FREE Shipping @ $99

ShootingTargets7 ➡️ Veteran Owned Operated | Certified USA Steel | Made in USA | Laser cut | Zinc plated Targets |Same or Next Day Shipping
shootingtargets7.com
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Jester560
I get hot rolled steel ates off of Amazon. Get 2 pieces 6x6x.25 thick for $25
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I bought several AR500 from Shootsteel, like 10yrs ago, Years ago, AR500 Steel Gong Shooting Targets [Low Prices Fast Shipping]
Later some from Shootingtargets 7, AR500 Steel Gong Shooting Targets [Low Prices Fast Shipping]
Might have one or two from Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ar500+go...efix=ar500+gong,sporting,155&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

We use 3/8" for pistols at more then 10yds and rifles at 200yds or more, small targets at 100yds rifle are 1/2" on straps.
For .22LR we use 1/4" to get the best sound.
1/2" at 300yds+ for 223 dont move much and make a dull thud.

Speed kills AR500, keep impact speed under 2800fps, projectile weight just makes it louder.

Dont forget the chains or straps to hang them from.
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At my club the TARGETS must be of AR500 steel but the HANGERS do not
Just ordered 36 2" egg AR500 3/8" steel targets and will build my own target hangers.
Also ordered a NYL target and several targets and hangers from JC steel targets.
Beauty of my club is weekends are busy but M-Wed are slow and after 11/1 M-Thus I rarely have visitors but unless weather sucks weekends are busy year round.
M-Thurs I can put out a couple dozen steel targets and as many clay birds as I want and enjoy hours of shooting.
I'm going to buy several 100 pieces of sidewalk chalk and make them into exploding targets as well.
I only wish I had stumbled onto the 22lr precision game years ago.
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