Best value steel targets?

[DoctorLove]

Good evening all. Looking to buy steel targets for pistol and rifle rounds. where do y'all get your targets? best value? A google search turned up results for wideners but they don't seem to be selling them anymore. thanks

[foesgth]

I get mine from Shooting Targets 7. I just got 3 of the Isis targets and the stencil...great fun. When you order get the mounting chain kits. If you mount them with the chains they take a real beating. I was blasting on of my Isis target @ 60 yards with an M1 and no damage. I get sawhorse brackets and make my own stands.

[NPFreedom]

AR500 targets. They are local in Upland.

And frequents this board.

[desertjosh]

Go to IMS, or industrial metal supplies in Clairemont mesa. They have a precut ar500 target section. Really cheap too.

[DoctorLove]

thanks for the quick responses guys. and one more question: is ar500 steel all created equal? or do i loose lengevity when i go cheap.

[desertjosh]

Ar500 should be equal, but some vendors lie. Or at least have lied in the past. I've shot my 3/8 from IMS with green tip and it hardly made a mark

[baranski]

Check out Ambrose Armory in Esco, that had a great selection when I was in there earlier this week.

[DoctorLove]

I see. ill probably be checking out IMS first. sounds like they are local to me. . again, thanks for everyone's responses!

[Illumi Naughty]

Heard a rumor that cop car engine blocks are made from AR500, but I don't get cops cruisin' my 'hood enough to ask them up close and personal.

[ar15robert]

AR500 targets. They are local in Upland.

And frequents this board.

Got mine from them too and been very happy with them.So far they have taken the 300 mag at 200-300 yards and .223 as close as 60 with no denting.I hang them on chains on a stand.

They ran specials when i picked mine up too so they were cheap on price.

[Unlim3]

Industrial metal supply in riverside , I shoot 308 , 54r no damage at all at 75yrds they have round gongs and silhouettes and price is not bad


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[iMigraine]

I bought IPSC target kit from http://www.thetargetman.com/. Really happy with it, just buy the angle iron at your local metal yard instead of Home Depot or Lowes. Also, I've been using Shepard's hooks for hanging plants to hang 8" AR500 3/8 gongs that I bought off Amazon.

[toddh]

We have vendors in the commercial sales section.
We have vendors in the vendors section.
We have guys that bought targets and did write ups.

It's all available on calguns...just need to look.


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[rdtompki]

1/4" will stand up to heavy use with 9mm, but based on my experience for larger caliber handgun or, of course, rifle go with 3/8". A few of our 8" round 1/4" plates cracked at the carriage bolt when we started using them for informal matches with larger caliber handguns.

Gongs won't experience this problem, but your application will want 3/8" in any event; I'm sure that's what any of the vendors will tell you.