Steel target pics

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Originally Posted by Hoser

308 will smoke through .250 mild steel like it wasnt even there, even past 600 yards.

If you put a chunk of AR-500 in front of the base it should help. Keep in mind how low the bottom target is. If you miss low, you can throw a bunch of dirt on the plate and they get really hard to see with a fresh coat of dirt.

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good to know since Im not 100% happy with the outcome I dont mind if I blow it apart lol as soon as I get the other plate I will remake it any way

You guys put way more effort into this then me.
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Back in the early 80's, I had a 30-30 shooting really mildly loaded lead RN bullets. I don't know the muzzle velocity, but they were not fast. They went through 1/4" steel like it was cardboard. Screwed our pistol backstop up in a big hurry. One hit from a .308 is going to blow that stand right to bits.

I did some penetration testing with sections of steel I beam some years ago. My conclusion was that mild steel in thicknesses less than about 3/4" offered concealment, not cover, from rifle fire.