Twiggy wrote:
Al right,
As far as the hinges go, that was something I originally thought when I saw your targets, "are the hinges loose enough?".
From my experience with door hinges, they take some force to move - minimal force of course, but still some force. I guess the impact of being hit by a projectile should provide enough force to move them, but the question is how far?
It sounds like you do need them to be hanging a little looser to stop the pellets being deformed and bouncing down, instead of continuing into the trap.
I'd be interested in seeing how you solve this issue, as I may just copy your idea for more permanent reactive targets.
They are lose.. Takes no effort to move them, and don't feel any resistance. I just think its the gauge of the steel and mass of the nuts/bolts/washer. With the low FPS. Is enough to absorbed the energy. And they just drop or bounce back.
What I'll need is less mass.
Well the pellets are going to deform. Lead is softer than steel.
I have a permanent reactive target outside. It's in a bunker I made, around 34M. At the end of this tilled unused garden. Summer time it gets over grown and nearly hidden by passer bys. Normally when I shoot paper, I just haul out the trap I keep in the garage. Not like I really need it. More do it to show I'm being responsible. But never know might hit a rock.
56M or so there is a Tree.. I might see if I can get a 4-5" gong and stick it off the side. By that distance and if it hits, shouldn't have much energy to do any damage.

