I have a couple kits that came from Owl Creek Fabrication. They use 100% American made AR500 steel, and cut the steel with a CNC laser.. Awesome targets!
I use 5ft sticks so i can get 4 targets center sections per 20ft stick of angle iron. I measure 8.5 inches from the front of each tube to the front of next tube. This is in case you cut your own tubes and cut one too short. Never measure from the rear .of one tube to the front of the next because it will be slightly off if the tube is shorter or longer. . I do like you do for the base tubing but mine are only 6-7" long. I drill a hole and weld a 1/2" nut recessed some. I use a 3" long 1/2" bolt with a piece of small flat bar welded as a wing on top of the bolt. This way you can snug it down tight by hand. I make these occasionally on the side. I have sold about 10-15 of them. I also make some smaller .22 A36 steel on 1.25x1.25 angle iron. I use 3/16 thick for those. Measurements for those are slightly different.
Great info. Thanks for sharing. Im going to add the clamp screw for mine. It also could use some gussets for better stability. I just shot over the weekend and it's awesome!
Yes 22lr is a no go. We used 9mm, 223, 300 AAC, 40SW all with no issues. 9mm requires a solid hit on the paddle. If you hit it inside on the arm it will not flip. Magnum Targets makes a Rimfire paddle set that I will be ordering. Same paddle just thinner and not AR500.
Thanks Don. What you don't see are 2 back stops. A smaller one in front of the trees thats about 4 ft high and a larger one behind the trees thats about 8 ft. I also own all the ground behind them.for several miles which includes a gentle hill that adds a 75 foot x 300 yard backstop at 800 yards. I do think I'm going to come back and add a backstop around each of these to protect against ricochets as that is a concern for me.. Thanks for watching!
IM in kentucky and when you have a lot of land behind you a back stop is not needed. the world is obsessed with this nonsense. I guess you have to be a country boy to understand, stop thinking that everybody lives in a subdivision.
@@waylonlegend4603all steel targets need some angle so the bullets don’t ricochet back towards the shooter. A slight forward angle allows them to ricochet down towards the ground
The angle is to steep. I think you added incorrectly. When you stated you wanted an 18* forward leaning angle you drew 72* on your plans. I think that should have been 82*.
I have a couple kits that came from Owl Creek Fabrication. They use 100% American made AR500 steel, and cut the steel with a CNC laser.. Awesome targets!
You are a Big teacher man!!!! Thank You.....exellent
I use 5ft sticks so i can get 4 targets center sections per 20ft stick of angle iron. I measure 8.5 inches from the front of each tube to the front of next tube. This is in case you cut your own tubes and cut one too short. Never measure from the rear .of one tube to the front of the next because it will be slightly off if the tube is shorter or longer. . I do like you do for the base tubing but mine are only 6-7" long. I drill a hole and weld a 1/2" nut recessed some. I use a 3" long 1/2" bolt with a piece of small flat bar welded as a wing on top of the bolt. This way you can snug it down tight by hand. I make these occasionally on the side. I have sold about 10-15 of them. I also make some smaller .22 A36 steel on 1.25x1.25 angle iron. I use 3/16 thick for those. Measurements for those are slightly different.
Great info. Thanks for sharing. Im going to add the clamp screw for mine. It also could use some gussets for better stability. I just shot over the weekend and it's awesome!
very nicely done dueling tree - i bet that would be expensive if bought retail
A solid $700 in Canada if bought retail 😅
Look nice, great fun
Niiiiiiice 🙌🏼
How long was your square tubing that’s supporting the angle iron? Thanks. Good job on the tree!
Have you tried 22lr on this setup? Curious if itd be able to flip the plates/how many quick shots.
Whats the smallest pistol caliber that will knock them to the other side? Did you try 22lr?
Yes 22lr is a no go. We used 9mm, 223, 300 AAC, 40SW all with no issues. 9mm requires a solid hit on the paddle. If you hit it inside on the arm it will not flip. Magnum Targets makes a Rimfire paddle set that I will be ordering. Same paddle just thinner and not AR500.
Great video. Very informative, but ... that range needs a backstop.
Thanks Don. What you don't see are 2 back stops. A smaller one in front of the trees thats about 4 ft high and a larger one behind the trees thats about 8 ft. I also own all the ground behind them.for several miles which includes a gentle hill that adds a 75 foot x 300 yard backstop at 800 yards. I do think I'm going to come back and add a backstop around each of these to protect against ricochets as that is a concern for me.. Thanks for watching!
IM in kentucky and when you have a lot of land behind you a back stop is not needed. the world is obsessed with this nonsense. I guess you have to be a country boy to understand, stop thinking that everybody lives in a subdivision.
@@kevinokeefe8783 I live on a big ranch in Texas. But a country boy with any sense knows that humans aren't the only creatures at risk.
That angle is steep as fk lmao
Bad ass
Stupid question but...is the square iron the same 1 1/2' as the angle iron or does it need to be larger, if so what size. Thanks
Its pretty close. Get the 2" square tube I think its 1/8" wall thickness. Slides right in.
Is such an hard angle necessary?
I’m in the process of making one and mines verticle
@@waylonlegend4603all steel targets need some angle so the bullets don’t ricochet back towards the shooter. A slight forward angle allows them to ricochet down towards the ground
The angle is to steep. I think you added incorrectly. When you stated you wanted an 18* forward leaning angle you drew 72* on your plans. I think that should have been 82*.
A right angle is 90*, minus 18* is 72*
Kinda close to target