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Plinking targets for .22 mag?

Post by Carter » 25 Sep 2013, 2:07 pm

I'm looking to get some plinking targets ahead of picking up my new .22 mag

Was thinking a bit of Bunning's sheet metal or something similar?

.22 mag isn't a heavy hitter obvious, I just haven't had one of my own so not sure how much abuse they dish out against a target with regular shooting.

Would a couple of layers of sheet metal from Bunning's bolted together do the trick? If not, any suggestions appreciated.

Looking forward to hearing that *plink* *plink* *plink* :D
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Re: Plinking targets for .22 mag?

Post by butiwanna » 25 Sep 2013, 2:19 pm

Carter wrote:Looking forward to hearing that *plink* *plink* *plink*


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Post by Vati » 25 Sep 2013, 2:54 pm

Sheet metal won't be enough, .22 mag will go through that in no time.

You'll need something a few mm thick if you want it to last.
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Post by ebr love » 25 Sep 2013, 2:56 pm

Pick up an old cast iron frying pan from Vinnies, that will do the trick.

You could plink with some small centrefire on it too.
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Post by Hercl » 25 Sep 2013, 3:02 pm

I don't know what they're called, but you'll find em in the timber/fixings section... Bunning's sell square sheets of steel that are about 2-3mm thick and up to about 8"square for $7 or something.

They're for joining timber sleepers I think...

They have some bolt holes through them, but they would do the job for you too.
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Post by banoob » 26 Sep 2013, 7:36 am

Hercl wrote:I don't know what they're called, but you'll find em in the timber/fixings section... Bunning's sell square sheets of steel that are about 2-3mm thick and up to about 8"square for $7 or something.


Pretty sure they'd just called "straight joiners" if we're talking about the same thing.
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Post by Carter » 26 Sep 2013, 7:38 am

banoob wrote:Pretty sure they'd just called "straight joiners" if we're talking about the same thing.


I think I know the things.

A thick old frying pan as a target sounds like a winner though... I think I'll give that a try first.

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Post by on_one_wheel » 09 Oct 2013, 10:54 pm

Targets the size of a rabbits head, set at the distances you are most likley to be shooting them at. I like the swinging targets that reset on the last shot, 1 set at 25 and 1 at 50 mtrs. I have a 6mm steel plate that is 20cm x 20 cm set at 100m for the .22 , its fun to shoot at and sounds good. Painting it with white dymark makes it easy to pick where they are landing.
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Post by maxi » 10 Oct 2013, 1:24 am

on_one_wheel wrote:Painting it with white dymark makes it easy to pick where they are landing.


Nice one. I need to give that a go...
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Post by SendIt » 11 Oct 2013, 8:02 am

maxi wrote:
on_one_wheel wrote:Painting it with white dymark makes it easy to pick where they are landing.


Nice one. I need to give that a go...


It works good.

Take a can of quick drying spray paint with you to the range and you can give the plates a top up.

Keep the coats light and they dry in a few minutes and are ready to go.
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