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Post by manofsteel on Feb 23, 2018 7:51:32 GMT -7
 This is a 12" plate and the hanger holds it fine...but not sure what will happen when you hit it with 1000 lbs of force. These are the T-post hangers that we bought from tractor supply for $4 and then modified. |
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Post by jc91087 on Feb 23, 2018 8:21:03 GMT -7
Just some thoughts from a guy that's also made his own target hangers before. Assuming rifle shooters are just like handgun shooters, the chain and the t-post hanger are almost guaranteed to be hit. You'll also want to sure that you're using the higher quality bolt so it can withstand being shot.
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Post by manofsteel on Feb 23, 2018 9:14:50 GMT -7
Agreed! I got grade 8 chain, and for my 2/3 IPSC targets, the hanger will hide the chain nicely. The bolts in the picture I'm sure are grade 5 because I have 100 of them sitting in a bucket. I know William has made some changes to his hangers and needs to see how they work. This is kinda what we are copying: hangfasttargets.com/products/fail-safe-target-hanger |
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Post by Admin on Feb 23, 2018 10:06:48 GMT -7
Having had to fix numerous steel target hangers of several varieties I think the perfect one does not exist. This one would work fine but as noted, bolts and chains and the
T post being hit are the weak spots. I look forward to hearing how it holds up to a good workout of rifle hits at 300 to 500 yards.
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Post by spartan260 on Feb 23, 2018 14:09:58 GMT -7
With rifles grade 8 is a waste of money, trust me I have shot plenty of bolts, the grade 8 will punch through a target just as well as a grade 5 when struck by a rifle round. They are both still made of medium carbon alloy steel, one just has a bit higher tensile strength. Neither are effective at resisting a bullet impact. The best thing to do would be to buy some annealed S7 tool steel stock, have a machinist make you some bolts out of it and then send them off to a heat-treater and have them hardened. S7 is very tough and will get to about 56 Rockwell C (about 575 brinell). I have never tried this, but it should result in a bolt that is actually stronger than AR500 plate.
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Post by spartan260 on Feb 23, 2018 14:11:00 GMT -7
Just some thoughts from a guy that's also made his own target hangers before. Assuming rifle shooters are just like handgun shooters, the chain and the t-post hanger are almost guaranteed to be hit. You'll also want to sure that you're using the higher quality bolt so it can withstand being shot. No, rifle shooters never miss the target. |
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Post by manofsteel on Feb 23, 2018 16:36:06 GMT -7
With rifles grade 8 is a waste of money, trust me I have shot plenty of bolts, the grade 8 will punch through a target just as well as a grade 5 when struck by a rifle round. They are both still made of medium carbon alloy steel, one just has a bit higher tensile strength. Neither are effective at resisting a bullet impact. The best thing to do would be to buy some annealed S7 tool steel stock, have a machinist make you some bolts out of it and then send them off to a heat-treater and have them hardened. S7 is very tough and will get to about 56 Rockwell C (about 575 brinell). I have never tried this, but it should result in a bolt that is actually stronger than AR500 plate. My head hurts |
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