Tag: steel

  • Covid-19 Gun Cringe

    Gun related companies LOVE to hop on any new trend to make a buck: View this post on Instagram CoronAR500 anyone? Maybe we need a Covid Coldbore Challenge…. A post shared by MkMachining (@mkmachining) on May 3, 2020 at 4:04pm PDT 😬😬😬 what you’re looking at is a steel shooting target which is $60 over…

  • 1 Inch Thick AR550 Steel Vs Various Calibers

    Interesting: hahahha that starting skit where he talks about his encounter with the cop.  Gold. None of this is very surprising, but still cool to see there’s barely a dent made by anything except various 5.56mm and the .308.  Holy that .50BMG AP round tho… 4:34 – LOL what the hell… a skeletonized AR-15 upper?…

  • Shooting Steel From Incredibly Close

    YOLO: What do you guys think…  2 yards?  Maybe 3? *SMH*  Assuming that steel target is an IPSC silhouette we’re looking at ~24″ tall, so that makes the 2×4’s used for the stands about 4ft in height.  If you took one and pivoted it in the ground forward I’m guessing it would come at least…

  • Tuned Steel Targets For Making Sweet Gun Music

    Playing the Star Spangled Banner with a rifle: LOL that’s FREEDOM / AMERICA right there.  Suck on that ISIS. I used the term “Tuned” loosely in the title.  When he shot that “A” I pretentiously was like “Ew, that A is so flat…. would NOT operate with”.  haha jk I didn’t,  I was too in…

  • Fragmentation Patterns When Using Steel Targets

    lovemywoods over at the Indiana Gun Owners forum conducted some tests, showing how back-splash and fragmentation could be deadly: The testing rig: Example results: Spoiler Alert: Hardened steel (AR500) is the safest. Check out the full thread over at INgunowners for lots of great pics and info. Hat tip: Mike

  • Mel Gibson’s Seized Guns – Derek Zoolander Approves

    Source – TMZ As some of you probably know, Mel Gibson is in some hot water since his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva accused him of domestic violence.  Naturally the court ordered that his weapons be confiscated… Nice variety of guns.  When I first saw the story I figured I was going to be in for some…