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THE TRUTH ABOUT STEEL ANDSTEEL TARGETS, PT 2By: Ac'on Target
In an age where it seems everyone “knows a guy”who can make steel targets for them out of a weldingshop, understanding the facts about steel is evenmore important. Steel targets can be perfectly safe
and a fantas'c training tool if done right, but they canalso be extremely dangerous if done wrong.
Homemade targets from local weldingshops can cause injury, but somecommercial target manufacturers useinferior steel too, which can be verydangerous. Any steel with a Brinellhardness ra'ng under 400 falls into thiscategory, including standard “T-‐1″ steelwith a hardness ra'ng in the 300 range.
A few premium quality manufacturers usesteel with a higher Brinell hardness ra'ngof 500 or even 550. Fewer than 10 steelmills in the world can provide qualityAR500/550 steel.
QUALITY STEEL ISNT ALWAYS USEDWHEN MAKING PORTABLE TARGETS
QUALITY STEEL ISNT ALWAYS USEDWHEN MAKING PORTABLE TARGETS
Ac'on Target has direct rela'onships withmany of steel suppliers which allows themto purchase steel mill direct. In addi'on tobeing cer'fied by the plant that created it,Ac'on Target also conducts independenthardness tes'ng on every shipment theyreceive and sends back orders that don'tmeet ballis'c standards.
Other steel cer'fica'ons like “MagnumSteel” or “Extreme Steel” are merelymarke'ng terms added by themanufacturer.
PROPER DESIGN IS CRITICALEven The Best Steel Canʼt Compensate for Poorly Designed Targets
The basic destruc've force generated bybullets striking steel targets is heat. Excessiveconcentrated heat alters the steel’s hardnessproper'es and results in damage. The amountof heat generated is propor'onal to the speedof the bullet, which is why rifles cause moredamage to steel targets than handguns.
PROPER DESIGN IS CRITICALEven The Best Steel Canʼt Compensate for Poorly Designed Targets
Shoo'ng a steel target with a rifle – even at100 yards – can damage your target, even if ithas a Brinell hardness ra'ng of 550. For bestresults, use only steel targets that arespecifically designed for use with rifles. Withso many complex variables it is virtuallyimpossible to establish a set distance forshoo'ng rifles on steel targets. Even if yoursteel targets have only minimal rifle damage,they should never be used for closer distancehandgun training.
PROPER DESIGN IS CRITICALEven The Best Steel Canʼt Compensate for Poorly Designed Targets
Shotgun slugs have the greatest poten'al forbodily harm to the shooter due to the sheervolume of lead that can be returned fromdamaged or poorly designed steel targets andrequire a 100 yard distance at minimum.
Many types of frangible ammuni'on arelighter than regular lead ammuni'on. Thelighter bullets can mean greater speed, whichmeans more heat, which can mean damage toyour steel target. Follow the exact same ruleswith frangible ammuni'on as you do with anyother type of ammuni'on
Steel targets can be fun and safe as long as they aremade of quality steel and designed to produce
predictable splaXer. Shoo'ng on poorly designedtargets made of inferior steel can result in severebodily harm. Safety is Ac'on Target's greatestconcern. They have decades of experience
manufacturing steel targets, and constantly conductballis'c research to make sure the steel they usemeets high standards. If you are looking for a steeltarget, trust Ac'on Target to point you in the right
direc'on.
Read more and comment by visi'ngwww.Ac'onTarget.com
and click on “Ac'on Target Journal”
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