First Look: New Targets From Birchwood Casey.

Steel targets that are designed to take a beating.

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posted on June 23, 2025
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Birchwood Casey Steel targets

Birchwood Casey is expanding its lineup of rimfire and centerfire target kits. Available in a wide array of rimfire and centerfire options, each new setup features a portable design with smooth, burr-free gongs and silhouette-shaped targets and bright white powder-coated finishes for improved visibility in any conditions.

These new steel targets include the ¼-inch AR500 Rimfire Target Kit that can handle up to 400 ft/lbs of energy and is built for use with airguns and rimfire firearms. The ⅜-inch AR500 Centerfire Gong Target Kit has a 6-inch, two 8-inch and one 10-inch steel gong, each of which can withstand bullets with up to 3000 ft.-lbs. of energy. The  ⅜-inch AR500 Centerfire Silhouette Steel Target Kit with one-hole targets available in the shape of a turkey, Texas, alien, boar’s head, rabbit, raccoon, crow, gopher, armadillo, skull, yeti, milk jug and a howling coyote, and three-hole targets available in the shape of deer, elk, bison, bear, ram, boar, bobcat and a coyote. The ⅜-inch AR500 Round Gong Centerfire Steel Targets are available in 4-, 6-, 8-,10-, 12- and 15-inch sizes, each with multiple mounting options and are capable of handling bullets with up to 3000 ft.-lbs. of energy. The ⅜-inch AR500 Square Gong Centerfire Steel Targets are available in 4-, 6-, 8- ,10-inch sizes and each of them comes with multiple mounting options and are capable of handling bullets with up to 3000 ft.-lbs. of energy. The ⅜-inch AR500 Silhouette Centerfire Steel Targets are the same shape as the official competition targets used by the International Practical Shooting Confederation, or IPSC and come in full-size, 66-percent and 33-percent reduced-size options. These targets have multiple mounting options and can handle bullets with up to 3000 ft.-lbs. of energy.

Visit birchwoodcasy.com for more information on these new steel targets or other products from Birchwood Casey.

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