What to shoot at...
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mrmeval
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Take some electronics
Shoot them and then sell them on ebay.
Shoot them and then sell them on ebay.
CoachVince
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Along the lines of the online targets to print out, you can use google and print out whatever image you want, if you search for large images.
It's been a long time since I had the freedom to shoot whenever I chose, but I remember some guys I worked with in the Carolinas had fun making new shooting games for their get-togethers. These were in the hey day of dot matrix printers, a good laser printer would churn them out well too (and if you have the option to use 11x17 paper, it's great for beginners or guys with shaky hands like me).
Pool - 9 balls arranged in standard racking order, shoot in order.
Pool - Layout of a pool table w/ large billiard balls in center of target
call the ball you'll shoot, and the pocket you'll shoot; goal is a quickly aimed 2nd shot
Baseball - standard baseball diamond layout
shooter1 shoots 1st base, if shooter2 hits 1st, he's out
otherwise shooter1 shoots for 2nd, etc.
If I think of more, I'll post 'em.
I know some guys who shot AOL CDs (grabbed em at checkout counters whenever they saw them), but I think that's an awful mess to clean up.
It's been a long time since I had the freedom to shoot whenever I chose, but I remember some guys I worked with in the Carolinas had fun making new shooting games for their get-togethers. These were in the hey day of dot matrix printers, a good laser printer would churn them out well too (and if you have the option to use 11x17 paper, it's great for beginners or guys with shaky hands like me).
Pool - 9 balls arranged in standard racking order, shoot in order.
Pool - Layout of a pool table w/ large billiard balls in center of target
call the ball you'll shoot, and the pocket you'll shoot; goal is a quickly aimed 2nd shot
Baseball - standard baseball diamond layout
shooter1 shoots 1st base, if shooter2 hits 1st, he's out
otherwise shooter1 shoots for 2nd, etc.
If I think of more, I'll post 'em.
I know some guys who shot AOL CDs (grabbed em at checkout counters whenever they saw them), but I think that's an awful mess to clean up.
Jrsmith
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I've always liked clay pigeons (when we get bored of shooting them with 12 gauges... which is pretty rare, or we'll use the partly broken ones) and old cow skulls we've found on our farm (not our cows, the guy who owned the farm before us apparently didn't think much of disposing his dead cows I guess).
My dad, back in the day, used to get a kick out of killing my GI Joes and He-Man action figures when I was a youngster. I didn't mind too much because he would eventually buy me new ones, and I liked watching them explode almost as much as he did.
My favorite targets... rabbits, squirrels, pheasants, grouse, deer ... etc.
My dad, back in the day, used to get a kick out of killing my GI Joes and He-Man action figures when I was a youngster. I didn't mind too much because he would eventually buy me new ones, and I liked watching them explode almost as much as he did.
My favorite targets... rabbits, squirrels, pheasants, grouse, deer ... etc.
Seancass
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those are some great ideas coach.
langenc
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Have not seen any flares at the tange N of me but most of the other crap has been use-and much of it is still there.
Thank you
Dillon Blue press mag had an article about shooting the crap. It was tiotled "Are we becoming a nation or Range Slobs"?
My answer YES
Thank you
Dillon Blue press mag had an article about shooting the crap. It was tiotled "Are we becoming a nation or Range Slobs"?
My answer YES
Another +1 on shooting your old computers.
I always shoot mine when they outlive their usefulness (6 years typically).
My old Packard Bell (1 gig hard drive! A WHOLE GIG! ) took a serious beating from a .38 and a Glock Fo-Tay about ohh, 6 years ago. The hard drive stopped .40 cal hollowpoints but lead round nose .38s punched through it.
I have a couple Dells to destroy the next time I get to go out somewhere remote and shoot. Perhaps whenever things get organized from the "ohio plinking" thread...
I have better hardware with which to destroy my, errr, hardware nowadays...
gp911
I always shoot mine when they outlive their usefulness (6 years typically).
My old Packard Bell (1 gig hard drive! A WHOLE GIG!
