MODULAR ARMORED TACTICAL COMBAT HOUSE - Action Target

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of sTeel sHowed THAT HArder sTeel
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Be careful not to get caught up in the “more is better” mindset.
Just because a Brinell hardness number (BHN) of 500 is good,
it doesn’t mean a rating of 700 is better. While you must use
steel that is hard enough for the task, going overboard impacts
only your checkbook and not the product durability. Be aware
that you can actually use steel that is too hard and too brittle
for ballistic training purposes.
In the same vein, thicker steel is not necessarily better either.
Extensive ballistic testing has shown that 3/8-inch panels
perform equally as well as 1/2-inch panels at stopping bullets.
A 1/2-inch panel may hold up better over thousands and
thousands of rounds focused in the same 1-foot area, but the
dramatically higher up front cost of the entire panel quickly
pushes you past the point of diminishing returns. Filling the
walls with crushed rock or using portable bullet traps can both
be better overall solutions than 1/2-inch plates. Weight is a
significant factor as well, particularly if deployability factors
are critical to your training mission.
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quAlITy, THrougH-HArdened ArMor sTeel wITH A brInell
HArdness rATIng of AT leAsT 500.
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500 bHn
535 bHn
535 bHn