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Swinging plate target repair....
- fortyshooter
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Swinging plate target repair....
Yes them 180gr. 357 Pugs are vicious little critters as you can see! Second hit on plate just snapped bolt head off and new bolts too!
This from my Henry rifle shoot few weeks ago. Going to replace all with Grade 8 hardware.
This from my Henry rifle shoot few weeks ago. Going to replace all with Grade 8 hardware.
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- Vaquero
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Re: Swinging plate target repair....
I broke one side of my cheap 8" gong a couple weeks ago with one of the 45 colts.
I still haven't repaired it.
Hanging by one chain at the moment.
RP
I still haven't repaired it.
Hanging by one chain at the moment.
RP
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- JEBar
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Re: Swinging plate target repair....
how far was it between your shooting position and the targetfortyshooter wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:04 pmSecond hit on plate just snapped bolt head off and new bolts too!
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Re: Swinging plate target repair....
I wonder if grade 8 is too brittle? Just a thought. I’m guessing you have more experience than me and have used them in the past.
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- fortyshooter
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Re: Swinging plate target repair....
About 30 yds.JEBar wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:40 pmhow far was it between your shooting position and the targetfortyshooter wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:04 pmSecond hit on plate just snapped bolt head off and new bolts too!
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- fortyshooter
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Re: Swinging plate target repair....
The bolts before were the galvanized type you by at Home Depot that I had laying around. The new ones the plated kind I bought at Home Depot...all made in China of course. The others lasted a long time.
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Re: Swinging plate target repair....
10-4 ..... historically our 357's hit really hard out to 50 or so yards and I've seen them drop whitetails in their tracks at 75 or better ....
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