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Tip for Android users: Don’t just tap on the menu bar. You might find that you need to slightly swipe down a little bit, then let go in order for the drop list to remain persistent. Then select the drop list item.<\/h5>\n

EVERYONE on the range must have eye and ear protection, including spectators.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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12 inch hanging steel targets on pistol range 4, 25 yard range. Reminder, no cenerfire rifle on hanging steel in pistol ranges.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeff.chimileski\/videos\/2077185822625111<\/a><\/p>\n

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As of 2022 rule 6 was revised to forbid leaving mild steel unattended on ranges. Lock up or take your mild steel targets back home with you. <\/p>\n

6. Shoot ONLY authorized targets. No glass! No exploding targets. No propane tanks. No objects that will shatter into fragments that may become difficult or dangerous to pick up. Shoot into backstops ONLY! PICK UP YOUR TRASH AND TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU. No paper or cardboard on 500 range to avoid mess. Only AR500 club steel is allowed on any rifle or pistol range. No mild steel targets allowed to be left unattended on any range. Lock up or take home mild steel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bullets vs Steel at 800,000 FPS – The Slow Mo Guys, November 2023<\/h2>\n

Click here–> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9To4vimvHYE<\/a><\/p>\n

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at 3 minute 27 second mark, see the starburst pattern of pistol bullet on half inch steel plate.<\/p>\n

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Beginners Guide To Shooting Steel Plates – How To Build A Rack, Etc.<\/h3>\n

Click here –> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fo6gIV-z00Q<\/a><\/p>\n

Before shooting steel targets with pistol at Greene Rod and Gun Club, please watch this and other educational videos below.<\/p>\n

At 5 minute 57 second mark, listen to his words on safety. EVERYONE must wear eye protection, including spectators. You will get hit with some fragments coming back at you.<\/p>\n

At the 7 minute 40 second mark, he explains the flat plate is less likely to get splash back. However, this welded-on base style is more likely to return fragments back at you. If I see welded base targets like this unattended at Greene Rod and Gun Club, I will remove from the range.  <\/p>\n

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Click here –>hickok45, Shooting Steel Safely<\/a><\/div>\n
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Before shooting steel at Greene Rod and Gun Club, please watch this informative video by Hickok45.<\/div>\n
Do not shoot centerfire rifle or heavy magnum pistol at steel on the 30, 25 and 20 yard pistol ranges.<\/div>\n
At the beginning of the video he states, shoot steel at your own risk.<\/div>\n
He says, look at all the shooting competitions that shoot at steel. USPSA, IDPA, Cowboy Action and Steel challenge. What\u2019s wrong with everybody? Is everybody stupid? Everybody is willing to take the risk, like getting in a car.<\/div>\n
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EVERYONE on the range must have eye and ear protection, including spectators.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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At 2 minute 25 second mark, when the bullet hits, it is like a water balloon that star-bursts in all directions.<\/div>\n
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Be extra aware of welded base knock-down style target in this picture because deflected fragments get re-deflected off the welded metal base and back toward the shooter and spectators.<\/div>\n
Steel must be flat, hard and at the right distance.<\/div>\n
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At 2:41 Hickok45 finger pointing to the welded angle base where fragments may redirect back toward the shooter. This is why steel should be flat with no welded base, no craters, no holes, no edges that would increase probability of fragments coming back at you. Even better if angled to direct fragments into the ground and made of armor plate hardened AR500 steel, not just any old steel you find lying around.<\/div>\n

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Jerry Miculek, 2020<\/h2>\n

Please watch this video by world champion shooter Jerry Miculek before shooting steel at Greene Rod and Gun Club.<\/p>\n

Do not shoot centerfire rifle or heavy magnum pistol at steel on the 30, 25 and 20 yard pistol ranges. If you find someone has made holes or craters in the steel, then do not shoot with pistol because pistol bullet might hit the edge of a crater and send a fragment back at you.<\/p>\n

EVERYONE on the range must have eye and ear protection, including spectators.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steel should be flat and designed to direct bullet fragments into the ground, not back at the shooter.<\/p>\n

It is true that AR500 steel is far better than mild steel. However, both mild steel and AR500 steel can develop craters or holes that would require the target to be taken out of service.<\/p>\n

Conversely, mild steel of sufficient thickness designed to direct bullet fragments down into the ground can remain flat without holes or craters for a long service life when properly used with non-magnum regular pistol ammo.<\/p>\n