Didn't see that coming..

[SnowCamo]

Yesterday I found a couple scrap 1/2" steel plates laying around the shop. I thought these might let me see the shot impact a little better than on paper.

I set them exactly 200 yards out and fired away. Out of curiosity went down to see what kind of mark it left. I was floored to see it had punched completely thru it.

I was shooting my Weatherby .257 Wby mag with 120 grain factory partition loads. Does this surprise anyone else or is it to be expected and I can blame it on my inexperience to shoot steel?

 

[Glocktogo]

Mild steel is no match for a high velocity round like the Wby Mag. It would have to be hardened (AR-500) to take a hit like that.

 

[p238shooter]

Mild steel is no match for a high velocity round like the Wby Mag. It would have to be hardened (AR-500) to take a hit like that.

I just ordered some of these from "shootingtargets7" in 8in last week, they were delivered Saturday in the mail. He uses AR500 to make them, and I am sure my mailman was not too happy about the "one size stuff it box" he delivered.

I am anxious to give them a try in a few days. Good luck finding something that works well for you.
I found what I was looking for at:
https://shootingtargets7.com/store/gongs/1-2.html

 

[SnowCamo]

Thanks for the info.
I've been looking for something I can leave out in the weather

 

[dennishoddy]

Rangemaster Rowdy makes AR-500 steel targets. They are in okc and have a showroom.
http://www.rangemasterrowdy.com/

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Mild steel is no match for a high velocity round like the Wby Mag. It would have to be hardened (AR-500) to take a hit like that.

He is right.

 

[LDA.45]

We have AR500 targets at Tri-City and a .338 Lapua Mag just knocks the rust off.

 

[Okie4570]

Shoot some ballistic tips out of your .257 wby and it'll just flake the paint.

 

[doctorjj]

Shoot some ballistic tips out of your .257 wby and it'll just flake the paint.

Against mild steel? Not sure if serious?? Ballistic tips will punch a hole in mild steel too.

 

[Okie4570]

Against mild steel? Not sure if serious?? Ballistic tips will punch a hole in mild steel too.

Well maybe we didn't know what kind of steel we were shooting at. It looked like just a scrap piece of irregularly cut steel. I'll have to check and see if he still has it. I know he found it on a construction sight, so we(I) assumed it was soft.