Harvard Sportsmen's Club

[ddeck]

My vote is for larger.

My rationale is we could use multiple smaller chains to rig it versus two larger chains that would increase the chances of someone shooting the links and decoupling the target from the stand.

If we used a smaller target it would be less durable and would get plinked into oblivion a little faster than a larger and girthier target.

Chains?

I believe we are talking about the public range target at the 100...which has no chains.

I did notice that someone hung another steel target using rubber at the 100, which was there as of Sunday night.

 

[Rocky Mosasaurus]

Chains?

I believe we are talking about the public range target at the 100...which has no chains.

I did notice that someone hung another steel target using rubber at the 100, which was there as of Sunday night.

In that case that sounds like a better alternative to chains for sure.

 

[paul73]

So next target, bigger or smaller?

in a perfect world a dueling tree with targets 2", 3" and 4" would be ideal, but such a sculpture would survive at 100yds range probably for a half day, and then will be finished by somebody with a shotgun who will walk toward it and shoot it from 5yds away with slugs.

larger will work, as those who shoot with scopes can walk toward it and spray it with paint, to see the impact points.

 

[Cluster F]

Went this morning to test a trigger and it was dead. Made me regret not bringing more.

 

[gerrycaruso]

Yeah, I went this morning and it was empty. I spray painted the MGM target which seems to be holding up well. Can't say the same for the steel silhouette hanging next to it.

 

[rogerk]

I’d vote smaller. Any larger and itll be similar to throwing a baseball at the side of a barn

 

[Cluster F]

I’d vote smaller. Any larger and itll be similar to throwing a baseball at the side of a barn

I think a large and a small is good. The smaller for obvious reasons but a larger one for people to build confidence and have fun. I would like to eventually teach my daughters to shoot at 100 and steel gives that fun feedback.