Page 8 of 8 FirstFirst ... 678
Results 71 to 78 of 78

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

  1. #71
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Pittsburgh
    Posts
    929
    Feedback Score
    2 (100%)
    Damnit Trident I just built the original saw horse stand and now I see this. . I really like that one and I also love the paint job on the target.

    My steel will be here tommorrow (Monday) so I'll put it up and take some pics but it's pretty much going to look just like your 1st one. Since the steel is only 20lbs, the horizontal pole is one of those collaspable kind like if you were to take apart one of those portable cloths hangers or basically like a shower rod except metal and stronger. That way I can mess with the width of the stand at the range and see what works best and then I'll cut a much stronger piece.

    You got some big damn flies/bees in Bama. Haha
    Last edited by Dirtyboy333; 06-12-11 at 23:47.

  2. #72
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    5,117
    Feedback Score
    7 (100%)
    .......
    Last edited by ALCOAR; 07-15-11 at 19:48.

  3. #73
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Pittsburgh
    Posts
    929
    Feedback Score
    2 (100%)
    Those are some neat looking fragments. I just tracked my package and it says delivered. On my way home from work in Pitt about 25min from home.

    Living in a rusty steel mill/ coal mine region, being excited to see a piece of steel is definately a first for me.

  4. #74
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    5,117
    Feedback Score
    7 (100%)
    .......
    Last edited by ALCOAR; 07-15-11 at 19:48.

  5. #75
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Corpus Christi, Texas
    Posts
    2,251
    Feedback Score
    7 (100%)
    Will a 5.56 have enough energy to spin a 12" ar500 plate at 500 yards, give or take?

    On a side note, I have a LMT mk18 (block 2 type) coming tomorrow. I'm looking forward to seeing how this performs compared to my MRP did. Though my MRP was a 12", I did use a 10.5" barrel for a while.

    This will be my first short barrel LMT that's not the MRP. I'm lookon forward to it.

  6. #76
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Pittsburgh
    Posts
    929
    Feedback Score
    2 (100%)
    That sounds great Trident. CMP really is great. I personally put a huge weight when judging a company on shipping time and they shipped faster than Midway. Ive been spoiled lately and anything less than same day or in some cases next day shipping doesn't cut it for me.

    Although I'm very interested in seeing this target you mentioned I most likely won't be purchasing one. Im satisfied with my 12x20 and I've only had a chance to shoot at it once for about 5min. It was alot of fun and I can't wait till the weekend.

    First 4 shots were all hits with TULA and a GI trigger @400. The only misses were a few shots that a buddy shot. Moving it back to 600 with my SMK handloads this weekend. My range is awesome. I have shoot across a couple valleys and it looks alot further than it really is. Thanks for influencing me to pick up this target. The first "ring" instantly made LR shooting my favorite shooting.

    It really gives me great confidence knowing that my little carbine can reach out and "touch" something if it ever needs to.

    ETA: I forgot to mention that 3 shots hit the edge of the target and there was no chipping whatsoever. They were just 55 gr so maybe that's why.

    Last edited by Dirtyboy333; 06-21-11 at 20:19.

  7. #77
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    5,117
    Feedback Score
    7 (100%)
    .......
    Last edited by ALCOAR; 07-15-11 at 19:48.

  8. #78
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Pittsburgh
    Posts
    929
    Feedback Score
    2 (100%)
    For now and the foreseeable future, mine is mounted like this:

    I'm just using an expandable metal pole from an old "portable closet/clothes hanger" for the crossbar. The target is hung with 2 toe straps doubled over to raise the height. The stand is just a simple 2x4 sAw horse.

    I put a 1/2" bolt with a washer through the target mounting hole. I bought a 4' strip of "holed sheet metal?" from Lowes for under 5 bucks (see pics). I then cut it to a length that when centered on back of the target it is long enough to allow 2 holes on each side of the "neck" of the target. I then bent the strip 90 degrees on both sides so it is flush with the "neck". Then, of course, I hooked through the rearmost holes in the mounting bar with the tow strap hooks.

    The reason I bent the 2 ends rearward is bc when u connect the tow hooks the weight is off center and forces the target to slightly angle down which CMP recommends for target longevity.

    It seems to be perfect. No matter where the bullet strikes the target is static moments later. I haven't hit super low on it yet but Ive kicked it and it doesn't swing much at all. The only issue is that it's sometimes hard to hear if u hit high on the target but once I got used to what a miss sounded like it became much easier to determine.

    In the pics there is a nut missing that was holding it all together. I guess I need a lock washer or something.



    Last edited by Dirtyboy333; 06-21-11 at 22:28.

Page 8 of 8 FirstFirst ... 678

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •