Fun targets?

CJF · 02-15-08, 01:41 PM

This looks like it's be fun at the range:

Pistol Training Target Cube, Shooting Supplies, Ballistic Tech at Sportsman's Guide

Waste of money?

What's your favorite thing to shoot at when at a controlled range where you bring your own targets? (I.e., no glass, foodstuffs, etc.)

nat · 02-15-08, 01:44 PM

Last weekend, I used wood stakes with paper plates out in BLM land. The coolest one was the face my son drew...........it had a goatee

That mean plate got its eyes shot out

bigndn · 02-15-08, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CJF

Pistol Training Target Cube, Shooting Supplies, Ballistic Tech at Sportsman's Guide

Waste of money?

What's your favorite thing to shoot at when at a controlled range where you bring your own targets? (I.e., no glass, foodstuffs, etc.)

"Add some action to your pistol shooting! This 3D Cube bounces, rolls, flips and jumps when shot... up to 8 feet vertically if you hit just right! The airborne lift gives you all kinds of opportunities for secondary mid-air shots. You'll be a trick-shooting pro in no time! The virtually impervious ballistic polymer construction accepts shots from any centerfire pistol caliber."

Or you'll have thrown so much random lead that your local PD may be contacting you.

I usually print off some gopher targets and I also like the shoot and see's. I can email you the varmit in a .pdf if you want it, Curtis.

Here's some others I like:

http://cz452.com/targets/50ftSilhouette.pdf

http://cz452.com/targets/50ftLightRiflex8-8ring.pdf

CJF · 02-15-08, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bigndn

Or you'll have thrown so much random lead that your local PD may be contacting you.

I wasn't plannin' on tryin' the "secondary mid-air shots".

I just bet it'd be fun at the section of our range with the 25yd berm/backstop. I think one could keep bouncing it up and down the embankment indefinitely without ever having to reset it.

bigndn · 02-15-08, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CJF

I wasn't plannin' on tryin' the "secondary mid-air shots".

I just bet it'd be fun at the section of our range with the 25yd berm/backstop. I think one could keep bouncing it up and down the embankment indefinitely without ever having to reset it.

Have you tried the spinning target? They're pretty fun. The self resetting one's are OK, too.
Cabela's -- Do-All Traps Steel Round Up Targets

Cabela's -- Birchwood Casey Spinner Targets

High Desert · 02-15-08, 06:37 PM

You can't beat a Crisco Can full of water with the lid on it...big caliber or wadcutter and you get some neat action...

course when I use to do that Crisco cans had the metal lid that pushed back on pretty tight. But Water don't compress real well so any tight container full of it will blow out the back pretty nicely (or just blow the can apart at the seams)..shows off that small entry, large exit potential of the hollow point etc...I reckon plastic jugs etc will do the same...

I also take the newspaper print art paper in the BIG tablets, then I trace what ever I want on the sheets..Had my wife lay down and I traced her form on a couple of sheets...kinda pissed her off when she figured out what I was dong...

Oh, and don't be a ASS..pack out your target material..

CJF · 02-15-08, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by High Desert

Oh, and don't be a ASS..pack out your target material..

This is definitely a "bus your own table" range, and folks there are generally pretty darn good about it. There's also a designated area where you can leave cardboard boxes and such for other shooters.

Azrocks · 02-15-08, 10:29 PM

Not at the range (maybe you could) but I found a couple things that were a blast to use for target practice and I didn't have to clean up afterward (again, not at a range)

1. Frozen water balloons. When setting up tear off the rubber leaving shiny frozen balls of ice waiting to be pulverized. I have an extra freezer and a "fill station" to fill the balloons up quick. I would just throw all the frozen balloons into a garbage can in the back of my truck and be off.

2. Ritz crackers. They are just the right size for all kinds of target practice. They show a hit really well. The birds love you for life.

High Desert · 02-15-08, 10:49 PM

Up here in the Northwest there are some sorryass 'outdoorsmen" Take the propane tank off the old grill..haul it out to a cinder cone and blast the crap out of it then, leave it..

Sure it's a small percentage but enough to make a eyesore and telegraph to non-gub users that we're all a bunch of slobs...

But I just posted the comment for maybe the folks that might not have been told or maybe don't have any upbringing...so no offense meant to you folks brung up right..

Corbet · 02-16-08, 01:46 PM

These look like more fun.

Exploding Scarecrow Rifle Target, Shooting Supplies at Sportsman's Guide

CJF · 02-16-08, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Azrocks

Not at the range (maybe you could) but I found a couple things that were a blast to use for target practice and I didn't have to clean up afterward (again, not at a range)

1. Frozen water balloons. When setting up tear off the rubber leaving shiny frozen balls of ice waiting to be pulverized. I have an extra freezer and a "fill station" to fill the balloons up quick. I would just throw all the frozen balloons into a garbage can in the back of my truck and be off.

