Targets

nathangdad · 04-27-2008, 08:03 PM

Take a three liter plastic soft drink. Fill it with water and, if you wish,
some food coloring (it just takes a little). Screw on the lid.

Set them out about fifty yards. We like to pop them with my 20
gauge rifled Rossi slug gun.

It is pretty dramatic. Also, it if fun for younger shooters and those
not that proficient at longer range targets.

Mooseman684 · 04-27-2008, 08:21 PM

I use 9 inch cheap paper plates with a 1 inch square black target paster in the center...I buy 1200 plates at a time. If you miss the target ,you can still eat your lunch off them !

LOL
Rich

GlockMeister · 04-27-2008, 08:47 PM

One of the G&G members posted a link to a bunch of targets. I bought some and they are much bigger then I thought they'd be. They're the M16 sight in targets. I figured 50 for $7.97 isn't bad. Makes them only like .16 cents each.

I have one Bin Laden one and planned on making copies. But to make them that size at like Kinkos would cost me too much. Cheaper to buy them.

If I ever find somewhere outdoor and won't get in trouble, I'll fill and shoot milk jugs and all sorts of other stuff. I like and prefer shooting stuff where you can see the results. Bullets through paper gets old.

So to answer your question, yes whatever I have or can get is what I shoot at. lol

Here's the link to the sticky for targets in the other accessories forum. For those who may not have seen them.

http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/oth...e-targets.html (Printable targets)

vcpilot79 · 04-27-2008, 08:56 PM

not sure if the ranges will let you do this, but i shoot at a designated shooting area where anything goes...get a couple of six packs of your favorite soda, shake em up real good, and PLOW...they blow up real good!!! that 7.62 round opens the can up like a flower!

SwedeSteve · 04-27-2008, 09:01 PM

Still more good ideas!

acarpenter · 04-27-2008, 09:23 PM

Okay, so me and my buddy got some industrial size glass apple sauce (or juice?) containers, filled them with water and put the caps on. Probably 4 liters of water. We shot them at about 50 yards and they explode to a diameter of like 30 feet!!!
HELL YA!!!!!!!

vcpilot79 · 04-27-2008, 09:44 PM

hahaha...awsome!

GlockMeister · 04-27-2008, 09:58 PM

Oh, something else I like to shoot is those CDs that you can grab for free for internet services. lol I try and hit the center hole without breaking. Very hard to do. lol

Oh yea, a neighbor threw out some 2X2 square ceramic tiles samples in various colors. I'd say I picked up about 75 of them to shoot at.

Mooseman684 · 04-27-2008, 10:24 PM

Alaska is a very Gun friendly state, but if you shoot glass containers, metal cans, jugs, tv's computers, fire extinguishers, cans of paint , etc. and you don't completely clean up your mess, you get charged for Littering @1000 bucks.
I Urge all G&G members to BE RESPONSIBLE SHOOTERS, if you bring it in to shoot, clean up the mess and haul it out with you...Shooting areas have enough "Environmental " problems without littering...AND we sure don't want to give the Anti-Gunners another reason to shut us Down...
Shoot paper targets, boxes, build portable stands, Clean up after yourself !
Glass is NOT a good target unless you like picking up shards for a long time!
Portable metal swing targets are great too.
Again...BE RESPONSIBLE and leave an area CLEANER than when you came!
Rich
Rangemaster CBSC

squirrelbaster · 04-27-2008, 10:29 PM

^ more realy good advice from the moose!, id like to add that if your goingto shoot at glass you should put a large tarp underneath it to catch all the shards.

Sins-of-Mosin · 04-27-2008, 11:04 PM

I use to print out dozens of targets at school. Everything from your basic bullseye to a huge numpad off a keyboard. My favorite was a target with four black circles.

marion57 · 04-28-2008, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooseman684

Alaska is a very Gun friendly state, but if you shoot glass containers, metal cans, jugs, tv's computers, fire extinguishers, cans of paint , etc. and you don't completely clean up your mess, you get charged for Littering @1000 bucks.
I Urge all G&G members to BE RESPONSIBLE SHOOTERS, if you bring it in to shoot, clean up the mess and haul it out with you...Shooting areas have enough "Environmental " problems without littering...AND we sure don't want to give the Anti-Gunners another reason to shut us Down...
Shoot paper targets, boxes, build portable stands, Clean up after yourself !
Glass is NOT a good target unless you like picking up shards for a long time!
Portable metal swing targets are great too.
Again...BE RESPONSIBLE and leave an area CLEANER than when you came!
Rich
Rangemaster CBSC

+1
where ever you go leave it better than when you came , that means if there is trash there when you come pick it up too

ghost_raven · 04-28-2008, 04:16 AM

Another fun target I can think of... well, this was with a BB gun. My uncle owns a wholesale grocery that caters to area businesses, and had an old, expired plastic jar of mayonnaise... at least a gallon. That thing kept me content with my dad's air rifle for days.

billy · 04-28-2008, 07:30 AM

old potatos apples etc.
they explode nicely and the critters clean up!

andrew cochran · 04-28-2008, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billy

old potatos apples etc.
they explode nicely and the critters clean up!

Those are nice. If you can shoot them quick or in the winter icecubes are nice.

acarpenter · 04-28-2008, 12:42 PM

I agree with Moose...
After the second glass container we starting using our brains and realized that we wouldn't be able to pick up all the glass out of the yard, though we got the majority of the big pieces...

Enfield trader · 04-28-2008, 12:44 PM

when you grill. These are biodegradable. And they tell you how good you can shoot at 100 yrds ..

squirrelbaster · 04-28-2008, 02:37 PM

lately ive been shooting ceramic bricks with my mosin, they kind of explode and make it into rubble.

