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Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:08 am
by TX0303
I would like to buy some armored steel plate to make my own gongs and poppers for my range at home. Is there a place in the Austin or Temple area that sells AR500 plate steel?
Re: Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:43 am
by McKnife
I don't know of anyone in Texas that carries AR500 steel, but you can buy it online with free shipping.
http://www.wideners.com/itemview.cfm?dir=1020
Re: Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:57 am
by E.Marquez
last time i tried to buy some in CENTEX, I was told i could have the piece I needed in ten days, and it came with a free piece the size of a full sheet, minus the 10 x 30 hunk I wanted to buy
IOW, I could get it only in full sheets.
BTW, AR500 Steel in Houston. I was given the source, never bought from them.
Re: Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:30 pm
by TX0303
Thanks for the info. I did find a seller in Waco but the smallest size is a 4x8 sheet. Guess I will buy precut targets from Wideners or ebay.
Re: Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:18 pm
by E.Marquez
TX0303 wrote:Thanks for the info. I did find a seller in Waco but the smallest size is a 4x8 sheet. Guess I will buy precut targets from Wideners or ebay.
Yup that was my solution as well. I tried to talk the guy i was building targets for to just get the sheet.. I would take the extra as trade for work done.....
Re: Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:11 am
by sjfcontrol
Anybody want to post what price they quoted for a sheet of AR500 steel? What thickness?
Re: Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:23 am
by sxd45
Have fun making targets but be careful. I read online about making targets and alot of thought goes into deflection and angle of tartgets. Btw from what I understand the ar500 steel is rather stubborn to work with because of the hardness.
Re: Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:32 am
by TX0303
sjfcontrol wrote:Anybody want to post what price they quoted for a sheet of AR500 steel? What thickness?
Metal2Go is in Waco. I did not call for a price as I know a whole sheet is out of my budget.
I think you want a minimum of 3/8". If mainly for HP rifle, go with 1/2".
Re: Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:01 pm
by Excaliber
I have a target made out of armor plate that I no longer use. PM me for details if interested.
Re: Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:12 pm
by E.Marquez
sjfcontrol wrote:Anybody want to post what price they quoted for a sheet of AR500 steel? What thickness?
when I checked , some 20 months ago, 13/8" 4x8 was like $1600. No idea what it costs today.
Re: Purchasing armor plate for home range
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:29 pm
by mitchntx
Steel pricing is worse than Bull/Bear gold pricing.
I've paid as much as $7.50/foot for DOM tubing and as little as $2.75/foot weeks apart.
For small quantities, check out Metal Super Markets. They have offices in the Dallas are and SE Ft. Worth on 287.