brown dog Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Aiming to make a no-splash (well, minimal lead dust) .22 gong. Just tied a monkey-fist out of some dyneema rope given to me by Terryh. 'Gong' is about 4" diameter. Rather pleased so far - shooting result later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Very good idea. Might copy that. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cat Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 I'm intrigued, how does it work? Does the bullet not penetrate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 I didn't fully tighten the fist on this one, thinking that if left a bit springy, it would better absorb impact. At 50m, it's taken about 50 hits so far (I'm playing with open sights). The looseness gives a nice 'thwack' sound and it jumps well, but settles quickly. Damage to the gong so far seems to be about the same as trying to unpick the fist with a few jabs of a blunt knitting needle. It's now no longer a neat knot but still a solid gong mass. Haven't tried retightening the knot as one face had still-wet yellow spray paint on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Have you had any richocets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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