Originally Posted by
karmapolice
Pretty sure the mother ship requirement is 100 yards with duty and 50 yards with frange for y'all, there may be manufactures that say that but one not a risk/liability I would not want to take with students in a private or agency class. Second it will wreck your steel quicker over time.
From MGM's website "MGM 3/8″ AR550 targets can be shot with pistols from 15 yards or more. Closer range risks increased incidents of fragment bounce-back
MGM strongly discourages shooting ANY steel at closer than 15 yards with handguns and from less than 100 yards with rifles. Details on various rifle ammunition and target types are addressed in the ‘Can I shoot my rifle at your targets‘ category below." and "* Depending on firearm and ammunition, following a visual check of targets after initial shots, the MGM TAC BCC-Zone target can be shot at 50 yards or more with a rifle.
* For long range firearms using high velocity ammunition – over 2800 fps, non steel core, non bi-metal, non multi core bullets, MGM recommends shooting at distances reasonable for the rifle and ammunition, 200 yards or more. In this case, The MGM TAC BCCZone target can be shot at 100 yards or more.
PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT SHOOT STEEL TARGETS WITH ‘XM-193’ AMMUNITION. SUCH AMMUNITION IS INTENDED TO PENETRATE STEEL AND WILL CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO TARGETS, INCREASING THE LIKELYHOOD OF FAILURE AND PERSONAL INJURY. DAMAGE TO TARGETS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF ‘XM-193’ WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY."
I shoot at it as close as 50 yards sometimes but I know what ammo I am shooting and I'm typically alone when I'm doing it. Steel targets are cool and have a place but open enrollment or not class with a bunch of unknown ammo and people close shooting steel at 25 yards, I will pass.