Tips & Maintenance

AR 500 steel is quenched & tempered through hardened wear resistant grades of abrasion resistant steel plate and used for severe impact. This is the industry standard for metal targets. It can withstand thousands of hits with very little wear.

Our pepper poppers are made of 3/8" AR 500 steel.

If the target face begins to show wear it can be unbolted at the base and simply reversed, most customers will never need to do this unless shooting the target with high caliber rifles at less than 150 yards*.

Our hinging mechanism is custom designed for our products, which allows thousands of maintenance free cycles. If left outside in a harsh environment the bolting mechanism should be periodically lubricated to prevent surface rust from impairing the movement.

Our poppers are designed with a wide base plate at the front, and a rubber fall stopper. Ideally the target base would be set on a perfectly flat surface, and the target face would be tilted forward a few degrees. Since it is unrealistic to presume that all targets will be set up on an ideal platform, we have implemented a set screw design into the back of our hinging mechanism which allows the target face to be set forward or backwards to accommodate less then perfect terrain.

You can repaint our targets with white paint (or any color you choose) which allows for easier determination of exactly where your bullets are hitting it.

Our round target faces are made of 3/8" AR 500 steel. You can repaint our targets with white paint (or any color you choose) which allows for easier determination of exactly where your bullets are hitting it.