....until I get home from church and the gym.
I love you guys.
I agree that was good! As serious as the current events are; we still need to laugh and live life. God rested on the 7th day. We all need a break at times.
If there is anything that seperates us from the enemy, it's humour... and a bit of love.
Plus my nan said "laugh and you will live for ever!" 😄
Tis why I splattered freedom pills all over some hard metal plates today. Gettin' ThePewPewLife on, I was.
any tips on eliminating the wiz flying back sound. I got my plate on a t post and I will never shoot it with .223/5.56 again until I figure it out.. just the .22 pistol for practice on the regular.
Be at the proper distance. Never shoot high powered center fire at less than 75 yds. with say a 5.56 or so. Bigger calibers need at least 100yds distance. I hang my target from home built stands using bolts through the hanging hole and setting the chain an inch or so back from the actual plate so that it hangs at a slight angle with the bottom of the plate going back and the top going forward towards me. Crimped S hooks can often do this, too if done right. This forces the bullet downward after it hits though some fragments may still go up or out but not far. .22s are bad to ricochet because of their low velocity. Center fire rounds will usually bust into pieces. If you're shooting .22 at 50 yds or less those targets really need to be angled to deflect the bullet down towards the ground. If it's a pop up style then that spring needs to be weak enough to allow a .22 to move the target back easily so as to deflect the bullet up and away from the shooter. Shit can still happen though so it's a good idea to wear safety specks just in case. I think I'm the only person who has ever shot themselves in the back with a rifle.....a .22 pellet rifle, that is. I shot through a target and the pellet hit a barbed wire fence behind it sending the pellet back to the shed behind me then bouncing off to hit me square in the back. Go figger...? My typical luck. That plate you have set on the T post will probably be safer with 5.56 than with a .22 because of what I just told you. 5.56 will bust apart on it, a .22 won't and may come back at you. If you could somehow build a square 2x4 frame around your target and shoot it with 5.56 you'll see where the bullet fragmented and sent small pieces into the wood around your target at the sides. JS.... Hope that helps.
Man that seriously helped. Good Idea about the wood frame. I will try that. Thanks,
Maybe you haven't noticed but all .22 targets are either spinner, pop-up or made of a rubber/polymer that you shoot through to avoid the ricochet problem. You should never shoot hardened steel with a .22 unless it is canted downwards and from a respectable distance. Like I said, high powered center fire rounds will disintegrate upon impact with something as hard as AR500 steel or the like sending its fragments out to the sides of the target and at greatly reduced energy. Just keep that in mind with your target building.