) took a serious beating from a .38 and a Glock Fo-Tay about ohh, 6 years ago. The hard drive stopped .40 cal hollowpoints but lead round nose .38s punched through it. I have a couple Dells to destroy the next time I get to go out somewhere remote and shoot. Perhaps whenever things get organized from the "ohio plinking" thread...
I have better hardware with which to destroy my, errr, hardware nowadays...
gp911
Axman
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I like to fill plastic Ziploc bags will old flour, talcum or corn starch. They make a nice cloud of dust when hit. The powder is also biodegradable and the bags are easily cleaned up. You can hang them or set them on a board or even the ground but they are more entertaining when hung from string.
CNYCacher
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Computer monitors, paper targets, cookie tins, soda cans.
Trees
Trees
Friend (and firearms instructor) at work convinced me to try bowling pins... fun reactive targets. I get the old ones from a local alley. I put them out at about 30 yards as they seem to have a tendency to return fire. They are also fun with a rifle at 100+ yards.
Also, for precision rifle shooting; bright paintballs set atop golf tees at moderate to long distances.
Also, for precision rifle shooting; bright paintballs set atop golf tees at moderate to long distances.
aerod1
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1. Bubba golf (shooting golf balls). Regular golf is "teh ghey".
2. Oreo cookies (each cookie has two targets after eating the good stuff in the middle)
3. 2 liter plastic coke bottles (fill them about 1/4 full with gasoline, tighten the lid and let them sit in the hot sun. Then shoot them with tracers rounds at dusk.)
4. Reactive steel targets, such as a dueling tree.
5. Eggs (boiled)
6. Cow turds
7. Empty propane bottles
8. Produce
9. Paper targets (of course)
10. Hogs, racoons, skunks, etc.
2. Oreo cookies (each cookie has two targets after eating the good stuff in the middle)
3. 2 liter plastic coke bottles (fill them about 1/4 full with gasoline, tighten the lid and let them sit in the hot sun. Then shoot them with tracers rounds at dusk.)
4. Reactive steel targets, such as a dueling tree.
5. Eggs (boiled)
6. Cow turds
7. Empty propane bottles
8. Produce
9. Paper targets (of course)
10. Hogs, racoons, skunks, etc.
dpote
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A wood box with a can of hairspray and two candles in it.
Take a safe distance when making your shot.
Dave
Take a safe distance when making your shot.
Dave
Seancass
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well its spring shootin time so i thought i'd bump this.
also a question: where do you get your plate steel for shooting?
its the end of the school year, i have over 300 pages left on my school's computer lab printing allowance, so i think i'm going to make some targets strictly for educational purposes.
also a question: where do you get your plate steel for shooting?
its the end of the school year, i have over 300 pages left on my school's computer lab printing allowance, so i think i'm going to make some targets
strictly for educational purposes.Coach Shawn
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Hockey Pucks
are great and they bounce around pretty good from a semi 22
are great and they bounce around pretty good from a semi 22
Tin cans aluminum cans vanilla wafers 2 liter bottles and milk jugs old shotgun shells standing on the base end to name a few.
Old fruits and veggies can be fun everything from grapes to watermelons and pumpkins.
Glass is a no no and anything you shoot should be properly disposed of and not left behind including empty shell casings and boxes.
Too many times me and my buddies have had to clean up after people who left ALLOT crap behind.
Bring plastic bags a couple rakes and a set of good cleanup gloves better to leave a place cleaner than it was upon arrival many places have been closed to plinkers based on the littering aspect.
Have fun but always stay aware and be safe.
Old fruits and veggies can be fun everything from grapes to watermelons and pumpkins.
Glass is a no no and anything you shoot should be properly disposed of and not left behind including empty shell casings and boxes.
Too many times me and my buddies have had to clean up after people who left ALLOT crap behind.
Bring plastic bags a couple rakes and a set of good cleanup gloves better to leave a place cleaner than it was upon arrival many places have been closed to plinkers based on the littering aspect.
