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primer1 · 10-03-2012, 05:16 AM

Phone screwing up. My pic is a stamping press at my job, making automotive parts. A press operator is standing at the right bottom.

**Vikingdad** · 10-03-2012, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by towboater

Hard at work making steel shooting targets.

What are you using for the steel? I made a bunch of targets out of 1/2" steel plate, the 5.56 and 7.72 will punch nearly through it

. I use them for handguns and rimfire after I welded them back up again.

**towboater** · 10-03-2012, 05:22 AM

I made two of them
One was 3/4 and the other 1 inch. soft steel.
I only shoot em with handguns or 22lr

**towboater** · 10-03-2012, 05:26 AM

I also welded 2 bolts to the back. When fastened to steel chain they have a cant to em. Deflects bullets into the ground.

**Vikingdad** · 10-03-2012, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by towboater

I also welded 2 bolts to the back. When fastened to steel chain they have a cant to em. Deflects bullets into the ground.

They oughta hold up for that then. I welded a link of chain to the back side for the cant, it works well. One of mine is 2'X2' and I can hit it pretty consistently from 100 yards with my Glock 27. I even impressed myself with that!

**towboater** · 10-03-2012, 05:36 AM

They make for some fun practice. Ya can easily see where ya hit. Just repaint the splats, and ya have a fresh target.

**Vikingdad** · 10-03-2012, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by towboater

They make for some fun practice. Ya can easily see where ya hit. Just repaint the splats, and ya have a fresh target.

I love the sound as well.

**Eturnsdale** · 10-03-2012, 05:38 AM

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If their left in a fleet, 2 lines per barge. In tow we use wires. And put the lines on for safety.

Fleet= not moving. Barges tied to a land line.
Toe= when were shoving em up or down the river.

With one clip per rope? Wow.

When we towed something we only used a tow line, well a bridle line that is.

Not my pic, but ya get the idea.

I was on a boat similar to this, but set for anchor handling and towing. We could tow a rig at seven knots.

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**towboater** · 10-03-2012, 05:47 AM

Actually, we never tow barges. We shove them. Towboats on the river should be called push boats. lol
You say clips. We call em bites or parts.
We may leave a barge in a fleet with two lines. But they are tied off with 4 or 6 part lines. And sometimes we will throw a 2 part wire over top the line.

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