WELL THIS AINT HICKOK45 .........but

[picker]

If you can't weld, just make the holes in the target square, then use carriage bolts and attach the chains to the end of a 3" bolt to achieve the same downward angle.

Thanks men good idea's
Best/joe

 

[Byrd666]

Looks like you're gettin' all the ingredients together, I just need to know when to start listening for the dinner bell.

 

[picker]

 

[35Remington]

Can't see it

 

[picker]

Yeah, I think I'm gonna give up on the pic deal /to small to see what you are posting and then it gets loaded upside down ect.
Anyway no big deal just a few targets I have added, with more to come.
best/joe

 

[Moonpie]

Still waiting on range invite.

 

[35Remington]

Here you go bud.

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

Nice

 

[BIGPAPIGREG]

Still waiting on range invite.

What he said^^^^

 

[Thegomezclan]

Looking good

 

[vmax]

Nice job. Nice range.

one suggestion, if you ever use those for pistol or rifle at closer than 100 yards, you will want to angle the face of the target slightly down for the bullet to deflect downward.

I learned this the hard way. Now all of my steel targets have a slight tilt downward to prevent a bullet or jacket from coming back.

I was shot in the shoulder last year with a jacket from a 30.06 a guy was shooting next to me at a steel gong at 50 plus yards.
It came almost straight back and tagged me pretty hard and drove the jacket into my skin and I had to yank it out, because it was HOT.

What I do is fasten my hanging chains a couple of inches down from the top of the target and it causes them to angle slightly down.

I like your frame design, is that sucker rod?

 

[40Arpent]

Nice job. Nice range.

one suggestion, if you ever use those for pistol or rifle at closer than 100 yards, you will want to angle the face of the target slightly down for the bullet to deflect downward.

I learned this the hard way. Now all of my steel targets have a slight tilt downward to prevent a bullet or jacket from coming back.

I was shot in the shoulder last year with a jacket from a 30.06 a guy was shooting next to me at a steel gong at 50 plus yards.
It came almost straight back and tagged me pretty hard and drove the jacket into my skin and I had to yank it out, because it was HOT.

What I do is fasten my hanging chains a couple of inches down from the top of the target and it causes them to angle slightly down.

You missed the posts where this was already addressed, illustrations and directions included. LOL

 

[vmax]

but I had to tell me story of being shot.

 

[40Arpent]

but I had to tell me story of being shot.

I know.

Seriously though, that's pretty damn scary. Were those targets AR500 steel?

 

[vmax]

I know.

Seriously though, that's pretty damn scary. Were those targets AR500 steel?

no, they were just heavy mild steel scrap from a welding shop

I will never forget the sound it made coming at me. It was headed for my throat area and I tried to do a drop to avoid it, and it nailed me in my left shoulder.

I just pays to be safe when shooting steel

 

[picker]

Nice job. Nice range.

one suggestion, if you ever use those for pistol or rifle at closer than 100 yards, you will want to angle the face of the target slightly down for the bullet to deflect downward.

I learned this the hard way. Now all of my steel targets have a slight tilt downward to prevent a bullet or jacket from coming back.

I was shot in the shoulder last year with a jacket from a 30.06 a guy was shooting next to me at a steel gong at 50 plus yards.
It came almost straight back and tagged me pretty hard and drove the jacket into my skin and I had to yank it out, because it was HOT.

What I do is fasten my hanging chains a couple of inches down from the top of the target and it causes them to angle slightly down.

I like your frame design, is that sucker rod?

No it's not sucker rod, thinking about this if I do some others or have some done I will use sucker rod.
i got a set of cow pens built out of used oil field pipe and sucker rod, good stuff.
Best/joe

 

[picker]

Here you go bud.

Thanks man, I appreciate it, not very computer literate on this end (smile]
Best/joe

 

[picker]

but I had to tell me story of being shot.

Yeah, I got lotsa distance between me and targets plus they swing so it takes some of the momentum out of the bullets.
That getting shot crap is for the birds, when I work the S Texas place along the Rio Grande, those damn meskins like to shoot at me from the mexican side, with 22's one got lucky once and hit me in the leg, still carry that scar.
Best/picker

 

[TexasBrandon]

Should have returned fire with quad .50s in the back of a halftrack. Bet they wouldn't ever think about doing it again.

 

[Force_Multiplier]

I think it looks awesome! Keep up the work!