OK so the other day we were out shooting a bit of pistol and my .223 AR at paper & swinging steel from 70yds to 30ft(paper only).
At the end of the day I wanted to recheck my 7mm rem mag zero because I never took a confirmation shot the last time we went to zero it, the rain was coming.
Sure enough my first & second shot at paper were right where I wanted them, so I figured why not see if I can hit the steel.
I have shot this 8" 3/8 AR500 plate 2 times before with the 7mm rem mag and all it did was make a decient dent but nothing really too noticable.
The first two times it was shot was with remington cor-locks, I ran out of thoes so I was shooting Winchester power points this time.
I aimed & hit dead center of the steel, I'm like ok sweet the rifle is good to go.
I go up to inspect the target and find out the bullet went threw it, crazy thing is it even left splatter but in the center of the splatter their was a hole right threw the AR500.
I've seen alot of pictures of bullets going threw steel, they usually look like they melted their way through, the best way I know to describe it, the hole that this left was quite different.
It looks like the bullet hit with such force that the steel shattered in a circular pattern, the inside edges of the hole it left are sharp and very clean.
I'll see if I can get a picture up in the next day or so, has anyone ever seen anything like this.
Disclaimer:
I know it's not considered "safe" to shoot steel this close, especially with rifles, I don't usually do this.
So you all know I knew the risks when I did this, I would not recommend anyone else try this at home.
Also I was not straight infront of the target, and it was swinging steel not just a plate mounted to something.
On the swinging AR500 steel bullets usually just explode sending their jackets into the saw horse legs, the bottom of the bullets just fall on the ground below the plate.
At the end of the day I wanted to recheck my 7mm rem mag zero because I never took a confirmation shot the last time we went to zero it, the rain was coming.
Sure enough my first & second shot at paper were right where I wanted them, so I figured why not see if I can hit the steel.
I have shot this 8" 3/8 AR500 plate 2 times before with the 7mm rem mag and all it did was make a decient dent but nothing really too noticable.
The first two times it was shot was with remington cor-locks, I ran out of thoes so I was shooting Winchester power points this time.
I aimed & hit dead center of the steel, I'm like ok sweet the rifle is good to go.
I go up to inspect the target and find out the bullet went threw it, crazy thing is it even left splatter but in the center of the splatter their was a hole right threw the AR500.
I've seen alot of pictures of bullets going threw steel, they usually look like they melted their way through, the best way I know to describe it, the hole that this left was quite different.
It looks like the bullet hit with such force that the steel shattered in a circular pattern, the inside edges of the hole it left are sharp and very clean.
I'll see if I can get a picture up in the next day or so, has anyone ever seen anything like this.
Disclaimer:
I know it's not considered "safe" to shoot steel this close, especially with rifles, I don't usually do this.
So you all know I knew the risks when I did this, I would not recommend anyone else try this at home.
Also I was not straight infront of the target, and it was swinging steel not just a plate mounted to something.
On the swinging AR500 steel bullets usually just explode sending their jackets into the saw horse legs, the bottom of the bullets just fall on the ground below the plate.
