MrWhiteRabbit
Firefighter Gone Awry
- Sep 23, 2007
- 1,122
For the DelMarVa shoot a couple weeks ago, I made a 1' square target of several sheets of 16-gauge steel totaling about 1/4 inch. The .45 did a nice job of denting the steel and the .30-06 did a nice job of ignoring the steel and digging into the berm behind it. That begs the question...
How many inches of steel does it take to stop a .30-06 bullet without severely defacing the steel target itself?
I've googled for things like:
.30-06 "inches of steel"
made my target out of inches of steel
armor plate inches thick
... and so on without avail.
I'm thinking of something I might drill and hang from a frame to act as a gong or perhaps rest against the berm itself. And frankly, this would probably start at the 50 yd. berm and work its way farther out, so I'm sure there will be plenty of muzzle velocity to counteract at the early stages.
And beyond that, I'd like some advice on the same question, but for the .50 that I'd like to add to the collection someday. What guidance do you almighty board members have?
How many inches of steel does it take to stop a .30-06 bullet without severely defacing the steel target itself?
I've googled for things like:
.30-06 "inches of steel"
made my target out of inches of steel
armor plate inches thick
... and so on without avail.
I'm thinking of something I might drill and hang from a frame to act as a gong or perhaps rest against the berm itself. And frankly, this would probably start at the 50 yd. berm and work its way farther out, so I'm sure there will be plenty of muzzle velocity to counteract at the early stages.
And beyond that, I'd like some advice on the same question, but for the .50 that I'd like to add to the collection someday. What guidance do you almighty board members have?