Big Bore Full-Size IPSC Silhouette

About 18″ × 30″ (IPSC 100%), about 96 lb, in 3/4″ mill-certified AR500 steel.

Big Bore targets are long-range only: at least 300 yards for lead-core, copper-jacketed .50 BMG and brass solids, and at least 400 yards for brass solids in .416 Barrett and .408 CheyTac. Those are minimums: confirm a safe distance for your caliber and velocity, and when in doubt, shoot farther. Big-bore hits wear steel faster than smaller calibers, so inspect the plate after every string.

It's 3/4″ AR500, half again as thick as our standard 1/2″ line, built for .50 BMG, .416 Barrett, .408 CheyTac and other high-power rifles at long range.

Never armor-piercing (AP), API/incendiary, tracer, SLAP or steel-core .50 BMG; a single round can crater the plate. Never steel-core, armor-piercing, bi-metal jacket, incendiary or green-tip (M855/SS109) ammunition. These damage the plate and can ricochet whole instead of breaking up. Run a magnet over surplus ammo first: anything magnetic stays off steel.

Mounting holes: 3 × 9/16″ square (2 at the shoulders, 1 center). Big Bore plates are heavy (this one is about 96 lb), so hang it from rated chain or hangers on a stand built to take the swing. Never lean a big-bore plate against a rock, post or berm.

Only the finish. Surface Rust ships in the steel mill's factory red-oxide primer, the reddish-brown protective coat the plate comes with from the mill, and costs less. Painted ships in our paint so your hits show. Same steel, same rating: the finish has no effect on hardness, and paint or primer only lasts until the first shot anyway.

Inspect it before every session and after every string. Retire any plate with craters, pitting or deep gouges, or one that has been hit with the wrong ammo even once: damaged steel deflects unpredictably.

Yes. Every target starts as American mill-certified AR500 plate and is deburred by hand and finished in an American fab shop.

Yes. Orders of $99 or more ship free in the lower 48 states, and this one qualifies on its own. To Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. territories most $99+ orders still ship free, but pieces too large for a standard mailing box travel as heavy ground freight; your cart shows whether your order qualifies before you check out.

Unused, unfired targets can be returned within 30 days of delivery for a refund of the purchase price; you pay return shipping. Targets that have been shot can't be returned. If your order arrives damaged, email photos within 48 hours of delivery and we'll replace or refund it.