Biodegradable targets...

[Vana2]

What biodegradable targets do you shoot at?

As a plinker I get bored with paper targets very quickly and prefer something a bit more challenging for off-hand shooting.

For years I've been using breakfast cereal as a convenient, reactive and biodegradable target. Honeycomb explodes nicely when hit and the critters clean up afterwards.

I hang the Honeycomb on a bent-out paperclip suspended from a string to blow around in the breeze.

The Honeycomb is about 1 inch in diameter or one MOASH (minute of a squirrels head) in size making it ideal for small game hunting practice.

If I'm getting cocky and want more of a challenge in preparation for grasshopper hunting, I'll substitute Cherrios or Froot Loops for the Honeycomb... they are about 1/2" diameter.

Cereal will never replace tin cans but Honeycomb sure is a fun target.

Cheers!

 

[ChickenDumpling]

Pests ...

 

[Trucker3573]

Good idea .

 

[ChickenDumpling]

We have some 'extra' duck eggs now and then. Make for a nice sloppy exploding target, harder shell and more mass than chicken eggs. However, having pet ducks is a hefty chore indeed and I'll be glad when they pass on. Really do like that cereal idea !

 

[honeysuckle]

Stale cookies and crackers are fun. Grapes explode nice .

 

[Kgphotos]

Eggs are really fun; they are a little messy though. For a real challenge Advil tablets explode nicely. The Advil tablets are especially fun with a ten meter rifle. They’re cheap too if you buy the double pack from Costco.
Kenny

 

[jetpopt]

Road apples (from cattle, horse, deer), if you live in a rural area.

No, I have not used them as targets. But they are free, nobody cares if you take them, nobody would care if you shot them, and yes, they're biodegradable. Splat away!

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I guess spreading lead all over i don't guess biodegradable matters much .. lol unless your catchung and collecting your pellets for safe disposable. If not may as well turn plastic in to micro plastic

 

[Gerry52]

Ground squirrels are biodegradable!

 

[beerthief]

Mostly 99% PAPER targets on traps and spinners . in the process of building a large trap to house a KYL target @ 40 and 50 yards . Material used = Horse Mat , 45 degree backstop and V shaped trap below .

 

[Avator]

Paintballs and and various candies from the Dollar Store.

 

[rcarlisle]

I'm still working on all of the bottle caps from the beer I drank from 2007 to 2017.

 

[blackbird1993]

i like these little clay pipes which are selled as targets for oktoberfestgewehr ranges.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I'm still working on all of the bottle caps from the beer I drank from 2007 to 2017.

I find they last me a long time seeing i cant hit them .. . I find most all my targets last if i cant shoot and hit any of them

 

[Treefrog]

Grapes, acorns and asian pears are everywhere here this time of year.

Cheers,

J~

 

[Vana2]

I guess spreading lead all over i don't guess biodegradable matters much .. lol unless your catchung and collecting your pellets for safe disposable. If not may as well turn plastic in to micro plastic

I'm concerned about free-lead in my environment as well.

The Honeycomb is suspended in front of my main backstop and all of my spinners/ target butts have their own backstop that I reclaim the lead from.

Works for me

 

[Vana2]

Grapes, acorns and asian pears are everywhere here this time of year.

Cheers,

J~

Yup, hundreds (thousands?) of crab apples in the trees here!

I impale them on the paperclips and let them swing... for a short time anyways

 

[Rob_in_NC]

Necco Wafers..

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I'm concerned about free-lead in my environment as well.

The Honeycomb is suspended in front of my main backstop and all of my spinners/ target butts have their own backstop that I reclaim the lead from.

Works for me

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Im not . I just sling lead everywhere. Kinda like global warming or the national debt I'll just enjoy myself and dump it on the next generation..

 

[AZSteve]

Dum dums. They have a built in stand, easy to find and cheap on Halloween clearance, are very energetic when hit, and attract moving targets (flies). I drilled holes in a scrap 2x6 to put the handles into. The handles are made of paper in case you miss any when cleaning up.