![maxresdefault[1]](https://www.thereloadersnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/maxresdefault1-3-277x156.jpg "The Beta-Pattern Muzzleloader 2")
![maxresdefault[1]](https://www.thereloadersnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/maxresdefault1-277x156.jpg "Development Prototypes of the Standard Pattern / Beta Pattern Muzzleloader 4")
![maxresdefault[1]](https://www.thereloadersnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/maxresdefault1-2-277x156.jpg "Homemade Break-Action .50 AE Carbine - \"The Champion\" 6")
![maxresdefault[1]](https://www.thereloadersnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/maxresdefault1-4-277x156.jpg "Beta Pattern Muzzleloader kit build demo 8")
![maxresdefault[1]](https://www.thereloadersnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/maxresdefault1-2-277x156.jpg "Early Prototype of Futuristic Gunsight 14")
![maxresdefault[1]](https://www.thereloadersnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/maxresdefault1-1-277x156.jpg "Electronic Muzzleloader: Initial Scoping Test 18")
Leaf Spring Targets: A Cheap Alternative to AR500
TheIdahoanShow
This video documents my testing of a leaf-spring target. This is just one data point, but so far it looks like leaf springs may actually compare favorably to AR500 for small, general-purpose steel targets.
Idaho was one of the last continental US states to be settled and, more so than some parts of the US, the culture of Idaho still retains a frontier spirit of self-reliance. As host of TheIdahoanShow on YouTube, I endeavor to produce videos capturing this enduring pioneer spirit, at least as it is practiced by this Idahoan. Of course, shooting and associated ancillary activities are an important part of Idahoan culture, and so many of my videos pertain in some way to the making or testing of firearms and/or ammunition. Here on the Reloaders’ Network, I have endeavored to consolidate this portion of my work as a reference for the reloading community.