Targets mother load

Tikkamike · Oct 20, 2018

A local oilfield machine shop went out of business recently and they had an online auction I saw a pallet of steel that looked like I could possibly get a few targets out of and the bonus is 99% of it already has holes machined in the corners. ... so I bid on it and won it for $85! It's not AR500 it's just mild steel but the price was right so I figured I'll shoot it till it's too full of holes to be a target. yesterday I went to pick it up, and ends up I underestimated how much steel was there. Turns out it's 14k lbs of steel so it looks like I'm set for tArgets for a bit. The pieces are from 5/8"-1" thigh and range from 12" to 24" squares and rectangles to full sheets that will need cut.

Hand Skills · Oct 20, 2018

Haha! Nice score! I don't envy you on the logistics side of things though. How are you going to get it all home?

Tikkamike · Oct 20, 2018

They loaded it on a trailer with a telehandler then I took it to my shop and unloaded it with the skidsteer...

Bcwn · Oct 20, 2018

Congrats for sure! I wonder if AR 500 is heavier weight wise and not just strength, but hey if you shoot some real soft nose stuff maybe it will last a while. Ill bet you find some stuff in there thats hard as AR 500

Wedgy · Oct 20, 2018

Congratulations !
You shouldn't have too much trouble with 1" thick.
Start thinking of your hangers

gohring3006 · Oct 20, 2018

Tikkamike said:
A local oilfield machine shop went out of business recently and they had an online auction I saw a pallet of steel that looked like I could possibly get a few targets out of and the bonus is 99% of it already has holes machined in the corners. ... so I bid on it and won it for $85! It's not AR500 it's just mild steel but the price was right so I figured I'll shoot it till it's too full of holes to be a target. yesterday I went to pick it up, and ends up I underestimated how much steel was there. Turns out it's 14k lbs of steel so it looks like I'm set for tArgets for a bit. The pieces are from 5/8"-1" thigh and range from 12" to 24" squares and rectangles to full sheets that will need cut.

You could flip some of that for a profit.

Canhunter35 · Oct 20, 2018

Use the small rectangles as targets but I'd sell full sheets, they're not cheap. Talk to some welding shops they might be able to point you in the right direction

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