Reactionary Target

[pathfinder]

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[Doc Highwall]

Nice! But I did not see hearing protection or eye protection. Maybe it will not affect you now but later in life you will be glad that you wear both. Ask me how I know. What?

[jmorris]

Yep, shooting steel that close without glasses is asking for trouble.

[waksupi]

Very dangerous.

[NoZombies]

^^^ I agree with those guys about the safety issues.

But the target looks good, get some shooting glasses and earmuffs, and go to town!

[Jailer]

Definitely do everything to protect your hearing.

I'm 41 and have been wearing hearing aids for 11 years now. They are VERRY expensive and hearing loss sux.

Oh, nice work on the target.

[TCLouis]

Dang it was edited at 8:20 and I come by at 8:27, of course I have seen for sale items go quicker than that.

I assume it was removed due to danger issue.

We should always wear safety glasses and hearing protection when we are shooting or around others who are.

[Artful]

Well didn't see it but hearing issue is one reason I started buying suppressors for some of my shooting iron. Doesn't make all of 'em hearing safe but really cuts down on what the plugs have to filter out. Shooting steel I'll say at least 30 yards as those little fragments it create stick pretty good when they hit ya.

[Jim]

I never got to see it.

[NoZombies]

Basically it was like a larger version of one of the rimfire self-resetting targets. It looked to be well made, and functioned pretty well, but the folks shooting where without shooting glasses and hearing protection. I think he took the link down to get less guff from people about the safety issues.

[Von Gruff]

Yes it is a shame that after the first comment on no eye's and ears's so many thought to make similar posts with nothing on how well made the target was or how much fun it would be for an afternoons plinking. It did look exceptionally well made and stood up to what looked like a hefty 44 mag load from the SBH.

Von Gruff.

[Jim]

I have one of then factory made models. It's suitable for up to .44 Mag. Janet shoots at it with her model 19, but "eyes and ears" are mandatory around here.

[Von Gruff]

I made one for myself that while not necessarily reactionary, dose give a resounding clang when hit. I used a piece of wearalloy (digger bucket and dozer blade steel) Main square is 8x8in and is just the right size for (and stands up to) my 404 Jeffery with hard cast 350gn GC boolits at 2365fps. Smaller top square is a good test for the 22LR and 7x57.
Usually it is painted matt black with a 3in blaze green dot on the botton and a 1 1/2 in dot on top.

Like Jim and I think most of us I always have eyes and ears on.

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv39/VonGruff/steelplate003.jpg


Of course there were a few mis hits earlier on so had to give it a protective shield.

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv39/VonGruff/steelplate002.jpg

Von Gruff.

[waksupi]

Some comments here want me to offer an apology to Pathfinder. You built a fine and fun target, but we overlooked it in the safety aspects. You did a fine job, and I wish I had a target like that.

[TCLouis]

It looks like the misses would hard on the rose bush and fence!

Guess that teaches one to stay on target.

Boolit splatter ought to be hard to recover in that gray gravel though.

[Von Gruff]

It looks like the misses would hard on the rose bush and fence!

Guess that teaches one to stay on target.

Boolit splatter ought to be hard to recover in that gray gravel though.

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Von Gruff.