The Salute Difference

Our Unique Features

• Automatically resets your target after each hit!
• Dangerous bullet fragments are stopped by the Splatter Platter!
• Easy set-up and carry.
• Interchangeable targets, one base can be used for any of the targets.
• High quality AR500 steel
• When a bullet strikes a steel target that is completely vertical the majority of the bullet's energy goes directly to weakening that point on the steel. By placing the target at an angle, a portion of the bullet's energy at impact is deflected rather than absorbed. Our targets are positioned at 5 degree forward tilt for the spring bases and 30 degree for the DOD Mil Spec. Dissipating a bullet's energy and directing the splatter away from the shooter is safer and will help your targets last longer. However, every steel target including ours can be damaged. Steel hardness and proper design can both be defeated by misuse and/or abuse of the target. This is why we do not recommend the use of steel core or armor piercing ammunition on our steel targets. Any target can eventually be shot until it fails.
• Wide variety of target shapes....check our Product line catalog.
• High quality, 3/8 inch AR-500, laser etched steel. These targets are capable of handling rounds from pistols and shotgun slugs and all center-fire rifles (except .50 BMG and any armor piercing or steel core rifle ammo).
• The uniquely designed Splatter Platter will trap many of the dangerous bullet fragments heading toward the shooter... a very innovative safety feature that our own Engineer designed making our targets safer than others.
• When a bullet strikes a steel target that is completely stationary at a 90-degree angle, all the bullet's energy goes directly to weakening that point on the steel. If the target is completely stationary but is positioned at slightly less than a 90-degree angle, a portion of the bullet's energy at impact is deflected rather than absorbed. If the target is positioned at slightly less than a 90-degree angle AND the target is able to move on impact, a much larger portion of the bullet's energy is deflected rather than absorbed. Our targets are positioned at an angle and move when they are hit, but automatically reset, due to the unique design of the base. Dissipating a bullet's energy is safer and will help your targets last longer. However, every steel target including ours can be damaged. Steel hardness and proper design can both be defeated by misuse and/or abuse of the target.. This is why we do not recommend the use of steel core or armor piercing ammunition on our steel targets. Any target can eventually be shot until it fails.

About Our Steel

• SALUTE Targets are 3/8-inch thick, design cut, and etched for detail. They are made of high quality steel that won't crater, pock, or deform.
• SALUTE uses AR 500 High-Carbon Steel - Steel with more than 0.3% Carbon. The more carbon that is dissolved in the iron, the tougher and less formable the steel becomes. High-Carbon steel's hardness makes it suitable for severe, high-wear applications. AR or "Abrasion Resistant" steel is high-carbon steel. There is no surface treatment or chemical application that can affect the steel's hardness. SALUTE targets are literally armor plate tough!
• These targets are a great addition to any shooting range. They are designed for use with Pistols, Shotgun slugs and all center-fire rifles except .50 BMG and any armor piercing or steel core rifle ammo
• AR500 material has a Brinell hardness of 500 which is equivalent to a Rockwell C 51 hardness... essentially Armor plate! These targets have been tested with .223 (5.5mm NATO), 7.62X39 (AK-47), 308 (7.62 x 51 NATO), .30-06, 45-70, 12 gauge shotgun rounds and firearms of equivalent power