Back yard plinking games

[Neu]

So I'm trying to get my 12 year old daughter into shooting more, she loves it but loses interest quick. With that said do you all know any fun 1v1, solo shooting games. She is super competitive and I'm pretty sure that will get her going competing with me. I have the mini golf targets but that gets old quick after a few rounds.

 

[L.Leon]

Does it have to be paper targets? If not, cheap lollipops, animal crackers, sidewalk chalk, charcoal briquettes, ice cubes, etc.

 

[Neu]

Does it have to be paper targets? If not, cheap lollipops, animal crackers, sidewalk chalk, charcoal briquettes, ice cubes, etc.

No anything but targets I would think, she finds punching paper a little boring. Those are some good suggestions. Maybe get a couple 2x4s drill holes out for chalk ect.

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

How many times can you hit the same can/ move it across the range with your shots.
Bottle caps at 50yards.
They have a round target that you shoot and it scoots around too.
See who can get more hits in a time limit.
Get those windmill spinners like for bicycles and hit the pedals in the wind.
Shotgun hulls on sticks shoved in the ground
So many more

 

[Bander124]

I like using play dough balls. And hard boiled eggs. Not so much with eggs any more. Second the sidewalk chalk.

 

[beerthief]

Necco wafer candy just cut a slot in a 2x4 to sit in .

check out "Know Your Limits" spinners you can make DIY

 

[Neu]

Necco wafer candy just cut a slot in a 2x4 to sit in .

check out "Know Your Limits" spinners you can make DIY

Yes I really need to build a Kyl target those look fun. Was thinking some clay pigeon targets but that would get expensive after a while, not to mention messy and my dog would probably try and eat them lol..

 

[maxtrouble]

Tin cans on strings. Raw hamburger for bait and shoot the flies / bees / wasps. Take a 2x4 and router a thin channel. Use the channel to hold crackers, etc. Really hard to beat steel reactive targets. White spray paint followed by orange makes the targets stand out. Check this starter set here. See who can hit the most in a row.

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[AirShot]

When my boys were young and getting into serious accuracy, we put up a piece of white paper, smeared dog poop on the paper in three spots. Each shooter claimed a spot and shot the flies that landed on the smear of poop !! We only counted the holes that showed blood around the edges which meant you actually hit the fly ! Sounds gross but great fun !!
Another was to stick wooden matches in small holes and light them without shooting the head off.....

 

[crowski]

I find cutting a can In half. Hang from a wire for little movement and more challenge. Soup or beans can, 38 shots. Inexpensive. Crow

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Easy but maybe fun

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No telling what the toy department holds like toy soldiers or dinosaurs to set up

 

[Spartan]

The dueling tree in the bundle that maxtrouble posted is what I was thinking of as well. I've been meaning to buy one and will finally do that right now. It looks like a lot of fun for two people to compete, especially at longer range with harder shots and if the participants are super competitive!

 

[beerthief]

Yes I really need to build a Kyl target those look fun. Was thinking some clay pigeon targets but that would get expensive after a while, not to mention messy and my dog would probably try and eat them lol..

everything here made from Lowes , 1/2 inch wide flat bar stock drilled then twisted then washers attached,

 

[beerthief]

my back yard

 

[Vana2]

My kids enjoyed reactive targets that were challenging.

A piece of Honeycomb cereal hung on a bent paperclip suspended from a string to move in the breeze was a favorite!

Inexpensive, explodes nicely and what the birds don't eat is biodegradable.

Cheers!

 

[RickH]

I’ve enjoyed splitting cards and my skills improved dramatically in the process. Also I recall an exploding target, not tannerite but a small target that stuck on a paper target. It goes bang but not a super loud or potentially dangerous explosion.

Rick H.

 

[microtus]

Very small amounts of Tannerite?

 

[DrummerDave]

Lego minifigures on strings or on a ledge?

 

[beerthief]

"Know your limits " spinner targets when it gets easy you just move a longer distance . OR DIY smaller washers

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

"Know your limits " spinner targets when it gets easy you just move a longer distance . OR DIY smaller washers

I'm fond of that little chicken silhouette that PA sends in that pack of 4. Need to find a string or something to tie it to amd stake it. I'm always chasing it around