Steel targets begging for mercy

[velocette]

Took the 3 hour drive to Manatee Shooting Club this morning. Went straight to the 600 / 618 to the steel targets. Brought my AR .308 and my AR .223. Dialed in the dope from my last visit and was rewarded with a loud CLANG from the .308 from the first shot. Went through about 25 rds of .308, 168 SMKs and 25 of Sierra 175 TMKs. About 3/4 moa verticle difference between them @ 618.
Okay, I didn't get a CLANG with every round on the 10" discs. Was trying to move impact points around the plate & failed once or twice (or more)
Then assaulted the same plates with the .223 with its 24" Krieger barrel, using 77 gr, Sierra TMKs.
That poor plate hadn't a chance. Got bored, so the shards of the clay pigeons spattered on the berm from other shooters got my attention with the .223. Did not hit every shard but I scared the hell out of the ones I missed.
A great day at a great range run by good honest shooters at a great range, open to the public.
Open to the public, perhaps a word of caution here. The shooting public is welcome IF they are safety conscious, IF they are serious about their shooting. Read this as Yahoos and crazies are NOT welcome.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Arent you glad you came to america now?

 

[std7mag]

The targets i'm making give more of a "THWACK" sound.

But 1-1.5 in thick AR400 steel will do that.

 

[ebb]

3 hours from Ft liquerdale, you must have run the Alley WFO. we rarely make I from West Palm Beach in 3 hours.

 

[velocette]

3 hours from Ft liquerdale, you must have run the Alley WFO. we rarely make I from West Palm Beach in 3 hours.

Rt 27 all the way to rt 66 to the range. 187 miles each way 65 ~ 70 unless in towns, right on 3 hours every time. I avoid the ally for two reasons,
1, boredom, 2, Its about 35 miles further using the Alley.

 

[vinconco]

If you want the steel to ring it needs to be loosely mounted from a single mounting point like these targets from Hang Fast Targets. Even thick steel would sound better if it was mounted like this.

 

[JayHHI6818]

I have 5 hang fast targets and they do ring! First time I sent one up son wacked it with a hammer! I want to hit him with the hammer! Sure hurt the ears!

 

[ebb]

27 is cool south of Sebring lots of bears and other wild life. Some real good hunting if you have the means to pay for a Lykes brothers lease.

 

[m1jeff]

Making the run from FTL to Manatee was the first time I ever saw a “bear crossing” sign.

 

[ebb]

I got an invite to hunt on one of Lykes brothers fish-eating creek hunting leases about 15 years ago. First time I had ever seen bear prints in Florida. I have seen many more in Volusia and Putnam counties on the east side of Lake George. The print on Lykes was about the size of a large human males hand. Had the hunting camp my neighbor leases on the Miccosukee land tore up by bears. The camp had no. 10 cans of beans and fruit to cook with, and the bear could ripe the cans open with his claws and licked the contents out till the can looked as if it had been washed. Buzzards pulled up the modified roofing and ate it.