[Shop-talk] do we have any metal guys here of high caliber? (shop related)

eric at megageek.com eric at megageek.com
Mon Jun 29 10:59:23 MDT 2015


Is there anyone here that can help me calculate the thickness of steel I 
would need to build something like this...

http://www.rangemasterrowdy.com/dueling-tree-steel-targets.htm

But something that could withstand 38 special /40 cal/ and if possible, 
5.56 Nato rounds?

I don't know where to look for table that explain steal resistance to 
weapons fire.

I do know that I will be angling the targets so they will not be square to 
the impact force, which adds another dimension to the calculations that I 
don't know how to determine.

Thanks.

(If anyone one is in the NJ area and wants to come and shoot once it's 
built, you are more than welcome.)


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Eric P
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational 
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Waldo Emerson 


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