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First shot, just high of the bullseye section,
Snapped the bolt just a 325+gr chuck of lead.
The gong is 3/8" thick AR500 steel 12"x24"

Slapped the center section plum around,
You can see it just sheared the bolt.

55yds, 444 ain't playing

RP

Gee the gong is gone.

Ive done that with a 270, but not with a 444.

Likin' that 444 Randy! A very underrated round. Re-grouping a bit after getting back from Idaho.
We'll be talking.

Sir Henry wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:27 am

Gee the gong is gone.

Ding dong the gong is gone…

Looks like an easy repair.

I used to shoot the 444, so not surprised at all.

Hatchdog wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:01 am

Sir Henry wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:27 am

Gee the gong is gone.

Ding dong the gong is gone…

Looks like an easy repair.

Yes just the bolt, but
what an impact.
I'll be replacing both with a grade 8 bolts.

RP

Vaquero wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:17 am

...
what an impact.
I'll be replacing both with a grade 8 bolts.

RP

Me, I'd use cheap skinny bolts. There is thrill in seeing something fly apart when shot

I think this comes under the category of cruel and unusual treatment.

Paul

I just use the carriage type bolts which have no sharp corners for the targets that have the square holes. They will lose their heads after a good bit of use and not too expensive to replace. Of course the eagle eye shooters will hit the head sometime and game over!