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I live in a place where it is convenient and quick to get out into the national forest and shoot, what is the cheapest way for me to acquire steel targets on a stand that I can bring with me in my hatchback? I'll only be shooting 9mm, 5.56 and 7.62x39. I'm tired of shooting at cans and random garbage.
 
Hat Trick Medicine Show said:
I live in a place where it is convenient and quick to get out into the national forest and shoot, what is the cheapest way for me to acquire steel targets on a stand that I can bring with me in my hatchback? I'll only be shooting 9mm, 5.56 and 7.62x39. I'm tired of shooting at cans and random garbage.
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Are you 100% committed to steel? Infinite Defense has some pretty interesting non-metallic targets that are made out of some kind of rubber/polymer or something. The downside is that they only hold up to something like 7,000 rounds of 9mm FMJ and they don’t play well with JHP ammunition. That being said, rifle rounds like 5.56 and 7.62x39 would probably make the target not last as long but it’s still something worth looking into

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Hat Trick Medicine Show said:
I live in a place where it is convenient and quick to get out into the national forest and shoot, what is the cheapest way for me to acquire steel targets on a stand that I can bring with me in my hatchback? I'll only be shooting 9mm, 5.56 and 7.62x39. I'm tired of shooting at cans and random garbage.
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If you want something cheap, it won't hold up and you'll have to rebuy more. Spend more money in the short term on something durable to save money in the long term.
 
Nate Higgers said:
Are you 100% committed to steel? Infinite Defense has some pretty interesting non-metallic targets that are made out of some kind of rubber/polymer or something. The downside is that they only hold up to something like 7,000 rounds of 9mm FMJ and they don’t play well with JHP ammunition. That being said, rifle rounds like 5.56 and 7.62x39 would probably make the target not last as long but it’s still something worth looking into

Infinity Target – USPSA/IPSC
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S.C.U.D. said:
If you want something cheap, it won't hold up and you'll have to rebuy more. Spend more money in the short term on something durable to save money in the long term.
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I need that ping sound from the steel and those "self healing" polymer targets break down pretty quick and aren't satisfying to get hits on at range. I think I'll buy a target tree with those hinged plates down at my LGS. Probably going to run me a few hundred dollars.
 
Hat Trick Medicine Show said:
I need that ping sound from the steel and those "self healing" polymer targets break down pretty quick and aren't satisfying to get hits on at range. I think I'll buy a target tree with those hinged plates down at my LGS. Probably going to run me a few hundred dollars.
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these plus a big nail and a tree work well. you can usually find piles of them near rail road tracks.
 
Hat Trick Medicine Show said:
I live in a place where it is convenient and quick to get out into the national forest and shoot, what is the cheapest way for me to acquire steel targets on a stand that I can bring with me in my hatchback? I'll only be shooting 9mm, 5.56 and 7.62x39. I'm tired of shooting at cans and random garbage.
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They make a fence post attached target that is pretty easy to set up and take down. Don't have any pics on my right now.
 
Romulus augustulus said:
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these plus a big nail and a tree work well. you can usually find piles of them near rail road tracks.
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Unfortunately I am several thousand feet above where the train tracks are, and call me a tree hugger or whatever, but I don't really want to put nails/bullets in trees.
 
MrJokerRager said:
TIL gun owners have low voting rates.


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The 1st and 2nd Amendment are the amendments in which all other freedoms are derived from. That's why they are 1 and 2. It wasn't some arbitrary number the framers of the Constitution picked. They knew exactly with perfect foresight that this would happen at some point in America.

In whatever nightmare scenario she wins I would love for her to try this. Would be pretty funny
 
Now hear me out... a 38 special/357 mag PCC. I know that there have been 38 special semi autos before, like the Ruger Deerfield carbine in 44 magnum. Had rotary or box mags:
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It can work. The mag problem with rimmed rounds CAN be solved because it. It would make owning revolver calibers just that more versatile. You could have one in 45 colt, another in 327 Federal Magnum, doubling your use of your revolver rounds. I think this is a cool idea. Thoughts guys?
 
WelperHelper99 said:
Now hear me out... a 38 special/357 mag PCC. I know that there have been 38 special semi autos before, like the Ruger Deerfield carbine in 44 magnum. Had rotary or box mags:
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It can work. The mag problem with rimmed rounds CAN be solved because it. It would make owning revolver calibers just that more versatile. You could have one in 45 colt, another in 327 Federal Magnum, doubling your use of your revolver rounds. I think this is a cool idea. Thoughts guys?
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I don’t think there is a market for it.
 
WelperHelper99 said:
Now hear me out... a 38 special/357 mag PCC. I know that there have been 38 special semi autos before, like the Ruger Deerfield carbine in 44 magnum. Had rotary or box mags:
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It can work. The mag problem with rimmed rounds CAN be solved because it. It would make owning revolver calibers just that more versatile. You could have one in 45 colt, another in 327 Federal Magnum, doubling your use of your revolver rounds. I think this is a cool idea. Thoughts guys?
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MSRP $1499, doesn't take Glock mags and caps out at 150 yards. No thanks.
 
Pretend To Imagine said:
I don’t think there is a market for it.
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I mean the market is the same guys that buy lever actions to compliment their revolvers.
Blasterisk said:
MSRP $1499, doesn't take Glock mags and caps out at 150 yards. No thanks.
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I mean the range is the same as any PCC. As for cost, I could see it being 600 bucks if you went all in on polymer. The no glock mags thought WOULD be a hard sell. The mags would have to be proprietary.
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Not only that, what advantage would it have over a carbine in 9mm for target shooting and 300 blk or 7.62x39 for hunting? It would have higher ammo cost, worse terminal performance and likely worse reliability.
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The advantage is you can use your horde of 38 special or whatever revolver round you have in a semi auto rifle. The options for using 38 special or 357 magnum are basically either wheelguns or lever actions. A semi auto option would be nice.

It would be targeting a niche, but I think it could be profitable. It would make a person's 1000+ round horde of wheelgun ammo a bit more of a useful investment.

They could plink with 38 special, then hunt with 357 in the same gun. Unlike 300 blk or 7.62x39mm, the cost is variable between those rounds. Buy the cheap 38 special to plink with, and a small amount of 357 to hunt with/ home defense. I think it's economical in that sense.
 
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