target help

rl69 · 05-20-2009, 07:08 PM

i didnt know where to put this so ill try here

i built this targets to slow down the bullet but the blow back is taring up my targets any sugestions

toolman · 05-20-2009, 08:59 PM

Try building a heavy wood backing to slow the bullet and use a corrugated plastic target backup set a few inches in front. The plastic will hold the target steady and is sort of self-healing, while the wood will slow the bullet without all of the back-splatter.

oldjarhead · 05-20-2009, 10:31 PM

Rebuilt it so the backplate is at a slitgh angle top to bottom. This will divert the slug downward towards the ground instead of splattering.
I'm surprised you haven't hit with bullets or bulltet fragments with the straight flat back.

rl69 · 05-21-2009, 12:43 PM

i don't have the funds to do much ill try putting plate at an angel see what happens

rl69 · 05-21-2009, 06:20 PM

thanks that worked a lot better i had a little splatter but my target didnt explode lol

didnt improve my shooting but thats another thread thanks again

oldjarhead · 05-21-2009, 10:28 PM

Glad it helped.
You're welcome

05-20-2009, 07:08 PM	#1
rl69 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: brookeland tex Posts: 1,291	target help i didnt know where to put this so ill try here i built this targets to slow down the bullet but the blow back is taring up my targets any sugestions Attached Thumbnails __________________ get your facts first and then you can distort them as much as you please IN GOD WE TRUST

05-20-2009, 08:59 PM	#2
toolman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 7,094 Blog Entries: 25	Try building a heavy wood backing to slow the bullet and use a corrugated plastic target backup set a few inches in front. The plastic will hold the target steady and is sort of self-healing, while the wood will slow the bullet without all of the back-splatter. __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!

05-20-2009, 10:31 PM	#3
oldjarhead Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MO Posts: 1,901	Rebuilt it so the backplate is at a slitgh angle top to bottom. This will divert the slug downward towards the ground instead of splattering. I'm surprised you haven't hit with bullets or bulltet fragments with the straight flat back. __________________ No war has ever been won by a politician!

05-21-2009, 12:43 PM	#4
rl69 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: brookeland tex Posts: 1,291	i don't have the funds to do much ill try putting plate at an angel see what happens __________________ get your facts first and then you can distort them as much as you please IN GOD WE TRUST

05-21-2009, 06:20 PM	#5
rl69 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: brookeland tex Posts: 1,291	thanks that worked a lot better i had a little splatter but my target didnt explode lol didnt improve my shooting but thats another thread thanks again Attached Thumbnails __________________ get your facts first and then you can distort them as much as you please IN GOD WE TRUST

05-21-2009, 10:28 PM	#6
oldjarhead Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MO Posts: 1,901	Glad it helped. You're welcome __________________ No war has ever been won by a politician!