Geo M44 · 04-28-2008, 04:02 PM

Hold that thought. I have to go back to work.

marion57 · 04-28-2008, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enfield trader

when you grill. These are biodegradable. And they tell you how good you can shoot at 100 yrds ..

Dang would have to be a big bricket for me to see it at 100 yrds

04-27-2008, 08:03 PM	#21
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,943	Here's something just for fun Take a three liter plastic soft drink. Fill it with water and, if you wish, some food coloring (it just takes a little). Screw on the lid. Set them out about fifty yards. We like to pop them with my 20 gauge rifled Rossi slug gun. It is pretty dramatic. Also, it if fun for younger shooters and those not that proficient at longer range targets.

04-27-2008, 08:21 PM	#22
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 10,601 Images: 2	I use 9 inch cheap paper plates with a 1 inch square black target paster in the center...I buy 1200 plates at a time. If you miss the target ,you can still eat your lunch off them ! LOL Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

04-27-2008, 08:47 PM	#23
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 6,307	One of the G&G members posted a link to a bunch of targets. I bought some and they are much bigger then I thought they'd be. They're the M16 sight in targets. I figured 50 for $7.97 isn't bad. Makes them only like .16 cents each. I have one Bin Laden one and planned on making copies. But to make them that size at like Kinkos would cost me too much. Cheaper to buy them. If I ever find somewhere outdoor and won't get in trouble, I'll fill and shoot milk jugs and all sorts of other stuff. I like and prefer shooting stuff where you can see the results. Bullets through paper gets old. So to answer your question, yes whatever I have or can get is what I shoot at. lol Here's the link to the sticky for targets in the other accessories forum. For those who may not have seen them. http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/oth...e-targets.html (Printable targets) __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6! Last edited by GlockMeister; 04-27-2008 at 08:56 PM.

04-27-2008, 09:01 PM	#25
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 12,659 Images: 1	Still more good ideas! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

04-27-2008, 09:58 PM	#28
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 6,307	Oh, something else I like to shoot is those CDs that you can grab for free for internet services. lol I try and hit the center hole without breaking. Very hard to do. lol Oh yea, a neighbor threw out some 2X2 square ceramic tiles samples in various colors. I'd say I picked up about 75 of them to shoot at. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

04-27-2008, 08:56 PM	#24
vcpilot79 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: coastal california Posts: 49	not sure if the ranges will let you do this, but i shoot at a designated shooting area where anything goes...get a couple of six packs of your favorite soda, shake em up real good, and PLOW...they blow up real good!!! that 7.62 round opens the can up like a flower!

04-27-2008, 09:23 PM	#26
acarpenter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 397	Okay, so me and my buddy got some industrial size glass apple sauce (or juice?) containers, filled them with water and put the caps on. Probably 4 liters of water. We shot them at about 50 yards and they explode to a diameter of like 30 feet!!! HELL YA!!!!!!!

04-27-2008, 09:44 PM	#27
vcpilot79 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: coastal california Posts: 49	hahaha...awsome!

04-27-2008, 10:24 PM	#29
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 10,601 Images: 2	Alaska is a very Gun friendly state, but if you shoot glass containers, metal cans, jugs, tv's computers, fire extinguishers, cans of paint , etc. and you don't completely clean up your mess, you get charged for Littering @1000 bucks. I Urge all G&G members to BE RESPONSIBLE SHOOTERS, if you bring it in to shoot, clean up the mess and haul it out with you...Shooting areas have enough "Environmental " problems without littering...AND we sure don't want to give the Anti-Gunners another reason to shut us Down... Shoot paper targets, boxes, build portable stands, Clean up after yourself ! Glass is NOT a good target unless you like picking up shards for a long time! Portable metal swing targets are great too. Again...BE RESPONSIBLE and leave an area CLEANER than when you came! Rich Rangemaster CBSC __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

04-27-2008, 10:29 PM	#30
squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,569	^ more realy good advice from the moose!, id like to add that if your goingto shoot at glass you should put a large tarp underneath it to catch all the shards. __________________ "My Shotgun SAYS I AM the POLICE !"--Mooseman684 "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

04-27-2008, 11:04 PM	#31
Sins-of-Mosin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IL Posts: 194 Blog Entries: 3	I use to print out dozens of targets at school. Everything from your basic bullseye to a huge numpad off a keyboard. My favorite was a target with four black circles. __________________ Leave me alone I am not an angel yet. [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g3...13/themets.png

04-28-2008, 04:16 AM	#33
ghost_raven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 408	Another fun target I can think of... well, this was with a BB gun. My uncle owns a wholesale grocery that caters to area businesses, and had an old, expired plastic jar of mayonnaise... at least a gallon. That thing kept me content with my dad's air rifle for days. __________________ The First Amendment defines America, the Second Amendment defends it.

04-28-2008, 07:30 AM	#34
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 14,436 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 154	old potatos apples etc. they explode nicely and the critters clean up! __________________ "I would never die for my beliefs because what if I'm wrong?"- Bertrand Russell

04-28-2008, 12:42 PM	#36
acarpenter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 397	I agree with Moose... After the second glass container we starting using our brains and realized that we wouldn't be able to pick up all the glass out of the yard, though we got the majority of the big pieces...

04-28-2008, 12:44 PM	#37
Enfield trader Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 193	You can also use charcoal brickets that you use when you grill. These are biodegradable. And they tell you how good you can shoot at 100 yrds ..

04-28-2008, 02:37 PM	#38
squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,569	lately ive been shooting ceramic bricks with my mosin, they kind of explode and make it into rubble. __________________ "My Shotgun SAYS I AM the POLICE !"--Mooseman684 "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

04-28-2008, 04:02 PM	#39
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,407	Hold that thought. I have to go back to work. __________________ Remember when seconds count... the police are only minutes away.