Offroad Gary Posted December 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Im going to bolt the gongs directly to the walls of 4x4 tyres with big hefty bolts to start with, should take a few hits me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustyman Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Should do :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c18rch Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Sounds good to me. Hope it all comes together and keep us informed. I'll certainly be wanting to attend. Im going to bolt the gongs directly to the walls of 4x4 tyres with big hefty bolts to start with, should take a few hits me thinks. We tried every combination of fixing we could easily a cost effectively find. No bolt unless it too is made of armour grade steel will take a hit. Even the shrapnel from the hits on the gongs start to damage them after a while. The best way is conveyor belting with multiple fixing points. We had the idea just before the last quarry that got cancelled to just glue the gongs directly to the belts but we never got round to testing it. Either way though, if you attach the gong to something or use conveyor belting covering the whole back of the gong, it takes the ring out of it. I suspect if you just attach them to tyres they won't react at all. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I suspect if you just attach them to tyres they won't react at all.[/size] [/size] Rich[/size] Rich, the gong will be hanging in the inner area of the tyre, supported by 2 fixing bolts through the wall of the tyre, pinching the tyre wall between the gong and a piece of metal to stop the nuts pulling through. I think it will react, the bottom will be hanging freely. It was the idea i told rup and pete about, but they used shackles through the tyre wall, which as we know cant take a hit. First shoot will happen after gamebird season ends, will be small invite only affair to check how the day might flow, should i up the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Tyres,bolted: no dynamic,reduced acoustic Tyres,centre suspending belt: ding,swing gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 2 direct hits on the bolts. Gongs were attached to fire hose. They took several shots without issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I'd like to think my guests will be aiming for the centre of the gongs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I'd like to think my guests will be aiming for the centre of the gongs! These shots were aimed at the centre of the bolts: they missed ! It happens :-) gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Rich, the gong will be hanging in the inner area of the tyre, supported by 2 fixing bolts through the wall of the tyre, pinching the tyre wall between the gong and a piece of metal to stop the nuts pulling through. I think it will react, the bottom will be hanging freely. It was the idea i told rup and pete about, but they used shackles through the tyre wall, which as we know cant take a hit. First shoot will happen after gamebird season ends, will be small invite only affair to check how the day might flow, should i up the numbers. Would very much like to be on that list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucror Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 will be small invite only affair to check how the day might flow, should i up the numbers. "Quarry Patch" winners only? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkabout Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 "Quarry Patch" winners only? ;-) I hope so..i've got the patch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 But a good dose of antibiotic will clear it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Shall i pick the colour of ceracote now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiff Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Sounds promising . I'd been keen to attend, as I'm normally running the day, so don't get to shoot... A word of caution regarding naming the event. You can quickly find yourself in very hot water - a challenging zeroing session with field rifles & Sec. 5 ammo in the field is one thing, running a tactical competition on an unapproved range with Sec. 5 ammunition being used is quite another As mentioned above grade 8.8 bolts are required and the freer the plates hang, the better the wear and sound signature will be. Good luck with the project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungle_re Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Love to Gary if home, always good to see more of these types of shoots appearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c18rch Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Haven't looked at this thread in a while. 2 direct hits on the bolts. Gongs were attached to fire hose. They took several shots without issue. They don't look anything like when we hit them. What were you shooting them with? Direct hits or even glancing ones like your pics show usually just popped the head. Certainly with anything bigger than .243. Haven't got any pictures, but the bolt heads on the older gongs from the quarry actually started to seperate from the shank because the shrapnel was cutting them. At the last quarry comp, thats how one of them failed, it wasn't a hit on the bolt at all. I'm not trying to get into a debate about do's and don'ts, just trying to pass on some of our experience. By all means, experiment. We certainly did. As above always good to see more of these types of shoots appearing. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Haven't looked at this thread in a while. They don't look anything like when we hit them. What were you shooting them with? Direct hits or even glancing ones like your pics show usually just popped the head. Certainly with anything bigger than .243. Haven't got any pictures, but the bolt heads on the older gongs from the quarry actually started to seperate from the shank because the shrapnel was cutting them. At the last quarry comp, thats how one of them failed, it wasn't a hit on the bolt at all. I'm not trying to get into a debate about do's and don'ts, just trying to pass on some of our experience. By all means, experiment. We certainly did. As above always good to see more of these types of shoots appearing. Rich I haven't a clue what they were shot with. We had .223 to .308 in use on the day. No issues at all with the splash cutting from the side. I hope to run another May time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnery Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Put my name down Scotch happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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