If just for plinking I think your starter kit will do well.For those that have steel targets, or shoot them with any kind of regularity, what size do you find works best?
I'm looking at getting some in the 5" and 8" range (3/8" AR550 from shootsteel.com). Just a bit concerned that the 5" targets might be a bit on the small side. Most of the time I'll be shooting pistol calibers (at safe distances). But I do think I'll use my rifle calibers as well (223/5.56, 300 blk and 308 Win). With the target cost difference of almost double when going form the 5" ($28.32) to the 8" ($53.10) I need to be sure which is going to work for the longer term.
My current plan is to get four 5" and two 8" along with the t-post hanging hardware for all. Not cheap to get the full setup (for six targets) but I figure that would be a good starting point. It will let me set things up for different drills as needed. Plus I could always get different target shapes/sizes to change out what I have on one. Or add more later.
Figured I'll probably make the purchase sometime next week. So post up your experiences and help me to decide. Chances are, over time, I'll add more target types and sizes. This is just my 'starter setup'.
If your looking to play in specific games regulated by rules then buy those target.
98% of the shooting I do is at a 6moa black bulls eye so my steel is sized acordingly.
6” at 100 12” at 200
Then for closer in 3” at 50 1.5” at 25
I mostly shoot 22lr inside 100 yards
Pistol I just use the 6” plates out to as far as I want to drag them.