I prefer a gong that is 16 inches in diameter. I buy them from Amazon.
I like the 3/16-inch-thick gong because it is a whole lot lighter in weight than the 1/4-inch gong, which is good for me, being that I’m a right leg amputee and operate from a wheelchair. Not that price really matters to me, but an AR400 16 x 3/16-inch gong costs 49.97 and the AR500 16 x 1/4-inch gong costs 72.41. BTW, I make a gong stand out of 1/2 galvanized pipe and when I get it assembled, it’s kind of heavy, so I like a light-weight gong.
However, the lighter weight 16 x 3/16-inch gong doesn’t come in AR500 steel, only AR400. If I want the harder AR500 steel, I’ll have to go with a heavier 16 x 1/4-inch gong.
I’m shooting subsonic .22 LR Quiet ammo and .25 cal pellets at them. The .22 Quiets reach about 46 fpe out of my bolt-action Savage rifle, while my .25 pellets hit with around 50 fpe out of my Daystate Wolverine HP R air rifle, nothing high powered like a 30.06 or 45-70 round is hitting the gong. And the .25 pellets are a whole heck of a lot more accurate. Both projectiles will work my Caldwell Resetting targets - even my .22 Longs will, which have less fpe than the Quiets - worse accuracy, too.
So, do you reckon an AR400 16 x 3/16-inch gong would be sufficient for what I will be shooting at it?
Thanks, Bobby
I like the 3/16-inch-thick gong because it is a whole lot lighter in weight than the 1/4-inch gong, which is good for me, being that I’m a right leg amputee and operate from a wheelchair. Not that price really matters to me, but an AR400 16 x 3/16-inch gong costs 49.97 and the AR500 16 x 1/4-inch gong costs 72.41. BTW, I make a gong stand out of 1/2 galvanized pipe and when I get it assembled, it’s kind of heavy, so I like a light-weight gong.
However, the lighter weight 16 x 3/16-inch gong doesn’t come in AR500 steel, only AR400. If I want the harder AR500 steel, I’ll have to go with a heavier 16 x 1/4-inch gong.
I’m shooting subsonic .22 LR Quiet ammo and .25 cal pellets at them. The .22 Quiets reach about 46 fpe out of my bolt-action Savage rifle, while my .25 pellets hit with around 50 fpe out of my Daystate Wolverine HP R air rifle, nothing high powered like a 30.06 or 45-70 round is hitting the gong. And the .25 pellets are a whole heck of a lot more accurate. Both projectiles will work my Caldwell Resetting targets - even my .22 Longs will, which have less fpe than the Quiets - worse accuracy, too.
So, do you reckon an AR400 16 x 3/16-inch gong would be sufficient for what I will be shooting at it?
Thanks, Bobby