Savage Range Systems
I'm looking at some steel from Savage sytems, They are the only company that really advertises as Range quality. They claim to be in a sweet spot harder than ar500
The bobcat product we bought for the club didn't hold up at all, not buying again
After comparing the Sparten to other targets I realized that the damage I was seeing was far more superficial that first thought. Since the original post several hundred more rounds have hit it. And there is no pock marks as a result of the additional rounds.
I'll have better data next year after the brands of steel that I ordered have been shot for a year.
I have a right to not like a product, and not blast out a bunch of trash talk a company, I made the choice to not buy, I tried to express my opinion without getting nasty but thats not your way of doing things is it.
I've backed up my decision with $4000 worth of purchases.
After comparing the Sparten to other targets I realized that the damage I was seeing was far more superficial that first thought. Since the original post several hundred more rounds have hit it. And there is no pock marks as a result of the additional rounds.
I'll have better data next year after the brands of steel that I ordered have been shot for a year.
I have a right to not like a product, and not blast out a bunch of trash talk a company, I made the choice to not buy, I tried to express my opinion without getting nasty but thats not your way of doing things is it.
I've backed up my decision with $4000 worth of purchases.
I'm done, This is going no where,
Next spring I'll know if the Salute products and the Savage products hold up.
Which club?
I just want to know which club has those targets?
That's what I want to know... what club?
I have some experience with steel targets. I am part owner of several Bobcat Steel targets which we purchased in Novemeber of 2011. They have been used a lot, many times as often as twice a week. We have a dueling tree, a Auto Reset Torsion Popper and a couple of walkers.
No product is perfect. Yes we have had issues with Bobcat steel targets. The dueling tree has had six broken paddles. No we have not fired calibers larger than recommended. Yes the AR500 has held up. They broke on the pivot. Bobcat has been very good at replacing broken parts.
My Auto Reset Torsion Popper has held up well. Mostly hit with pistol calibers. I have seen one that has been left on a club range, Hoosier Hills Rifle and Pistol Club, where the mount has broken. Can't say what it was hit with, probably everything as it was mounted at 100 yards. My Torsion Popper has needed to have bolts tightened in the past. Perhaps the range target did not get that maintenance, don't know if that would make the difference.
I did break one of the walkers, however I ran over that with my truck, hardly a warranty issue.
Bobcat has informed me they are working on redesigning the dueling tree to address the broken pivot issue. They have replaced the broken ones and re-welded the old paddles as well.
The AR500 targets hold up well. I expect if there is any issues with any manufacturer it will be the mounts.
Has there been an offered explanation how the Bobcat Steel targets from Hoosier Hills Rifle & Pistol Club haven't held up?