Michael J. Spangler
07-18-2013, 11:56 PM
saw a close up of some of the steel on hickock45s YouTube videos and saw that he was using them. I ran out right away to buy one
http://m.lowes.com/product?langId=-1&storeId=10702&catalogId=10051&productId=3342786&store=1832&view=detail
I picked up a similar hook at ocean state job lot today. $9 and change.
It was a little too tall as is so once it was in the ground I pulled down on the hook to get a little bend to the whole thing and bring the target height down a good 12" or so
Plopped it right into the base of the berm and hung a 10" diameter 1/2" steel plate on it. Cheap and easy. It held up great about 75 round of 357 about 50 rounds of 38 about 300 rounds of 45 (not all made contact) and a good 10 hits with 223 that put some craters in it. The hook took 7 rounds direct from the pistols with no ill effect. It pivots downward so the rounds slap down to the berm.
As far as plates a friend had some scrap from work. I'm sure the local scrap yard could set you up with some plate on the cheap though.
I hope this helps some of you out if you're looking for an inexpensive way to shoot steel.
http://m.lowes.com/product?langId=-1&storeId=10702&catalogId=10051&productId=3342786&store=1832&view=detail
I picked up a similar hook at ocean state job lot today. $9 and change.
It was a little too tall as is so once it was in the ground I pulled down on the hook to get a little bend to the whole thing and bring the target height down a good 12" or so
Plopped it right into the base of the berm and hung a 10" diameter 1/2" steel plate on it. Cheap and easy. It held up great about 75 round of 357 about 50 rounds of 38 about 300 rounds of 45 (not all made contact) and a good 10 hits with 223 that put some craters in it. The hook took 7 rounds direct from the pistols with no ill effect. It pivots downward so the rounds slap down to the berm.
As far as plates a friend had some scrap from work. I'm sure the local scrap yard could set you up with some plate on the cheap though.
I hope this helps some of you out if you're looking for an inexpensive way to shoot steel.