Tuck Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hello all people keep telling me about target gongs and about how good they are! Where do you buy these and how much do they cost?? Have got some scope no pun inteneded to put these out to about 650yards just wondered are there good ones bad ones etc... Any info would be great Regards Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hello all people keep telling me about target gongs and about how good they are! Where do you buy these and how much do they cost?? Have got some scope no pun inteneded to put these out to about 650yards just wondered are there good ones bad ones etc... Any info would be great Regards Rob Rob, Bruce Hutton on the board makes them: http://www.brucehutton.webs.com/apps/webstore/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Bruce Potts tests them in gunmart this month too. Its a good write up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
223magic Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hello all people keep telling me about target gongs and about how good they are! Where do you buy these and how much do they cost?? Have got some scope no pun inteneded to put these out to about 650yards just wondered are there good ones bad ones etc... Any info would be great Regards Rob I have been using Bruces Hardox Steel Gongs for some time now. they have taken a serious beating with 223/243/308, and I will be getting a few more next chance I get to call in to the work shop based in LLandrindod Wells Powys. Highly recommended ! ATB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 I have been using Bruces Hardox Steel Gongs for some time now. they have taken a serious beating with 223/243/308, and I will be getting a few more next chance I get to call in to the work shop based in LLandrindod Wells Powys. Highly recommended ! ATB +1 Great gongs and superb customer service from Bruce and his wife Tracy. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onelesscharlie Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 +1 Great gongs and superb customer service from Bruce and his wife Tracy. Steve He is a mate but +1... now also offers AR500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkajohn Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 He is a mate but +1... now also offers AR500 Is the ar500 much better than the ar400? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICK Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Being a Yorkshireman i thought i would save some money and make some gongs from some half inch mild steel plate at work. At 300 yards my 30-06 AI punched straight through and thats with a 175 Berger Hunting Bullet! At 500 yards they dent the gong but just fail to penetrate. All ok at 900 yards though. I need to buy some proper gongs . Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaken Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Can anyone tell me how the smaller gongs (100mm) cope with and react to, hits with .30 at ranges as near as 100yds? What is the best way that you have found to hang them? I am looking at positioning them on steep shale banks so need an alternative to the stands. Rup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Can anyone tell me how the smaller gongs (100mm) cope with and react to, hits with .30 at ranges as near as 100yds? What is the best way that you have found to hang them? I am looking at positioning them on steep shale banks so need an alternative to the stands. Rup I hang mine off a chain in a frame and they seem to fail after about 100 shots, chains snap from spinning around usually, will try dig out a pic. Gandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Gents, I've used metal gongs in the past and have found that (after talking to a steel target maker in the US) that if you angle the gong slightly i.e. don't shoot it flat on, that they last longer. Something to do with the way it alows more planes of movement, rather than trying to accelerate the flat plate directly away from you when hit 'square on'. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Gents, I've used metal gongs in the past and have found that (after talking to a steel target maker in the US) that if you angle the gong slightly i.e. don't shoot it flat on, that they last longer. Something to do with the way it alows more planes of movement, rather than trying to accelerate the flat plate directly away from you when hit 'square on'. Terry Terry, I agree, my point is in mounting them at an angle to prevent a square hit causes rotation and that repeated rotation breaks the mounting point or chain eventually. Gandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Gandy, Hanging the gong's always a problem, pretty nasty enviroment when you think of it Slightly longer chains or use long link alloy chain pehaps? I'll have a dig out of what we used to do. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Cheers Terry, I use some old JCB blade steel which works quite well, just the fixings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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