Not that risky really but about two inches on each side of those welds are no longer AR500 strength though and will show damage and possibly be more risky due to the steel that will chip from those areas.
Same thing when you cut gongs from a plate with a torch or plasma cutter. I water jet is really the only way to preserve the strength
AR500 is the safest steel to shoot because the hardness disintegrates the bullets and splays it out at a 20 degree radius. It gets riskier the more dimpled a plate gets
Same thing when you cut gongs from a plate with a torch or plasma cutter. I water jet is really the only way to preserve the strength
AR500 is the safest steel to shoot because the hardness disintegrates the bullets and splays it out at a 20 degree radius. It gets riskier the more dimpled a plate gets