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Thread: Shooting a SPR(18" SS) & CQB (10.5" CL) at a new CMP steel target: captured in HD

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    The only thing those rifles have in common with ACTUAL SPRs and MK18s is the barrel length. Calling a rifle with a 10.3" barrel a Mk18 is as accurate as calling a Colt 6921 an "M4". Pure thread-bait marketing.

    Couldn't you have just said: "A duel between the 18" SS barrel and a 10.5" CL barrel captured in HD"?

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    Seriously Rob, your being a Troll. You post NOTHING of use anymore, only negative things. You seem to like to put your self on a high horse, with everyone else being a bottom feeder compared to you. I'd hate to see how you treat your friends and family, if you have any left that will still associate with you.....


    Trident - keep up the posts. lots of people have talked about those shots being possible, but its nice to see video of it actually happening.....

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    I'm not sure how we covered so much in so few posts, and I'm more than a little perplexed why people are at each others' throats. Please stop the direct frontal assaults on one another. Disagree, respectfully.

    One, or more, people need to step back from the internet for a minute, and take a deep breath.

    We value people's input on our forum, but for the love of God, act like we're all in the same room having this conversation - instead of behind a keyboard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boss Hogg View Post
    "Only little flaw, a shot took a small chip off the edge but from my understanding any high quality AR500 plate will do the same."

    Plates that chip on the edges are not high quality.
    The sides of the plate lost some of it's stress because of the heat from the cut.
    Completely normal on AR500.

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    I love shooting steel, especially at longer distance. My 10.5" Noveske bbl will do it too, and I have no delusions of ever making that shot in my real life, but it's good to know I can do it.

    I am curious about the shots in the video though, was there a distinct purpose to the attempted double taps at 240yds? It would seem that type of distance would warrant better trigger control. Curious if that was just "see if it can be done" or some other mindset.

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    My 3/8" AR500 special abrasion resistant steel was purchased from Regol-G directly, and cut in to 12"x12" squares, with plasma cut holes for mounting. I've given plates to several people, and it takes the abuse for quite a long time. It's easily some of the best AR500 I've seen used, and the guys shooting the plates I gave them tend to agree.

    The heat from cutting ruins the temper right at the edges, and I suppose it's possible that some outfits re-temper their plates to make a consistent surface from edge to edge. No idea. I know the edges on my plates will get nicked from time to time, but the face holds up to M193 & M855 @ sub-50yds pretty easily. Handgun rounds don't even mark it. 338 Lapua ball ammo at 35yds left no discernable imprint. 50BMG at 152yds bent it due to the way it was mounted in the berm.
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    I like the fact that there are actually people are out there putting rounds downrange and exploring capabilities with their ARs.

    I don't know about the mods here, but I just find it weird that someone with 11,700 posts on the forum is acting like an envious immature troll.
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    Understood. That is being addresseed; in the meantime, let's keep this on an even keel.

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    DirtyBoy333, the lack of vapor trail in the vid of the 10.5" gun could be from several reasons. You hit the first one, lack of velocity. The lighting may have an effect, but I wonder if the camera angle was the same for both, as this will also have an effect on your ability to see the trail.

    Boss Hogg, while working for HK and teaching at several ranges with more then a few different types of steel (Action Target, Porta Target, Arntzen, Salute, Larue, just to name some of the ones I can recall) I can tell you I have seen all of them display some damage due to 5.56 edge hits. Some plates display more or less damage then others but I have yet to see one that didn't have at least a small ding from an edge hit. There may be something out there. I have yet to see it.

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    Looks like you hammered it good! I like the impact sound a round makes on steel.

    I guess I'm like most. The major difference here would be the downrange energy of the round. Not that it really matters on steel. Any noticable trajectory drop with the shorter barrel? With lower velocity I'd think it would have some.

    I've got two 8"x12" plates on stands. One is set a 167 yds and the other is 275 yds. Weird yardages I know. Had to place them with a safe backstop. They have been a blast to shoot.

    Working on my 400 yd one now that I have my big loader back to the house. Got the dirt backstop done and have a 24"w x 48"h x 3/8"tk plate I'm going to anchor in the ground. I'll leave 30" of the 48" exposed and end up with a 24"w x 30"h target. Can't wait to take shots at it this weekend.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TRIDENT82 View Post
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    This new steel target I bought from Custom Metal Products (CMP) for a total cost including shipping of $91, is easily one of the best pickups I made in some time. I only needed to have one extremely fun day with it and my AR's to know just how great these steel targets are.



    Do you have a link to the company? It seems google has a whole list of companies by that name.

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