Idaho shooter
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Hey guys, what are some of your favorite fun shoots for monthly club shoots or get togethers?
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Armored farmer
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I like seasonal targets that represent game that is in season or upcoming season.
Our club loves gong shoots. No posting or pulling targets, a hit is a hit....no matter where on the gong.
Our club loves gong shoots. No posting or pulling targets, a hit is a hit....no matter where on the gong.
LonesomePigeon
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Candle shoot. I just did one at the local rendezvous. Single shot muzzle loading rifle. At night, several lit candles in an open-fronted box(so they don't blow out), about 15 yards away. Call the candle, shoot the flame out without breaking the candle. 5 shots, each person takes one shot in turn until everybody has had 5. Winner is the one who shoots the most candles out. Not so easy to see the sights.
Erwan
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Just like the last year: shooting a 10m pistol target at 50m with a BP rifle: five target and five balls by shooter. Possibility to buy two additional shots, results at the end of the day...
Same play for visitors but with 22LR small rifles, the the best shooter (visitor only) win a medals.
Very funny and I organize that every years for the summer open doors day...
Same play for visitors but with 22LR small rifles, the the best shooter (visitor only) win a medals.
Very funny and I organize that every years for the summer open doors day...
Loyalist Dave
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There are lots of variations, and variation in targets is what keeps the shooters coming back...., and an occasional prize.
Sometimes you can partially shield a biodegradable clay pigeon behind a gong. The shooter has to break the bird, not ring the gong. I've seen some plates with holes cut through them so the shooter has to be real precise to shoot through the hole and hit the bird. Swinging plates can be fun.
The classic "blanket shoot" is fun to have a couple times a year, where each person brings an item as the entry "fee" and then when the loot is piled up, the "winner" gets first choice, second place gets second, etc.
Another shoot I've heard of is there is one or several custom painted, wooden targets, with a mark as the "bull". You group the shooters, in groups of fives or tens, and each ante's a dollar. Each shooter fires one and only one bullet, the closest to the bull wins. The winner gets the cash, and keeps the target. THEN you can have the first placers shoot an additional target, for the overall winner, again the winner keeps the target and the cash. OH and if you prop the target up in front of a large piece of cut wood, the spent round ball can be recovered and divvy'd up with the 2nd and 3rd place shooters.
So if you had 30 shooters, that would be three targets and three first placers winning the target and $10. Then one final target with all the previous winners shooting, and that shooter goes home with another target and another $10. Then the lead is recovered. You can also use the entry fees to benefit the club, and instead give the target and the spent lead to the first placer.
LD
Sometimes you can partially shield a biodegradable clay pigeon behind a gong. The shooter has to break the bird, not ring the gong. I've seen some plates with holes cut through them so the shooter has to be real precise to shoot through the hole and hit the bird. Swinging plates can be fun.
The classic "blanket shoot" is fun to have a couple times a year, where each person brings an item as the entry "fee" and then when the loot is piled up, the "winner" gets first choice, second place gets second, etc.
Another shoot I've heard of is there is one or several custom painted, wooden targets, with a mark as the "bull". You group the shooters, in groups of fives or tens, and each ante's a dollar. Each shooter fires one and only one bullet, the closest to the bull wins. The winner gets the cash, and keeps the target. THEN you can have the first placers shoot an additional target, for the overall winner, again the winner keeps the target and the cash. OH and if you prop the target up in front of a large piece of cut wood, the spent round ball can be recovered and divvy'd up with the 2nd and 3rd place shooters.
So if you had 30 shooters, that would be three targets and three first placers winning the target and $10. Then one final target with all the previous winners shooting, and that shooter goes home with another target and another $10. Then the lead is recovered. You can also use the entry fees to benefit the club, and instead give the target and the spent lead to the first placer.
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Jenrick
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One I saw on youtube last night that I really like. 5 gongs at various distances appropriate for your group. First round hit on the gong 3 pts, 2nd round 2 pts, 3rd round 1 pt, no hit no points. Shooter with the highest score wins.
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This one I got lucky on. It takes 2 shooters. There is a board with nails on it, 4'X8' etc. Each nail has a string attached to it. On the end of the string is a helium filled balloon, hidden behind the board . The 1st shooter must break the string from the nail, the second, shoots the balloon as it rises above the board concealing it. The balloons strings, do not go straight up to the balloon but are held in different spots by the string being placed around a hidden nail in a different position (example: If the string is in the middle of the board, the balloon could rise from the far left or right side)
Ironhand54
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Coil of 3/4 inch copper tube mounted on the handle of a pitchfork. A funnel is soldered to the top end of the tube and a tin can is hung below the bottom opening.
The shooter starts facing a silhouette target at about 50 yards. He has his loaded gun(uncocked & trigger not set) in his off hand and a 50 cal ball in his gun hand.
The goal is to drop the ball in the funnel and then shoot the target before it rolls through the tube and drops into the can. The tube length is set so that it takes about 10 seconds for the ball to get to the bottom but the sound of the ball rolling in the tube gets to people. They often rush the shot, miss, and then have to stand there while the ball slowly rolls to the bottom.
It is fun to watch but hard to shoot.
IronHand
The shooter starts facing a silhouette target at about 50 yards. He has his loaded gun(uncocked & trigger not set) in his off hand and a 50 cal ball in his gun hand.
The goal is to drop the ball in the funnel and then shoot the target before it rolls through the tube and drops into the can. The tube length is set so that it takes about 10 seconds for the ball to get to the bottom but the sound of the ball rolling in the tube gets to people. They often rush the shot, miss, and then have to stand there while the ball slowly rolls to the bottom.
