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Home, home on the range...

Post by Noisydad » 26 Jun 2014, 10:14 am

Some pics of my new target frames and our gongs at Lady Noisy's farm.
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Frames are made from 1100mm of 12mm steel rod forged to a point to make them tougher and easier to hammer into the gravely ground. The frame loops are 620mm of 8mm rod welded on. 3mm MDF target boards slip in the loops.
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My new target frames. The MDF slips out to pack up and takes up next to no space in a car boot.
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200m gongs. The plough disc and the gas bottle ring very nicely! Ned is a little quieter. The tin "Quigley" bucket hardly makes a noise when the bullet hits. There's a fair bit lead in the dirt bank behind. It'll be sifted out, melted and made into new bullets.
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50m gongs all made from junk from my scrap heap.
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There's still a few of Wile. E Coyote's ideas that I haven't tried yet.
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Re: Home, home on the range...

Post by Warrigul » 26 Jun 2014, 4:26 pm

Noisydad wrote:Some pics of my new target frames and our gongs at Lady Noisy's farm.


The railway called, they want their fish plates back.........................

Very popular target down here as they tend to leave open 44 gallon barrels of secondhand ones at intersections after renewing rails. I just weld them slightly offset to get rid of the holes, good metal.
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Post by bigfellascott » 26 Jun 2014, 4:54 pm

Warrigul wrote:
Noisydad wrote:Some pics of my new target frames and our gongs at Lady Noisy's farm.


The railway called, they want their fish plates back.........................

Very popular target down here as they tend to leave open 44 gallon barrels of secondhand ones at intersections after renewing rails. I just weld them slightly offset to get rid of the holes, good metal.


:lol: :lol:
That's what I was thinking too!

Nice setup Noisydad!
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Post by Noisydad » 26 Jun 2014, 9:36 pm

The fish plates are good, tough steel alright! They don't dent at all! Bullets just splatter on them! Pays to grind the hard skin off the weld sites and pre-heat before welding or the welds are very likely to crack on cooling. We shot the chains off the plough disc twice (because of the hard steel) then I blew a hole through by turning up the current on the welder and holding the rod still so a D shackle could be used to attach the chain.
There's still a few of Wile. E Coyote's ideas that I haven't tried yet.
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Post by Turkle » 26 Jun 2014, 10:15 pm

The third one looks like armour out of Mad Max :lol:

Looking great though.
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Post by scrolllock » 26 Jun 2014, 10:16 pm

I reeeealy need a property I can set up one of these things on :(

Call me jealous.
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Post by Fry » 26 Jun 2014, 10:19 pm

Where the deer and the antelope... Get turned into roast!
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Post by Manimal » 27 Jun 2014, 11:52 am

Frames are made from 1100mm of 12mm steel rod forged to a point to make them tougher and easier to hammer into the gravely ground. The frame loops are 620mm of 8mm rod welded on. 3mm MDF target boards slip in the loops.


Nice work mate, I like it.

One piece frames are such a pain in the ass.
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Post by tactice » 27 Jun 2014, 11:54 am

What's with the little horsey on the left of the 50m gongs :lol:
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Post by Noisydad » 30 Jun 2014, 10:29 pm

tactice wrote:What's with the little horsey on the left of the 50m gongs :lol:

What can I say...I had bits of scrap laying around and they sort of joined themselves up into something useful. :lol:
There's still a few of Wile. E Coyote's ideas that I haven't tried yet.
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Re: Home, home on the range...

Post by sarki » 07 Jul 2014, 8:39 am

Looks awesome, Noisy.

I want one :)
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Post by Bourt » 07 Jul 2014, 8:40 am

Not one, all of them :D
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