Big Boy 45 Colt at the Range

[White Squirrel]

The range I belong to has a 36" gong with steel chains hanging from a frame at 100 yards on the rifle range. It has pretty much been destroyed by people shooting it with high power rounds. It has more holes than steel right now.

Then our "Cowboy Town" has hundreds of steel targets. Some are mounted on frames with steel chains and some are hanging from the "sheperd's hook" steel plant hangers. Either method "should" deflect the ricochet into the ground. They also only allow unjacketed lead bullets on this range in order to reduce the possibility of any fragmentation from the jackets.

My son-in-law also has access to an area that the landowner allows people to shoot on as long as they clean up when they are done. We have invested in some 12" steel plates and the sheperd's hook hangers. The documentation that came from shootsteel.com with the plates recommends a minimum distance of ten yards when using pistol caliber rounds in a handgun and a minimum of 50 yards when using pistol caliber rounds in a rifle. So far, we have had no issues.

[RanchRoper]

Cool. I want to come and shoot with you!

[RanchRoper]

Last night I made some adjustments to my sights to see if it makes difference with my tendency to shoot low. I haven't shot yet but there's a very noticeable difference in bringing the rifle up and getting on target faster. I'm very curious to see what difference it makes on the target board.

I will post some results from the range Thursday night. 25 & 50 yd. Looking forward to trying it.