I made plinking targets with some rebar I bought after selling firewood. (Fiat doesn't burn holes in people's pockets, it literally disintegrates thereby encouraging people to get rid of it.)

I'd love to make a little side hobby hustle of sorts out of custom projects like this, but I still think I kinda suck at welding (at least making them look good) and would gladly fix anything that breaks because I genuinely enjoy the craft.

Next step is giving it some lead and seeing how well it holds up.

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Awesome work!

Next step: Shoot at it

Cool build! If the targets are just regular mild steel and you’re shooting them with something more powerful than a 22 they’ll get munched pretty quick. If you were to sell them people might want AR500 steel targets

Thanks. Yeah some of them are just 1/8 inch mild and some are 3/8.

Curious, how hard would AR500 be to cut? I'm assuming an angle grinder with a diamond disc would be pretty difficult. Plasma cutter?

Just wondering if getting a larger sheet would even be feasible.

I’ve personally never done it. Luckily my shooting buddies leave their steal targets at my house in exchange for using my range. I found this thread about it on an off road forum I used to frequent. Sounds like it’s doable with a plasma but it will make the edges of the target brittle from the heat.

https://www.pirate4x4.com/threads/cutting-ar500-plate.1575321/

LoL I love the response of someone posting a picture of a hacksaw to combat the heat of a plasma cutter 😁 thanks for the info.

It took an embarrassingly long time to finish and a little longer to actually use it, but the comments on the original post were spot on. Mild steel stands no chance against rifle rounds.

This means I get to weld more 😁

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