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The Basics, Starting Out
Question about using steel as a backstop?
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<blockquote data-quote="long ranger" data-source="post: 184459" data-attributes="member: 800"><p>Velocity of the bullet and angle of the plate are the biggest determining factors.</p><p>We used 3/8 T1 plate for a backstop at a 100 yard range I built many years ago and it would handle almost every rifle caliber ammo except those with AP bullets, the angle was long, as in 30 degrees from the floor upwards , at the end of the plate was about a 16" curl back, so the bullets would slide up the plate and be spun back into it once most of the energy was dissipated, then the spent bullet slid back down into a trough for easy cleaning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="long ranger, post: 184459, member: 800"] Velocity of the bullet and angle of the plate are the biggest determining factors. We used 3/8 T1 plate for a backstop at a 100 yard range I built many years ago and it would handle almost every rifle caliber ammo except those with AP bullets, the angle was long, as in 30 degrees from the floor upwards , at the end of the plate was about a 16" curl back, so the bullets would slide up the plate and be spun back into it once most of the energy was dissipated, then the spent bullet slid back down into a trough for easy cleaning. [/QUOTE]
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