Posted By: garyrapp55
properly hanging steel - 07/20/22 11:51 AM
I shot my kids rifle at some ar500 last weekend and had 2 failures. The bolt is ripping through the strap. Should I use fender washer to increase surface area?
properly hanging steel
Posted By: J.G.
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/20/22 11:52 AM
Is the strap on the back side of the target?
Posted By: garyrapp55
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/20/22 12:36 PM
yes sir
Posted By: J.G.
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/20/22 12:48 PM
What's the strap made of?
I've never had this happen.
I've never had this happen.
Posted By: garyrapp55
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/20/22 12:49 PM
fire hose, I used 3/8 bolts
Posted By: J.G.
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/20/22 02:48 PM
I don't know what's going on. Fire hose, back of the target, 1/2" Grade 8 bolts, standard 1/2" washer. No trouble.
Posted By: Judd
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/20/22 03:04 PM
I'm no doctor (sounds like you might need to discuss with a real one) but it sounds like your hole is too big 
Posted By: garyrapp55
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/20/22 03:25 PM
Originally Posted by Judd
it sounds like your hole is too big
It has gotten bigger since Biden took office.
Guess I'll try a smaller hole and bigger washer. Can grade 8 withstand a direct hit? Now that I think about it, I don't recall the hardware still being attached. Maybe I had cheap bolts in there. Cheap...like that shot Judd took.
Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/20/22 04:37 PM
Originally Posted by garyrapp55
Originally Posted by Judd
it sounds like your hole is too big
It has gotten bigger since Biden took office.
Guess I'll try a smaller hole and bigger washer. Can grade 8 withstand a direct hit? Now that I think about it, I don't recall the hardware still being attached. Maybe I had cheap bolts in there. Cheap...like that shot Judd took.
Posted By: Judd
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/20/22 04:43 PM
Originally Posted by garyrapp55
Originally Posted by Judd
it sounds like your hole is too big
It has gotten bigger since Biden took office.
Guess I'll try a smaller hole and bigger washer. Can grade 8 withstand a direct hit? Now that I think about it, I don't recall the hardware still being attached. Maybe I had cheap bolts in there. Cheap...like that shot Judd took.
touche' but at least I'm not the one with a wallered out hole
Posted By: drycreek3189
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/21/22 02:22 AM
It has gotten bigger since Biden took office.
Classic !
Posted By: BigPig
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/21/22 06:47 AM
Originally Posted by Judd
Originally Posted by garyrapp55
Originally Posted by Judd
it sounds like your hole is too big
It has gotten bigger since Biden took office.
Guess I'll try a smaller hole and bigger washer. Can grade 8 withstand a direct hit? Now that I think about it, I don't recall the hardware still being attached. Maybe I had cheap bolts in there. Cheap...like that shot Judd took.
touche' but at least I'm not the one with a wallered out hole
That’s not what Tim says
Posted By: Big Fitz
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/21/22 03:23 PM
You misspelled 2Beez there BigPeppa.
Posted By: Bee'z
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/22/22 02:29 AM
Originally Posted by Big Fitz
You misspelled 2Beez there BigPeppa.
Properly hanging was the title and you mention me. Well played
IYKYK
Posted By: TAB
Re: properly hanging steel - 07/22/22 01:54 PM
I had made one about 20 years ago hung it up with some 5/8 rebar
Heated and bent into a hook needles to say its still hanging up and makes a good metallic bang when hit.
Heated and bent into a hook needles to say its still hanging up and makes a good metallic bang when hit.