Shooting steel targets

[DeepSouthSteel.comtargets]

hey kman, you bought those from me. call me if you have any questions or meet up with me in buford and we can shoot together. the top target is shot with a single .22 at around 40 yards. you can see how the bullet splatters. the bottom target was shot with a subsonic .308 at 35yrds the middle of the target was hit with a .308. at 35 yards. the bottom of the target was hit with 556. at 35 yards. you do want the bullets to splatter. you dont want to take chunks out of the target. we were shooting it way too close. like i told you we are just getting started we have made some changes since your purchase last week, including chain hanging systems. should have all the new stuff on our website at the end of this week. nothing is 100% safe but use common sense and be mindful of distances and types of ammo you are using.

 

[mach1yell]

What will help is the angle of the plates. The holders you have make the plates face you directly which is suboptimal. The Chambliss welding guy said he used to make those and had problems with ricochets from the hangars.
A better solution would be to use a 2-3" bolt to hang the gongs. Use washers, but use a nylon locking nut at the back. The weight of the gong will cause the chain to ride to the back of the bolt up against the nut and away from gong. Hanging in this position will cause the gong to face slightly down in it's resting position.

Kinda like this, but even further back on the bolt:

I have hung mine this way too, no problems. Never shoot a a level flat plate.

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