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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: jay.sharkbait on June 03, 2017, 04:09:35 PM

Title: .50 BMG AP torture test
Post by: jay.sharkbait on June 03, 2017, 04:09:35 PM: Ok, so a few rounds isn't really a torture test, but I was pretty happy with the results considering it was 3/8 ar500 at 700 yards.
Title: Re: .50 BMG AP torture test
Post by: jrebel on June 03, 2017, 04:47:39 PM: Wow....if 3/8 will hold up to a 50 BMG my 1/2" that just arrived today should handle all my rifles with out a problem. Can't wait to start banging steal with the 6.5 creed.

What do you use to hange your steel? I need to make a few stands.
Title: Re: .50 BMG AP torture test
Post by: jay.sharkbait on June 03, 2017, 05:07:25 PM: Quote from: jrebel on June 03, 2017, 04:47:39 PM
Wow....if 3/8 will hold up to a 50 BMG my 1/2" that just arrived today should handle all my rifles with out a problem. Can't wait to start banging steal with the 6.5 creed.

What do you use to hange your steel? I need to make a few stands.

It was actually current issue armor piercing stuff.

These are some stands I designed a couple years ago and the crossbar uses tposts.
Title: Re: .50 BMG AP torture test
Post by: Ddouble on June 03, 2017, 06:32:06 PM: Those T post hangers work great! Till some wise person shoots the T post with a .50 then it makes a mess of things...
Title: Re: .50 BMG AP torture test
Post by: jay.sharkbait on June 04, 2017, 06:01:00 AM: Quote from: Ddouble on June 03, 2017, 06:32:06 PM
Those T post hangers work great! Till some wise person shoots the T post with a .50 then it makes a mess of things...

The tposts can take a ton of abuse, but if ya hit one just right.....

That's why we have the "TP rapid response plan". :chuckle:
Title: Re: .50 BMG AP torture test
Post by: Ddouble on June 04, 2017, 07:08:12 AM: Yep that's what's great about them just switching out the t post and back up and running.