8" AR500 GONG
3/8" thick · 2 hang holes · 9 lb
AR500 STEEL // LASER-CUT // USA
AR500 steel targets. Ships in 48 hours.
Rings for decades.
// HANG IT. SHOOT IT. HEAR IT.
3/8" thick · 2 hang holes · 9 lb
3/8" thick · 2 hang holes · 14 lb
2/3 scale · AR500 3/8" · 26 lb
12"x18" · neon halo hits · adhesive
Powder-coat steel · fits 2x4 · pins incl.
Heavyweight cotton · S-3XL · black
No walking downrange. No squinting through glass. Hit steel, hear the ring, keep shooting.
Torch cutting cooks the edge and leaves soft spots that crater. We laser-cut every plate. Full hardness, edge to edge.
3/8" AR500 handles rifle at 100+ yards and pistol at 10+. Buy once, ring it for decades.
// PRE-BUILT KITS. ZERO MATH REQUIRED.
// 4.9 STARS. MOSTLY ABOUT THE NOISE.
"You can hear the 10-incher ring from the truck. My neighbor bought two the same week."
"Ordered Tuesday, shooting Thursday. The 48-hour thing is real."
"Three years of weekend abuse and it still rings like day one. Paint it and go again."
"The DING is the dopamine. My splits got faster because I stopped checking paper."
"Stand kit + two 2x4s from the hardware store = a whole range day. Easy."
"Bought the Full Send. Zero regrets. Wallet rang almost as loud as the steel."
// READ BEFORE YOU RING.
Pistol calibers (9mm, .45, .40) at 10+ yards. Standard rifle (.223, 5.56, .308) at 100+ yards. Magnum rifle: 200+. NEVER steel-core, armor-piercing, or bi-metal jacket - they damage plates and ricochet unpredictably.
10 yards for pistol, 100 yards for rifle - no exceptions. Hang targets so they angle slightly downward; splatter deflects into the dirt instead of back at you. Eye and ear protection every single shot.
Every gong ships with two hang holes. Options: our Stand Kit (drops onto 2x4s), fire-hose straps from a wood frame, or grade-70 chain from a pipe stand. Whatever you pick, let the plate swing free - movement kills ricochet energy and makes the ring louder.
AR500 gets its hardness from heat treatment. A cutting torch re-heats the edge and un-hardens it - those soft rims crater, pit, and eventually throw splatter. Laser cutting keeps the heat-affected zone tiny, so the plate stays full hardness edge to edge. It's the whole reason our targets outlive the cheap ones.
30 days, no drama. If a plate arrives damaged or doesn't ring true, we replace it or refund you - your choice. Shot-up steel that failed from a defect (not steel-core ammo) is covered for life. Steel that rings, or your money back.