It is fun to watch but hard to shoot.
IronHand
vagunmonkey
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Put 20-30 clay pigeons uniformly on a card board backer at 50 yards. Pay $1-$2 dollars and shoot until you break one then miss. Shooter with longest string of hits wins. You can run this all day allow reentrys and replace pigeons as needed. I usually see strings of 3-6 win, though I have seen a run of 16.
AJumbo
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Shuffle a suit of cards and tape them face down on a stiff backer. Variation One- the cards are well-spaced, and the shooter can only shoot one card. High card wins. I've seen a poorly-hit ace win over a perfectly centered deuce more than once.
Variation Two- The cards are touching, so it's possible for a shooter to hit four cards. High hand wins. This version may not be great for beginning shooters.
Paper plate shoot- This is a team shoot. Use a dark felt pen to divide some paper plates into quadrants. Tack them up on a backer. First shooter has to place his shot cleanly inside one of quadrants; second shooter has to try to keyhole the first shot. If either shooter misses the quadrant, they lose that round.
Our group used to have a trap that was made from heavy steel grader plate. There was a hole in the front that led to a flapper. The flapper was attached to an arm with a kind of basket on the end, which held a beer...... I mean SODA can. A rifle shooter had to snake his shot through the hole, which would in turn launch the can into the air. Second shooter, using a shotgun, had to hit the can. We typically shot 10 rounds, with the shooters switching guns after five. EYE PROTECTION IS MANDATORY, due to the "splash" when a ball misses the hole and disintegrates on the face of the target. We found that .45 was practical minimum caliber, and we held powder charges to 50 grains, regardless of caliber. I always loaded my shotgun "light and fast" for this game, maybe 70 grains of powder and 3/4 ounce of shot. We stipulated that the shot had to penetrate the can, not just score or bounce off it.
Variation Two- The cards are touching, so it's possible for a shooter to hit four cards. High hand wins. This version may not be great for beginning shooters.
Paper plate shoot- This is a team shoot. Use a dark felt pen to divide some paper plates into quadrants. Tack them up on a backer. First shooter has to place his shot cleanly inside one of quadrants; second shooter has to try to keyhole the first shot. If either shooter misses the quadrant, they lose that round.
Our group used to have a trap that was made from heavy steel grader plate. There was a hole in the front that led to a flapper. The flapper was attached to an arm with a kind of basket on the end, which held a beer...... I mean SODA can. A rifle shooter had to snake his shot through the hole, which would in turn launch the can into the air. Second shooter, using a shotgun, had to hit the can. We typically shot 10 rounds, with the shooters switching guns after five. EYE PROTECTION IS MANDATORY, due to the "splash" when a ball misses the hole and disintegrates on the face of the target. We found that .45 was practical minimum caliber, and we held powder charges to 50 grains, regardless of caliber. I always loaded my shotgun "light and fast" for this game, maybe 70 grains of powder and 3/4 ounce of shot. We stipulated that the shot had to penetrate the can, not just score or bounce off it.
Loyalist Dave
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OH another one is when you have only one gong to use and a can of spray paint to keep the target distinguishable..., you can do this for bragging rights or everybody can ante up a buck, or both, or even for a blanket shoot (though you need to keep track of who's out at what point to then assign who gets first prize choice, etc.).
Take a 10" gong (any size will do but often we say the 10" = a deer's vitals, heart and lungs) and mount it out at 25 yards. Everybody shooting takes one shot. Now you can make it only "standing/unsupported" aka "offhand" or you can make it "shooter's choice" or "shooter's choice with artificial support" (cross sticks or a staff), there are lots of variations. Those that hit are still "in" and those that miss are "out". back up 10 yards and repeat. Keep backing up ten yards until you eliminate all but one shooter, the winner. IF at the next ten yards the last few shooters all miss, then it's sudden death, first hit wins it. (You can figure out a way to choose the order of who shoots when). This works with smoothbores combined with rifles too, because the smoothbore winner is the last shooter with a smoothie that hits, though the rifle shooters will probably continue backing up, BUT sometimes there are surprises.
Using a smaller gong makes it tougher.
LD
Take a 10" gong (any size will do but often we say the 10" = a deer's vitals, heart and lungs) and mount it out at 25 yards. Everybody shooting takes one shot. Now you can make it only "standing/unsupported" aka "offhand" or you can make it "shooter's choice" or "shooter's choice with artificial support" (cross sticks or a staff), there are lots of variations. Those that hit are still "in" and those that miss are "out". back up 10 yards and repeat. Keep backing up ten yards until you eliminate all but one shooter, the winner. IF at the next ten yards the last few shooters all miss, then it's sudden death, first hit wins it. (You can figure out a way to choose the order of who shoots when). This works with smoothbores combined with rifles too, because the smoothbore winner is the last shooter with a smoothie that hits, though the rifle shooters will probably continue backing up, BUT sometimes there are surprises.
Using a smaller gong makes it tougher.LD
david58
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Double bit axe in a log, two nails on either side to support clay pigeons. Hit the blade, split the ball, break the clays. Same kind of shooting technique as required for card cutting, but neat to be splitting the ball.
Ironhand54
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We went one better. Sharpened the tip of a 3 way slitting wedge, welded the top of the wedge to a plate, and screwed that to the end of a log. Put 3 clays on nails around it. Only a shot on the point would break all 3 clays.
And yes, it can be done.
IronHand
Loyalist Dave
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THAT sounds COOL
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