Homemade target

[Wormydog1724]

Got my rifle hitting at 300 & 400 yards this evening with these nifty targets. It's an oxygen/acetylene bottle cut in half. Rings like a bell pretty good.

I know it's nowhere near "moa" shooting but getting over 35 hits out of 40 sure was fun.

Using my 16" WOA SS barreled upper with TR24G optic.

 

[redneck1861]

Is that a mannequin head on the ground on the third picture?

 

[Wormydog1724]

Is that a mannequin head on the ground on the third picture?

Yes. Practicing for the inevitable zombie outbreak.

 

[redneck1861]

Yes. Practicing for the inevitable zombie outbreak.

I dont see any bullet holes, I think you need more practice? Or is that really your "Special" friend?

 

[Wormydog1724]

There's bullet holes. 55 gr. FMJ's don't do a whole lot to plastic rubbery stuff.

 

[Wall]

plastic rubbery stuff.

yep "Special Friend"

 

[redneck1861]

yep "Special Friend"

Now thats funny

 

[Wormydog1724]

You guys are mean. I'm leaving and never coming back! Waaa waa waaaaa!

 

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Where's the rest of that mannequin?

 

[redneck1861]

Where's the rest of that mannequin?

Hmmm I wonder. Maybe Wormy wanted a blonde instead, so he bought a new head.

 

[Wormydog1724]

 

[Wall]

Where's the rest of that mannequin?

Never ever ask questions you don't reeeeeally want to know the answer to. :blink:

Sorry J, couldn't resist buddy.

 

[Jackary]

thats pretty nice one of my college professors had old fire extinguishers and scba bottles hanging kinda like that they were pretty fun to shoot

 

[redneck1861]

How did you cut your cutting torch bottles?

 

[Wormydog1724]

How did you cut your cutting torch bottles?

With my cutting torch. Living on the edge.

 

[pyplynr]

You think Airgas would get pissed if I did this to some of our rentals? ;D

 

[imacgyver]

You think Airgas would get pissed if I did this to some of our rentals? ;D

Doesn't seem necessary, we can just go to Wormy's and use his setup.

he might even let us have a go at his "Special Friend"

 

[Burk Cornelius]

Got my rifle hitting at 300 & 400 yards this evening with these nifty targets. It's an oxygen/acetylene bottle cut in half. Rings like a bell pretty good.


I know it's nowhere near "moa" shooting but getting over 35 hits out of 40 sure was fun.

Using my 16" WOA SS barreled upper with TR24G optic.

Jeremy, Looks like you have a pretty good backstop but doesn't that round bottle cause some weird ricochets?

B

 

[Wormydog1724]

Probably.

 

[Wormydog1724]

I'm being sarcastic. At that distance the bullet has already lost quite a bit energy and velocity. The deformed bullet after it hits the cylinder won't go far at all. A lot less than one might think. Also there no houses within half mile in one direction and several miles in the other 320 degrees. And it's down in a hole behind a pond dam. A ricochet could happen but it's very unlikely in this setup. I don't shoot unsafe and I damn sure wouldn't post it on the interwebz. Lol