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190 SXR vs 1/4" steel plate @ 1/2 mile
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 548570" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>Hi guys....I recently built a longe range steel target to practice at 880 yards and beyond. It looks like BEYOND is the operative word! It is a 20" round steel piece 1/4" thick. I got thinking about the ballistics of the whole setup and started doubting whether 1/4" would suffice even with my thin skinned SXR bullets. Before I took it out, I decided to shoot at close range with a known reduced load that duplicated my 300 Sherman at 880 yards which is around 1953'/second with a muzzle velocity of 3015'. I bored a 1/2" hole clear through it! Good expansion huh!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p>So my question is; what do you guys use for steel long range work? It looks like 3/8" minimun, or maybe even 1/2"? I know it also depends on the hardness of the steel. </p><p>Thanks in advance........Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 548570, member: 13833"] Hi guys....I recently built a longe range steel target to practice at 880 yards and beyond. It looks like BEYOND is the operative word! It is a 20" round steel piece 1/4" thick. I got thinking about the ballistics of the whole setup and started doubting whether 1/4" would suffice even with my thin skinned SXR bullets. Before I took it out, I decided to shoot at close range with a known reduced load that duplicated my 300 Sherman at 880 yards which is around 1953'/second with a muzzle velocity of 3015'. I bored a 1/2" hole clear through it! Good expansion huh!:D So my question is; what do you guys use for steel long range work? It looks like 3/8" minimun, or maybe even 1/2"? I know it also depends on the hardness of the steel. Thanks in advance........Rich [/QUOTE]
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