I think they'd let us do that.

They're ok with milk jugs full of water, for example (I always bring one or two), as long as you clean up.

highlandcruzer · 02-16-08, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bigndn

"Add some action to your pistol shooting! This 3D Cube bounces, rolls, flips and jumps when shot... up to 8 feet vertically if you hit just right! The airborne lift gives you all kinds of opportunities for secondary mid-air shots. You'll be a trick-shooting pro in no time! The virtually impervious ballistic polymer construction accepts shots from any centerfire pistol caliber."

I keep my rifles dialed in and shoot a little skeet , but......

I'm not a big "target shooter" [ my "targets" usually have a pulse

]

But that just looks , crazy fun ! ! ----> . . . . . . . . . .

I think I could get in to that!!

phrogg4evr · 02-16-08, 10:34 PM

These are always fun to shoot

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Azrocks · 02-16-08, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CJF

I think they'd let us do that.

They're ok with milk jugs full of water, for example (I always bring one or two), as long as you clean up.

Clean up (or the lack thereof) is wonderful. They look cool as well when they shatter.

Fly Rod · 02-17-08, 10:47 AM

After I finished poking holes yesterday I cleaned up the range. By busting all the little pieces of clay pigeon left by others into dust. Great practice at varying ranges on small to medium sized targets.

Tanenite is always fun.

Most ranges will kick you out if you use it.

brian · 02-17-08, 12:49 PM

i make my own targets, most of the time.
these are what i use for pistol work.
10GA SS ~3"dia. whack them and they fly like hell, but the shiney makes them easy to find most of the time.
rifles chew them up, for them i like .25'' or .375'' PL

Atticus · 02-17-08, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by highlandcruzer

I keep my rifles dialed in and shoot a little skeet , but......

I'm not a big "target shooter" [ my "targets" usually have a pulse

]

But that just looks , crazy fun ! ! ----> . . . . . . . . . .

I think I could get in to that!!

You shoot skeet with your rifle?

nat · 02-17-08, 07:08 PM

I am going to pick up some of these

LockedLX · 02-19-08, 09:28 AM

+1 for bowling pins.. they take quite the beating.

CJF · 02-19-08, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by LockedLX

+1 for bowling pins.. they take quite the beating.

What do they do? They don't shatter? Do they just keep getting bounced around?

Atticus · 02-19-08, 12:04 PM

Again. Rifle. Skeet. I need some closure on this.

'74 UA FJ · 02-19-08, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CJF

What do they do? They don't shatter? Do they just keep getting bounced around?

Bowling pins are awesome to shoot at. They just keep rolling around and will take lots of rounds. No, they don't shatter. They are tough as hell. Go to your local alley and ask the manager if they have any that they are going to get rid of. You will probably be able to get a couple of cases. They generally just throw them out.

Atticus · 02-19-08, 01:38 PM

Skeet.

Rifle.

Anybody?

'74 UA FJ · 02-19-08, 02:38 PM

We get it. Ha ha. He didn't separate two different thoughts with a punctuation mark.

Atticus · 02-19-08, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by '74 UA FJ

We get it. Ha ha. He didn't separate two different thoughts with a punctuation mark.

Or, was he saying that he shoots skeet with a rifle? I have heard other similarly outlandish claims on mud.

CJF · 02-19-08, 02:55 PM

Pistol Cube vs Glock 23 .40

02-15-08, 01:41 PM	#1
CJF IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,228	Fun targets? This looks like it's be fun at the range: Pistol Training Target Cube, Shooting Supplies, Ballistic Tech at Sportsman's Guide Waste of money? What's your favorite thing to shoot at when at a controlled range where you bring your own targets? (I.e., no glass, foodstuffs, etc.)

02-15-08, 01:44 PM	#2
nat IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I'm in like Flynn Posts: 874	Last weekend, I used wood stakes with paper plates out in BLM land. The coolest one was the face my son drew...........it had a goatee That mean plate got its eyes shot out __________________ 1972 FJ55 "Geirdriful" named after one of the Valkyries Check out my build thread: http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj55-iron-pig-preservation-society/165633-build-up-progress-my-piggie.html Some more good pics of the Pig here too: http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj55-iron-pi...-iron-pig.html Maid Marion, "Why, you speak treason!" Robin Hood, "Fluently."

