Steel Targets

stewartglock · Feb 9, 2011

Once the snow melts off and the weather warms up a bit, I am wanting to put together a small personal shooting range down at our farm (in a canyon with a nice natural backstop). I am wanting to mostly use steel targets simply because I like the auditory and visual feedback that comes with shooting steel. Plus, after each round of shooting I can just paint over them and they are good as new.

Who sells steel targets at a reasonable price around OKC? I work by a fabricator and have thought about stopping in and seeing what he could make me some for, but I don't know anything about steel thickness. We will mostly be using these targets for handgun shooting (9mm, .38, and .45) but I would also like the option to be able to shoot them with the .223 from a distance if possible. If not, that's fine, I can still with cardboard for those.

So where do y'all get your steel targets from? What is a reasonable price?

jtischauser · Feb 9, 2011

Here are some from OKC area. If you want to shoot them with .223 you gotta get AR500 steel no matter how far out you put them. In fact I woudl get AR500 no matter what you get. http://www.rangemasterrowdy.com/

I use MGM Targets for all my steel. These guys are pros and they sponsor all the shooting sports and LE/MIL. http://www.mgmtargets.com/

Jwryan84 · Feb 9, 2011

PM Pyplynr I know he just got some, in the last year or so.

pyplynr · Feb 9, 2011

I got mine from Big Dog Steel. Here's the thread I found him in http://snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=117570&Number=1285308#Post1285308 Here is his website http://www.bigdogsteel.com/ There is another guy that I have heard a lot of good things about that is in Weatherford, TX(shipping may be a little cheaper) Outback welding http://www.obw.co/targets.htm

stewartglock · Feb 9, 2011

Excellent, those are definitely what I am looking for. Thanks for the replies everyone.

jtischauser · Feb 9, 2011

MGM usually shipes for free if you order a few hundred $'s which is one target in most cases.

jtischauser · Feb 9, 2011

I think OKC gun club action section gets that big place down there on Reno to cut theirs. I think you might be able to buy it directly from them with the templates that OKCGC uses. You might email John Bent or call the steel place. I can't remember the name of that place. I want to say S&S but google doesn't agree with that.

Wall · Feb 9, 2011

Jesse Tischauser said:
I think OKC gun club action section gets that big place down there on Reno to cut theirs. I think you might be able to buy it directly from them with the templates that OKCGC uses. You might email John Bent or call the steel place. I can't remember the name of that place. I want to say S&S but google doesn't agree with that.

W&W steel close to western?