12-17-2018, 11:09 PM
I had a 12" square steel plate and I was good with it until about 500 yards. After that wind really became an issue with knowing whether I missed b/c of windage or elevation. I found this steel plate on ebay and ebay had a coupon code so I got a great deal (about $100 total).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Behemoth-AR500-...4d6d537a62
Definitely no thicker than 3/8", the plate I have in the link above is pushing 70lbs so it's manageable as long as I can drive to where I;m shooting. If I have to walk the plate that'd get old really quick. The furthest I've walked it was 200 yards when I wanted to change shooting distance.. it was stupid annoying.
I use it in conjunction with "the last stand" brackets for the legs and a couple pieces of heavy belt for the plate itself. Even though the last stand suggest 5' rebar I use 4' pieces with no issues but where I shoot is relatively flat.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Behemoth-AR500-...4d6d537a62
Definitely no thicker than 3/8", the plate I have in the link above is pushing 70lbs so it's manageable as long as I can drive to where I;m shooting. If I have to walk the plate that'd get old really quick. The furthest I've walked it was 200 yards when I wanted to change shooting distance.. it was stupid annoying.
I use it in conjunction with "the last stand" brackets for the legs and a couple pieces of heavy belt for the plate itself. Even though the last stand suggest 5' rebar I use 4' pieces with no issues but where I shoot is relatively flat.