xxjumbojimboxx
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clay pigeons react pretty good,
Reactive target. A bad idea.
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76shuvlinoff
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I have a couple overgrown untended apple trees. Lots of the apples end up as horse treats but they make good targets too.
T2K
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Sadly, people bring junk to the range I shoot at near home (Twin Ponds, near Charleston SC).
Desktop PC CPU's have sharp, jagged edges when they get shot up and I often cut my hand when I clean up the ones others have left on the range.
Glass - what kind of person brings glass to shoot at the range... and even worse doesn't clean it up?
I like a simple 2L plastic coke bottle. It can take many hits, it's light and jumps around when hit, and it stays intact and is easy to clean up.
Desktop PC CPU's have sharp, jagged edges when they get shot up and I often cut my hand when I clean up the ones others have left on the range.
Glass - what kind of person brings glass to shoot at the range... and even worse doesn't clean it up?
I like a simple 2L plastic coke bottle. It can take many hits, it's light and jumps around when hit, and it stays intact and is easy to clean up.
Carl N. Brown
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While the image of a range unintentionally self "rolled" with VHS tape is funny...
Computers and similar electronics disposal is treated as Haz Mat. Don't know if I want that scattered where I play (and breath).
I would also check with local private recyclers (the ones that pay for dribk cans and old brass). Some firms scrounge metals from circuit boards. (Not all do mind you, but its worth a check.)
Computers and similar electronics disposal is treated as Haz Mat. Don't know if I want that scattered where I play (and breath).
I would also check with local private recyclers (the ones that pay for dribk cans and old brass). Some firms scrounge metals from circuit boards. (Not all do mind you, but its worth a check.)
anothernewb
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Our range has banned pretty much any "bring your own" targets, save for paper. For the exact reasons others have posted. We have people bring junk out there. The line was drawn last year when someone brought out a bunch of old TV's and computers and shot the crap outta them, and left the guts all over.
However, many of us still bring other "non approved" target media to the range. Generally though, we try to keep it to biodegradable matter. The range owner, thankfully, still abides by the unwritten rule of - "shoot what you want, don't start a fire, don't be stupid like shooting car batteries, and just clean up after yourself"
We also have a strict rule against tannerite now, thanks to idiots that kept blowing up the target stands. I was, however, able to use up my supply early this spring. I asked permission to burn up my supply before the snow melted. 4# of tannerite and a couple hours of building a snowman later, and it started snowing in a 50' area, lol.
If you have them in your area - black walnut trees produce some fantastic reactive targets. On the plus side - if your neighbors are anything like mine, if you ask to pick up a bunch of those little green racquetball looking nasties in the fall, They enthusiastically accept. They'll sometimes even bring you a beer for you trouble!
nice fresh solid (green) black walnut vs .308. Impressive, most impressive.
However, many of us still bring other "non approved" target media to the range. Generally though, we try to keep it to biodegradable matter. The range owner, thankfully, still abides by the unwritten rule of - "shoot what you want, don't start a fire, don't be stupid like shooting car batteries, and just clean up after yourself"
We also have a strict rule against tannerite now, thanks to idiots that kept blowing up the target stands. I was, however, able to use up my supply early this spring. I asked permission to burn up my supply before the snow melted. 4# of tannerite and a couple hours of building a snowman later, and it started snowing in a 50' area, lol.
If you have them in your area - black walnut trees produce some fantastic reactive targets. On the plus side - if your neighbors are anything like mine, if you ask to pick up a bunch of those little green racquetball looking nasties in the fall, They enthusiastically accept. They'll sometimes even bring you a beer for you trouble!
nice fresh solid (green) black walnut vs .308. Impressive, most impressive.
Dave P
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For high energy loads, I like to use cheap soda in cans. Dollar store variety. They explode nicely, and fill the air with the aroma of root beer!
Easy to clean up.
For my Memorial Day shoot, I thought it might be fun to shoot large jugs full of water. But the ball 30-06 rounds just poke holes - not spectacular at all.
Easy to clean up.
For my Memorial Day shoot, I thought it might be fun to shoot large jugs full of water. But the ball 30-06 rounds just poke holes - not spectacular at all.
WardenWolf
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When I shot that hard drive, I admit I didn't find all my casings, but I carried out more than I brought in (other people had made a mess) and my casings were all steel and would rust away. I recovered all the parts of the hard drive, though. That was a good explosion. Never expected it to shatter like that. I took it home to my dad in a box and said, "You think your data's destroyed enough?" He took it into work and showed it around, and people laughed. I was using Silver Bear 203-grain hollowpoints.
tyeo098
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Empty 2 liter bottles filled with water and shot at with soft points.
Spectacular.
Spectacular.
You'd be surprised how many pumpkins are left in the pumpkin fields in IL. And, any fields not harvested in time, are left to rot.
Used to have a farmer that let us shoot the leftovers in his field. One year he had an entire crop left standing. (Still got paid by NESTLE, they just didn't have time to harvest it).
Man that was fun. We were shooting pumpkins out to 900 yards.