Have fun but always stay aware and be safe.
ADKWOODSMAN
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Targets
I like to shoot empty shotgun shells-ones found and not those good for reloading, and balloons. I started my kids on balloons the further the better.
I like to shoot empty shotgun shells-ones found and not those good for reloading, and balloons. I started my kids on balloons the further the better.
DRZinn
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Golf balls!
Im283
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This thread was great to find. I was just messaging someone about how I am getting bored with paper targets. You all gave me some great ideas.
I have a swinging target for .22's and it was fairly inexpensive, also like golf balls and charcoal.
Store brand cheapo 2 liters of soda with a mentos put inside work well too.
I have a swinging target for .22's and it was fairly inexpensive, also like golf balls and charcoal.
Store brand cheapo 2 liters of soda with a mentos put inside work well too.
SDC
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I've read that tennis balls hanging on strong twine make nice reactive targets as well.
DomMega
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My cousin and I often go to the range during the week, where 98% of the time its empty. That being the case we like to bring fruits and vegetables. There's actual footage of this in my myspace group I put up. Grapefruits, bowling balls with a 12 gauge, empty beer kegs, etc.
I think on our next outing I'll be blowing apart my first Xbox that no longer works for my hatred of microsoft videogame consoles.
I think on our next outing I'll be blowing apart my first Xbox that no longer works for my hatred of microsoft videogame consoles.
DixieTexian
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Old abandoned cars or empty beer bottles. Or both.
How did I miss this thread?! This is great! Thanks for posting it! These are some that we have used:
-clay pigeons...especially at 200, 300 yards
-milk jugs of water
-worn-out old guns vaults
-balloons
-golfballs
-plow blades (farm implement)
-disc blades (farm implement)
-life-sized target on cardboard (body-only)
-train-track, rail plates (discarded)
**best-ever saved for last:
Buy a 15" pumpkin. Cut a 1/2" square hole (in the top, near the stem) to inject it full of water. Reinsert the plug and toothpick into place. Then, set the pumpkin on a dirt mound at 25 yards (the surface must be hard). Place a dot with a marker about 1/3 the way up, and dead-center.
I used a hand-loaded .338 Win Mag, 200 grain Speer Hot Core Spire Point, Fed. 215 Mag primer, H4831 powder, loaded to 3170+ FPS. (No, I won't reveal the exact charge). On impact, the bullet literally evaporated the pumpkin...literally creating a shower of orange mist. When the misty orange water settled out of the air, there was barely even any mush remaining. It honestly vaporized the pumpkin.
Doc2005
-clay pigeons...especially at 200, 300 yards
-milk jugs of water
-worn-out old guns vaults
-balloons
-golfballs
-plow blades (farm implement)
-disc blades (farm implement)
-life-sized target on cardboard (body-only)
-train-track, rail plates (discarded)
**best-ever saved for last:
Buy a 15" pumpkin. Cut a 1/2" square hole (in the top, near the stem) to inject it full of water. Reinsert the plug and toothpick into place. Then, set the pumpkin on a dirt mound at 25 yards (the surface must be hard). Place a dot with a marker about 1/3 the way up, and dead-center.
I used a hand-loaded .338 Win Mag, 200 grain Speer Hot Core Spire Point, Fed. 215 Mag primer, H4831 powder, loaded to 3170+ FPS.
(No, I won't reveal the exact charge). On impact, the bullet literally evaporated the pumpkin...literally creating a shower of orange mist. When the misty orange water settled out of the air, there was barely even any mush remaining. It honestly vaporized the pumpkin.Doc2005
we took a life sized "Men In black" movie promotional cutout of Dave Thomas from a fast food place I worked at back in the day after the promotion was over.
Shot it full of .40 holes and returned it the next morning. Some of our friends noticed he'd been shot up pretty good, most everyone else didn't even notice.... not even the manager.
Shot it full of .40 holes and returned it the next morning. Some of our friends noticed he'd been shot up pretty good, most everyone else didn't even notice.... not even the manager.
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