Metal material to shoot at long distance?

[bbowles]

I am shooting paper at moderate distance (300-700 yds) and want to start shooting some metal. What will work well for my "metal" target?

My dad farms and has lots of scrap metal laying around like steel disc blades, scrap steel, etc. Just want to use what will be safe. Thinking of hanging these 18" disc blades from a low tree branch to use. Not sure what to use without having to buy some special steel. Thanks.

 

[Big Dog Steel]

Best to get the real deal. Our econoline of targets won't break the bank.

- New Econo-Line Targets

 

[cshann55]

Big Dog is right.
Have a farm clean up day and take some of that old junk to the scrap yard. Use the money for new proper steel targets. They last a long time

I love mine!

 

[lead ƒarmer]

I am shooting paper at moderate distance (300-700 yds) and want to start shooting some metal. What will work well for my "metal" target?

My dad farms and has lots of scrap metal laying around like steel disc blades, scrap steel, etc. Just want to use what will be safe. Thinking of hanging these 18" disc blades from a low tree branch to use. Not sure what to use without having to buy some special steel. Thanks.

AR500 steel definitely works best. Having said that, I originally built my range out of scraps from our farm. The disc blades actually worked really good until my brother bought a 338. I have replaced all of them now with AR 500, but I was also using an 18" blade, and that worked good to 1000. The sound from a hit is better with the AR500, but the discs work good on a budget. If he has any road grader blades or cat tracks, those things are indestructible no matter the distance or caliber, but they just make a "thud" sound.

 

[bbowles]

Big Dog,
Going to order the medium econoline set. Best to just go to hardware store and buy small chains to hang from?

 

[hondo1312]

I hang my steel targets with 2" nylon tow straps that I've cut down. They don't break like chains do when you (and you eventually will) shoot one. Other people have used fire hose, conveyor belt, and baler belts (not sure if that's right; I read it somewhere and I'm not a farmer).