r/canadaguns • u/TheObviousNovice • Aug 18 '26
Shooting Tires for spalling protection.
Anyone else try this out? Using an old car tire as a spalling catcher for your steel gongs. Saves the wood of your home-made target boxes thats for sure, I don't think I had any go through even after smacking the gong a couple of times with the .308
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u/DieselWeasle25 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26
Then you can re-use the lead to balance the tire after. Good thinking 🫡
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u/Hinter_Lander Aug 18 '26
Yes I've done similar.
I screwed 2 tires together. Then took a large flat plate of steal and placed on an angle inside both tires. I then put plywood on the outside edges of the tires to completely trap the lead.
Yours looks much easier and will be pretty effective.
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u/DryF1re Aug 18 '26
any lead retained can be turned into fishing weights
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u/armyman69413 Aug 18 '26
Or if you have bullet or slug or buckshot molds into new bullets.
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u/Mil-wookie 29d ago
Or cast black powder rounds. Especially for old peices that they only sell molds for now.
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u/Igotik Aug 18 '26
Good idea, today I cut up 3 tires and lined the inside of my target box with them. This is alot fast lol
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u/BowFella Aug 18 '26
Works very well. Infact one of my ranges only allows you to use your own steel targets if you put rubber spalling protection.
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u/Bigtwig2025 Aug 18 '26
Only way they let you shoot steel at EOSC if you're not at the 200m range...
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u/Specialist_Chard5231 29d ago
Just a FYI. Tires will send your bullets in random directions, including back at you. They are not good for shooting at/near.
The rubber is different strengths/thickness so the bullets can deflect in seemingly random directions.
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u/DryF1re Aug 18 '26
Does this hurt the tire?