[Inyo Tim]

Some friends and I went out shooting the other day and were testing out some new rifles. I had set up my gong to bong on with my new 243 after it was sighted in. My friend has a new 300 Win Mag and asked me if I wanted to shoot it after the sight-in. Said yup and swung over to my gong and presto, punch press.
Gong is 3/8" ap. Ammo was 180 gr. Herters and rifle is a Win Featherweight with a 22" barrel.
The splotches are from my 308 and 243.

 

[MarkCO]

Were you at least 200 yards? FWIW, a .308 will core AR500 at some distance under 100 yards.

 

[FullClip]

What distance?? I've only used my plates with pistol rounds.

 

[Inyo Tim]

Were you at least 200 yards? FWIW, a .308 will core AR500 at some distance under 100 yards.

We both sighted in 1.5" high at 100 yards. Now that you mention it I remember something in the gong instructions about that.

 

[FullClip]

We both sighted in 1.5" high at 100 yards. Now that you mention it I remember something in the gong instructions about that.

A little JB Weld and things will be fine.

 

[fg17]

I guy made a couple gongs for my son. My son was shooting his new .28 nosler at it. I was sure it was going to punch through it but it didn't even put a dent in it. But we were shooting at 300 yds. He took a mulie @420 yds and an elk @630 yds that season.

 

[Inyo Tim]

A little JB Weld and things will be fine.

I'm going first class and sticking a bolt through the hole with and nut on the back side.

 

[DonD]

Herter's is pretty mild stuff. WAY slower than something like Underwood. 2690 fps with a 180gr slug.

I have a 300 Mag and Hodgdon's data produces as much as 3193 fps also with a 180 gr slug, HUGE increase. Don

 

[Jarhead Al]

I'm going first class and sticking a bolt through the hole with and nut on the back side.

Use a shiny carriage bolt for ultimate panache

 

[pgg00]

Was the Herters steel core?

 

[Inyo Tim]

Was the Herters steel core?

No, just a hunting round made probably by WInchester. I just read up on Herters since one of the three rounds I shot misfired. Herters is a house brand of Cabelas and several different companies load their ammo.
It's not always made by the same company for a giver caliber.
Anyway on the misfire, we noticed one of the rounds had a mangled primer so it was set aside, not to be used. Inadvertently it was handed to me as one of the tree rounds I was given. When I fired the shot, smoke came up out of the chamber area and the round didn't fire. I waited half and minute and ejected the round. The owner of the rifle sailed the round out into the desert. I told him Cabelas would probably like to be told of the misfire and see a photo of the round.

 

[pgg00]

No, just a hunting round made probably by WInchester. I just read up on Herters since one of the three rounds I shot misfired. Herters is a house brand of Cabelas and several different companies load their ammo.
It's not always made by the same company for a giver caliber.
Anyway on the misfire, we noticed one of the rounds had a mangled primer so it was set aside, not to be used. Inadvertently it was handed to me as one of the tree rounds I was given. When I fired the shot, smoke came up out of the chamber area and the round didn't fire. I waited half and minute and ejected the round. The owner of the rifle sailed the round out into the desert. I told him Cabelas would probably like to be told of the misfire and see a photo of the round.

I've gotten .223 herters that had steel core before. That's why i ask

 

[J_Rico]

If it makes you feel any better, that is a pretty good shot.

 

[MarkCO]

I've gotten .223 herters that had steel core before. That's why i ask

Steel core, or bi-metal jackets? I've seen the magnetic bi-metal, but I'd be really surprised if they were slipping the much more expensive steel core into blaster ammo.

 

[Inyo Tim]

If it makes you feel any better, that is a pretty good shot.

Geezer good.

 

[pgg00]

Steel core, or bi-metal jackets? I've seen the magnetic bi-metal, but I'd be really surprised if they were slipping the much more expensive steel core into blaster ammo.

I've had both. One just zipped right through some gongs like that. Why I asked

 

[40/45]

New rifle round to blast through bathroom doors?

 

[ShaneS]

See their recommendations on steel targets: Shooting Targets 7 - Target Selection Guide

 

[Matteo1371]

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Eh, it'll buff out

 

[Jim Watson]

I once got some armor plate gongs for my club.
They held up fine when used as recommended.
But Bubba soon found that a rifle would penetrate the pistol gongs and a rifle would penetrate the thicker plate on the rifle range… if he walked down from 100 to 15 yards.