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Ok guys i see that I need to invest in some AR500 targets. I live in Georgia so keep this in mind when calculating shipping... Where is the cheapest place on the net to buy AR500 targets? Any suggestions?
I've always bought from Quality Targets and have no complaints. Wideners appears to have good prices and I hear they're very reliable.
I have never shot one, but the Evil Roy (Action Targets) line usually gets high marks. I looked at those awhile ago and at that time it didn't appear that you could get the head in 1/2 inch AR500. I want to be able to put a lot of 5.56 rounds on these targets from distances as close as 50 yards, but maybe you'd find Evil Roy would be suitable for you.
Last edited by Hmac; 03-26-11 at 08:17.
I actually did a side by side comparison of M193 and M855 on AR450 targets at 45 yards. Both shot with a 20" musket. This was years back and the photos were hosted on ARF's server... thus, they're lost.
Anyway. M193 pocked the metal about twice as deep as M855.
I assure you we sheared a hole in AR500 plate. It wasn't penetration. It was metal failure in the gong. A plug of the gone got pushed out the back side. The direct result of shooting M193 on 500 at under 50 yards.
"What would a $2,000 Geissele Super Duty do that a $500 PSA door buster on Black Friday couldn't do?" - Stopsign32v
Hmac gives good suggestions. If you can fashion your own stand, you'll save money by just buying the actual gong.
Pappabear, here, has some nice MGM (i think) targets that hang off of a 2X4 shaft that sticks in MGM's stand. They angle the bullet splatter right into the ground... I'm sure they're pricey though.
"What would a $2,000 Geissele Super Duty do that a $500 PSA door buster on Black Friday couldn't do?" - Stopsign32v
We shoot mostly .223, but periodically we'll (Bomb Squad) get a bunch of surplus XM193 for destruction and we usually will destroy a lot of it through various rifles (excellent malfunction drill material ). No question that it's harder on the AR500, but we don't have any craters, plugs, or divots on any of the 1/2 inch stuff.
There is a wide variability in what various places call "AR500".
i just found an ad in the local craigslist section for "stock steel, $.30/lb" and advertise many shapes and size, including plate... assuming they have good size 3/8"+ plate, what are the odds likely cheap scrap steel can handle rifle rounds at 100m?
that'd be like $20 for a 2x2 plate of 3/8". $5 for 1x1 chunks of the same, for pistolio.
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