02-15-08, 06:37 PM	#6
High Desert IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 1,020	You can't beat a Crisco Can full of water with the lid on it...big caliber or wadcutter and you get some neat action... course when I use to do that Crisco cans had the metal lid that pushed back on pretty tight. But Water don't compress real well so any tight container full of it will blow out the back pretty nicely (or just blow the can apart at the seams)..shows off that small entry, large exit potential of the hollow point etc...I reckon plastic jugs etc will do the same... I also take the newspaper print art paper in the BIG tablets, then I trace what ever I want on the sheets..Had my wife lay down and I traced her form on a couple of sheets...kinda pissed her off when she figured out what I was dong... Oh, and don't be a ASS..pack out your target material.. __________________ 1984 FJ60, 102k miles, OME med/heavy, BFG/MT 33X9.50 on Stock Wheels, ARB Bullbar W/Warn 8274, Tuffy Console. Last edited by High Desert; 02-15-08 at 06:39 PM. Reason: added the ASS note

02-15-08, 10:49 PM	#9
High Desert IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 1,020	Up here in the Northwest there are some sorryass 'outdoorsmen" Take the propane tank off the old grill..haul it out to a cinder cone and blast the crap out of it then, leave it.. Sure it's a small percentage but enough to make a eyesore and telegraph to non-gub users that we're all a bunch of slobs... But I just posted the comment for maybe the folks that might not have been told or maybe don't have any upbringing...so no offense meant to you folks brung up right.. __________________ 1984 FJ60, 102k miles, OME med/heavy, BFG/MT 33X9.50 on Stock Wheels, ARB Bullbar W/Warn 8274, Tuffy Console.

02-16-08, 01:46 PM	#10
Corbet IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Durango, Colorado TLCA# 15340 Posts: 873	These look like more fun. Exploding Scarecrow Rifle Target, Shooting Supplies at Sportsman's Guide __________________ Rising Sun 4 Wheel Drive Club Member 1976 FJ40, A project with little progress. 1985 FJ60, SBC 350, Ranger Overdrive, OME, 33" MT/R, SafariGard bumper with T-max winch. 1997 FZJ80 40th Anniversary, locked and mostly stock... 2005 Subaru Outback XT limited (wife's)

02-15-08, 10:29 PM	#8
Azrocks IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson / Vail, AZ Posts: 441	Not at the range (maybe you could) but I found a couple things that were a blast to use for target practice and I didn't have to clean up afterward (again, not at a range) 1. Frozen water balloons. When setting up tear off the rubber leaving shiny frozen balls of ice waiting to be pulverized. I have an extra freezer and a "fill station" to fill the balloons up quick. I would just throw all the frozen balloons into a garbage can in the back of my truck and be off. 2. Ritz crackers. They are just the right size for all kinds of target practice. They show a hit really well. The birds love you for life.

02-17-08, 10:47 AM	#15
Fly Rod IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ashland, OR Posts: 1,067	After I finished poking holes yesterday I cleaned up the range. By busting all the little pieces of clay pigeon left by others into dust. Great practice at varying ranges on small to medium sized targets. Tanenite is always fun. Most ranges will kick you out if you use it. __________________ Fly Rod '95 FZJ80 with stuff. I have a double handed rod... Jefferson State Cruisers

02-17-08, 12:49 PM	#16
brian springfield user Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: lebanon,pa TLCA# 6955 Posts: 2,388	i make my own targets, most of the time. these are what i use for pistol work. 10GA SS ~3"dia. whack them and they fly like hell, but the shiney makes them easy to find most of the time. rifles chew them up, for them i like .25'' or .375'' PL Attached Images __________________ it's only metal, we can out think it. 77-fj40 20th anniversary edition 87-fj60 216K mile DDer 93-fzj80 mall crawler toyota material distribution center. your source for Factory Service Manuals. they're alot cheaper than you think. 1-800-622-2033

02-17-08, 07:08 PM	#18
nat IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I'm in like Flynn Posts: 874	I am going to pick up some of these __________________ 1972 FJ55 "Geirdriful" named after one of the Valkyries Check out my build thread: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=165633 Some more good pics of the Pig here too: http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj55-iron-pi...-iron-pig.html Maid Marion, "Why, you speak treason!" Robin Hood, "Fluently."

02-19-08, 09:28 AM	#19
LockedLX torque on tap Join Date: May 2007 Location: St. Augustine, FL Posts: 143	+1 for bowling pins.. they take quite the beating. __________________ Offroad: '97 LX450 - 127k, the wanderer Onroad: '95 Volvo 854 Turbo - 259k, daily boost Backroads: '87 Mustang 5.0 Coupe - 96k, for sale! "Hang on to her, boy.. they don't make 'em like that anymore."

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Atticus IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 676	Again. Rifle. Skeet. I need some closure on this. __________________ "It was a blend from italy, not cheap, and absolutely superb!" - Judge Smails.

02-19-08, 01:38 PM	#23
Atticus IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 676	Skeet. Rifle. Anybody? __________________ "It was a blend from italy, not cheap, and absolutely superb!" - Judge Smails.

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02-19-08, 02:55 PM	#26
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