AR500 Custom Targets
High quality AR500 Steel targets, where design, quality, and price meet!
Tech Data / Safety
- For proper setup of your steel targets review the following:
- Department of Energy
USE OF BULLET TRAPS AND STEEL TARGETS PDF.
- Rifle distance 50 yards minimal, suggested distance is 100 yards.
- Pistol distance 10 yards minimal, suggested distance is 20 yards.
- Target needs to be at a minimal 7 deg. downward angle 10 to 20 degrees suggested.
- Always wear PPE (Personal protection equipment). Shooting safety glasses, hearing protection, etc.
- Always follow your guns safety guidelines.
- Do not use ammo with steel in it.
- For Bullet Energy Calculations check out Ballistics 101 website. Bullet speed must be less than 2850 fps (feet per second).
- Check your "APP STORE" for trajectory calculators.
- Target setup, calculate the distance the bullet will travel for its speed to drop below 2850 fps. Try JBM - Calculations.
- Bullet speeds greater than 2850 fps will result in pitting / damage to your target.
- Below is a quick reference guide.
Chart below accounts for energy in Foot Pounds and velocity
in Feet Per Second. The colors represent different thicknesses.
Use key below in conjunction with charts under it to determine
thickness for various ammunition to include shooting distances.
PRO TIP: In many cases a thinner target can be safely used at long
ranges. Determine your bullets energy at range you will be shooting
from and determine thickness needed with key below.
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