Steel Target Thickness?

[shropshire dan 467]

Hi all im thinking of have a local steel works make me a fox target and want to know the ideal thickness of the steel. Its for a .22-250 and obviously dont want penetration

 

Thanks in advance

Dan

[Coypu Hunter 486]

Depends on the steel! What gauge and hardness did you have in mind?

[doie1 22]

I don't have a cf but work in a steel factory I say 10-15mm would be sufficient. The thicker you go, the more multiple shots in the same place it would take before penetrating but if your lugging it around it could get heavy.

[Elmo 0]

Morning Dan

 

I made one using 10mm checker plate

My .22-250 home loads with Hornady V-max bullets make a neat 12mm hole clean through it at 150 yrds, so you will need at least 15mm plate

 

Regards

 

Ed

[Cliff Ray 185]

The lightest solution without penetration would probably be some form of reactive armour. Try two very thin sheets with a load of primers glues between them and post the results

[Alsone 789]

Thick!

 

Here's .22-250 vs 3/8" steel. Described as armour plate but I seriously doubt that.

 

You also need to balance hardness as if you go to hard, the steel will be more brittle and could shatter.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrUwgIiZuFU

 

 

Personally, I'd buy a few small squares of different thickness steels, say 3" square and run some tests.

 

I'm geussing though you're going to need something between 1/2" and 3/4" unless you hinge the target.

Edited August 21, 2014 by Alsone

[shropshire dan 467]

Cheers chaps. Ill get some samples and test them. I have a 1/2" steel plate and the soft points go through and the polymer tips make a deep indent at 100yards. Weight isnt a problem as I plan on leaving it in the field so its a one time lift lol.

 

Thanks again

[foxyfowler 5]

Google Hardox targets. All you need to know. Andy

[shropshire dan 467]

Cheers Andy great bit of info their.

 

Atb

Dan

[andyf 144]

Its the 'type' of steel as much as the thickness, I was given 2 x 15" square steel plates, 15mm thick mild steel, heavy and just right?

At 100 yards 22.250, .270 & 7x57 all went straight through making a roughly double calibre sized 'silver' hole.

It didn't even make much of a 'clang'.

Oh dear.

[shropshire dan 467]

I picked up a inch thick steel plate from work today (scrap)

 

Its crazy heavy and about as big as a dinner plate going to try that but angled to deflect bullet it it ricochets.

[Cushty mush 95]

Try'd all that dan untill you start

Blowing holes in 1"steel targets you'll

Have no idea how much velocity (power)

A c/f has google ar500 targets 10mm & youtube

You'll never get fru um

 

Probably why these use ar500 steel on armed vehicles lol

Make shore you post some pics when there full of holes aswell lol

Atb cm

[Cedric 132]

We need some pics of that set up !

[drakeshead gunner 26]

For multiple use you will be looking at least 20mm hardox dam, friend of mine has .223 and I work in a steel yard my self. 20mm hardox with a ballistic tip leaves a slight indentation but would take 3 maybe four round on round shots before completely going through. We used 20mm mild steel and two shots saw an end to that. I managed to get a scrap piece If 70mm plate which should last him a while haha

[NELS0N 457]

I picked up a inch thick steel plate from work today (scrap)

 

Its crazy heavy and about as big as a dinner plate going to try that but angled to deflect bullet it it ricochets.

If you angle the plate then the round has to pass through more steel.