I know its yours so I purposely break your chain! or stand LOL

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Pretty damn good for shooting without sites

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Pretty damn good for shooting without sites

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Both of these are 8" AR500 steel. Which design is better or are they the same?

This one is 1/2" steel but it looks flat.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300692736628

This one is 3/8" steel but it looks rounded like a wok.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290676979711

Both of these are 8" AR500 steel. Which design is better or are they the same?

This one is 1/2" steel but it looks flat.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300692736628

This one is 3/8" steel but it looks rounded like a wok.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290676979711

They're both flat.

3/8" will work just fine.

1/2" is nearly indestructible

Target man said he's shot the 3/8 with .338 lapua at 100 and while it does show wear and some damage.  Though he recomed using 1/2" for similar rounds.  Then again ive seem and read about guys shooting 1/2" ar500 by "mistake" from surpluss 7.62x54 and making it swiss cheese.  All it takes is one guy to shoot your gong with the wrong caliber or ammo to ruin it.  I'd spend the extra $20 - $30 for 1/2" steel just in case,  not like your paying shipping weight it's free

In regards to the self healing target in your 1st pic, it does the job, is cheap, the rod stand actually fits in the post holes at kokohead, and you can tell when you get a hit, but the stand that it comes with is a pos. Put a couple of rounds of 5.56 into it and one side leg post broke off, not from a bullet impact but cheap metal that can't handle the spinning of the target. Other post was still intact, put a couple of more rounds thru it and ended up with only the top bar intact with the gong still swinging from it. Change the rods to something better and you should be ok. Also tried the spinning target for the 22 that Sports Authority has, works good enough and is fun until some idiot fires a bigger caliber at it...

Target man said he's shot the 3/8 with .338 lapua at 100 and while it does show wear and some damage.  Though he recomed using 1/2" for similar rounds.  Then again ive seem and read about guys shooting 1/2" ar500 by "mistake" from surpluss 7.62x54 and making it swiss cheese.  All it takes is one guy to shoot your gong with the wrong caliber or ammo to ruin it.  I'd spend the extra $20 - $30 for 1/2" steel just in case,  not like your paying shipping weight it's free

I'm calling bullshit.

I've shot at 3/8" AR500 with 7mm rem mag and not even a little dent.

There is absolutely no way 7.62x54 is making "Swiss cheese" out if AR500. Mild steel, yes but not AR500.

1/2" or 5/8" is impressive though.

I own a 5/8" 12" plate.

I'm calling bullshit.

I've shot at 3/8" AR500 with 7mm rem mag and not even a little dent.

There is absolutely no way 7.62x54 is making "Swiss cheese" out if AR500. Mild steel, yes but not AR500.

1/2" or 5/8" is impressive though.

I own a 5/8" 12" plate.

Your absolutely right kingk,
My bad I did miss the fact that they supposedly shot it with ap surpluss rounds.   No way a regular round would do that to a ar500 gong.

Here is some printable tagets I like to use (make sure you print to size or you may have to set your printer to zoom 100%):

http://www.stormtactical.com/stu/MOA_targets.pdf

http://www.stormtactical.com/stu/MIL_YARDS.pdf

I also have a heavily used one of these if anyone is interested pm me.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005CF1TMG/?tag=2ahawaii-20

i have the gun ball for a while now, and it's great...It takes a lot of beating.  I only been shooting it with pistol calibers.  Great for kids and new shooters.