Things I learned from a steel plate....

[fiver]

hey now a 250 chambers just fine in the maximum revolver.
a 265 would possibly work in the lever gun, you might only have room for 1 grain of bulls-eye but you can't have everything.

 

[Brad]

I might not be able to have everything but that doesn't mean I have to settle.

 

[Rick]

Here is the RCBS 35 250 next to a 357 mag case.

 

[fiver]

plenty of neck tension there.
case cap might be limited a little though, but it looks like you might be able to get 3 grains of BE in there.

 

[Catshooter]

Carriage bolts are at the very bottom rung of bolt strength. Nuts are easier to shoot off than the bolt head. At my club we sometimes bolt the silhouettes' feet. Even grade 8 bolts will come apart but it helps to go bigger. A grade 8 1/2 inch bolt with the head forward lasts pretty well. But the shock of the impact is tough on any steel.

That's very cool with the pentagon impression!


Cat

 

[Ian]

Carriage bolts are for wood.

Has anyone tried grinding a slope on one edge of a Grade 8 bolt head and facing that toward the center?

 

[Brad]

I got some grade 8 bolts, lock washers, and nuts. I had to get new chain as the existing chain wouldn't allow a 1/2" bolt to past thru. I always use a second nut as a jam nut on steel, I have hadn't too many vibrate loose in the past.
Cut the chain and got everything installed. Wanted to snug it up just a bit more and the wrench slipped. My left pinky tip got smashed between the wrench and the edge of the plate.
Expletives were spoken. Ice was applied.
This is after almost 24 hours.
I don't usually bruise easily so this is pretty severe for me.

Where the hell was a wrench monkey when I needed one Ian?

 

[Ian]

Rookies.

Hey, you don't see me trying to dispense drugs. "Here's your Viagra, Mr. Jones". "Umm.......the label says 'Vytorin'." "Hmmm. Well, it looks like Mrs. Smith is going to be in for a surprise tonight!".

 

[uncle jimbo]

When I worked on cars for a living, if you didn't get one of those, I always feel like it wasn't a productive day.

 

[Rick]

Sittin here trying to figure out why this doesn't surprise me?

 

[Brad]

That pinky is kinda important at work. Lots of keystrokes get made with that little guy. Going to be a long day at work tomorrow.

 

[Ian]

Imagine having to pull wrenches all day tomorrow with a busted pinkie, on commission. As a tech you learn real quick to anticipate what will happen when a wrench slips or a fastener breaks and position yourself always so your juicy little bags of meat don't get splattered. Not hurting yourself constantly when going after fasteners with tools is an acquired, professional skill. Sorry you go dinged, but you have to admit the irony of it considering your thread title!

 

[Brad]

With a wrench I am many things but a professional isn't one of them.
I'm usually asking the guy on the other side of the counter where he put his hand that it didn't belong. Once saw a guy with a nice blister around his ring finger. He found a hot wire on a vehicle with his wedding band. His buddies cut the ring off as it was now attached to the frame.

Why couldn't the damn plate have come with chain already attached?

 

[Ian]

I hear Freebullet has a welder....but, now that you called him a bubba....

 

[Brad]

I hear Freebullet has a welder......

Don't want to alter the heat treat of the plate.
The new chains should hold on fine for years.

 

[Ian]

Yeah, welding will anneal it in spots. If you put it face-down on a wet towel and zap-cool-zap-cool a bolt head to it, the anneal should be minimal. Bolts are cheap enough, though, keep spares in your range bag.

 

[Brad]

I bought 4 bolts for a reason. I don't know if the lock washers were really needed but anthing that helps prevent the nuts from coming loose is good. Should have used some thread locker.

 

[Rick]

I bought 4 bolts for a reason. I don't know if the lock will Asher's were really needed but anthing that helps prevent the nits from coming loose is good. Should have used some thread locker.

Ya don't always need will Asher's but sometimes they're handy to have but when your nits are loose anything helps.

Gotta love them IPads.

 

[Brad]

Fixed it, thanks Rick.

Loose nits are good, easier to comb out.

 

[RBHarter]

I think this is the guy that my buddy Jorge bought his kit from .

https://pricedesign-eng.com/shop/1-emt-conduit-stand-target-mounts/

At the Reno shows he sold a kit with 6 hangers , 2 4" , 2 6" and 1 8" plate with pipe for a frame 30" tall 48" wide and 2 "Y" type pegs (I guess) for $175 .
It sets up and pulls down in just a couple minutes . The hangers are plasma cut AR500 . We have knocked the stand over , a 45-70 417gr cast at 1600 fps at 50 yd but never knocked a plate off the hangers . I don't know what the round count is on it but I'm sure the hangers have been hit and that it's been shot with cast , jacketed and FMJ with the whole 45 family and 223 and 6.8 at 50&100yd . I would guess over 1000 under 1200 rounds . Outside of the 1" electrical conduit legs and cross bar there's been no damage or loss . We extended the legs to 4' from the OM 30" pieces and fixed the knock over issues .