Sadly, the farmer passed away, and his son sold the land to a big Agriculture conglomerate which does not allow shooting or hunting on their property.
mdemetz
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kevin davis
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i like to shoot the used propane campstove cylinders (the little green ones). there is no fire danger with lead bullets. if a little propane is left they take off like rockets or pinwheel away. i would recommend at least 75 yards from the cylinder as i shot one with a .30-06 once at 50 yards and it took off in a big arc and landed about 2 yards in front of me. they are fun with a .22. and yes, i do this on my own property and pick them up afterwards and put them in the recycle metal bin. also fun are the balloon filling pink cylinders ( the same size as a bbq propane cylinder-one time use item) they do not fly as much as the green ones, but do roll around. then they go in the metal recyclables after too many holes.
WardenWolf
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What's NOT impressive is "Canned air", because it's not really air at all. It's a gas that goes into a liquid state under relatively low pressures, and thus stores compactly. Once you puncture it, it just sprays a little and bubbles off. I shot one with a pellet gun in my back yard; one of them in a pack I bought had a defective valve and wouldn't spray, so it was full. Can't exactly trash a full canister, either, so my Daisy Powerline air rifle did the job.
I probably don't have to tell you that it's a Bad Idea to try this with a CO2 canister or other high-pressure container, but it's worth stating. A canned-air can may generate 100 PSI tops. CO2, on the other hand, stabilizes around 800 PSI. It's the difference between something completely unimpressive and a dangerous rocket.
I probably don't have to tell you that it's a Bad Idea to try this with a CO2 canister or other high-pressure container, but it's worth stating. A canned-air can may generate 100 PSI tops. CO2, on the other hand, stabilizes around 800 PSI. It's the difference between something completely unimpressive and a dangerous rocket.
madsend81
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Yeah, I went shooting with some guys that were using old propane campstove canisters for targets. One took off, went up about 30' in the air and landed about 20-30 yds behind us. That was the last one that got shot at. The rest of the day was shooting at cheap soda pop cans and paper targets.
strange246
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In my younger years someone had dumped junk at a spot we used to shoot at, amongst the junk was a Teddy Ruxpin..I may have..assassinated him..with an SKS..and yes we picked up the pieces after LOL
SabbathWolf
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Any time somebody mentions "targets" and "bad idea" in the same sentence.....I always think of this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABGIJwiGBc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABGIJwiGBc
Racinfan83
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ROTFLMAO!!!!! You are now my hero for the day! I don't know how many times I've considered doing that.... And I got a needed happy boost from reading that!justice06rr
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The problem with ice is that you will probably run out of it too fast. And if you do you have to either freeze more water and wait.
Buying fruits and crackers are great, but you have to spend money on a disposable item.
I have shot junk items many times in a private property with no issues. Old pc's, washing machines, dvd players, along with empty cans and bottles. Just clean up after yourself.
One of my fondest teenage memories, takes us back to the sixties. This was a time when our nations waterways were not clean like they are nowadays. A buddy and I would sit on the banks of the Missouri river and shoot an endless supply of bottles, and the occasional washing machine or refrigerator, floating downstream.
When I think now of shooting glass, or over water, I'm ashamed. It sure was a fun way to grow up though.
When I think now of shooting glass, or over water, I'm ashamed. It sure was a fun way to grow up though.
col_temp
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No need to be CZ, that glass becomes just like a rock. The action of the river rounds off the jagged edges pretty darn quick and walla you have a see through rock.
Disposable is better seem to be the theme and I would agree.
Though the propane bottle and such borders on not too smart.
WardenWolf
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SabbathWolf
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Wow. That was a little nutz too!
Devonai
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Shot-up VHS tapes were the last straw that caused my favorite shooting venue to be shut down, then reopened with a residency restriction:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=650920
And they are a real PITA to clean up.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=650920
And they are a real PITA to clean up.
HoosierQ
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Nothing but paper target allowed at my range...nothing. There is one sort of winked at exception however...which I wouldn't want to get caught doing...but which gets done anyway.
Our rifle range and out trap range overlap...you shoot trap across the rifle range lanes which are down in a former quarry of some sort. Needless to say, the two ranges are never open at the same time...we're very short on space.
As a result there are a lot of broken and un-broken clay pigeons down in the rifle range all the time. Fellas feel free to set some of them up against the berm and shoot them. But they, presumably, only shoot the "strays" they find and don't bring any "fresh" ones...again, presumably.
We'd kick a man out for shooting any other sort of junk. We don't even allow steel targets except on special, monitored events.
Our rifle range and out trap range overlap...you shoot trap across the rifle range lanes which are down in a former quarry of some sort. Needless to say, the two ranges are never open at the same time...we're very short on space.
As a result there are a lot of broken and un-broken clay pigeons down in the rifle range all the time. Fellas feel free to set some of them up against the berm and shoot them. But they, presumably, only shoot the "strays" they find and don't bring any "fresh" ones...again, presumably.
We'd kick a man out for shooting any other sort of junk. We don't even allow steel targets except on special, monitored events.
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