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I think I'm gonna order a 14" square for the real windy days. That should be fun!


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Damn right. Glad to see you coming around.

I've got different sizes out there, and agree with those that say a 1.5-ish MOA plate can be more fun at first for a variety of reasons. My 875 yard plate is quite large- about 14x22" I think.

However at ranges I would even consider shooting at game, which is to about 650 yds or so, my plates are vitals-size for either deer or elk. Keeps me honest(and humble if the wind is gusty).

I paint them white.

Hanging them is another thing. Mine are spiked to stumpes in a clearcut with these huge nails. That's been the best thing I've come up with in terms of durability, except that you can't see your misses as easily as when a plate is on a hanger in a patch of open dirt. However, I shoot quite a bit, and others have discovered my plates too <grin>, and no matter what I hung them with, the stands would get beat up pretty fast and getting to my plates is a real chore... If I really were going to hang them right I'd use a welded frame and chains and bolt them to the plates.

I use all different sizes-beggars are not choosy
With different colors of paint, stencils or just measuring them afterwards you will be able to know if your first shot connections were close enough to be in the vitals.
Main thing is to get some and start shooting.
Stay off of the bench and shoot from field positions.

I just got 2, 12in discs, 5/8in thick, from a local machine shop. They were cutting out caps of some sort and the test pieces were discarded as scrap. They just gave em to me. I'm going to shoot them tomorrow!

scenarshooter: Good shooting, looks like fun. I think I'd struggle with that at 50yds. grin.

Whats your avg time?

We have several targets at all the ranges from 200 to 1350. We use 2.5"x4", 5x5, 6x6, 8x8, 12x12, 12x14, when you get someone that gets a little cocky just tell them to whack that little guy at 600. LOL

Out here in the west, we have no shortage of barbed-wire fences. I just hang mine on the fence where ever I decide to shoot. I have yet to break a wire but I keep a fence tool handy just in case! Some have hooks, others just a straight rod that I wire on.

You can't see it as good as I hoped, but this one just has rebar hooks that you hang on the top fence wire.

Fence, tree, multiples of ways.....grin

FWIW, the penalty for shooting/destroying fence posts is higher than shooting livestock on BLM...at least that which is enforceable by the BLM.

[bleep] gov't, why am I not surprised.
I'll stick with destroying my old man's fences...grin

I was surprised myself. 'course if the Feds can get the livestock ticket to stick the local law can greatly increase the penalty. iIRC the one I was involved with ended up in felony charges.

I used to shoot out on a piece of stateland close to Bozeman.

First couple years were okay until a bunch of idiots with pistols/AR's shot the hell out of the corner/gate posts.
They closed it off soon after that. I talked to the farmer that had the lease and don't blame him one bit.

It often doesn't take but one idiot to ruin a good thing.

What's your point? Maybe read the op's question...