I like to shoot things other than paper BUT

[airgunmike56]

My range is 48-49 yards, I got some old rail road ties and cement blocks for my back stop, I get tired of shooting paper , So I got some of the spinner targets , I also find all kinds of things to shoot , bottle caps, Marbles I like to put a drop of super glue and place the marble on 2x4,,,

The old hard shell texas pecan, I made a spinner with some old spoons , Oh crap they spit the pellet back at you, I am thinking may have to flatten the spoon out, Plastic army men to not stand but one shot, But there cheap, I ordered some metal ones from china a few years ago, got to beat them flat again every shot but holding up pretty good as long as I do not use my 25 caliber on them, ha.

but back to my question anyone else had the spoon problem?

Mike

 

[MrP]

Spoons ricochet for sure.

 

[Spartan]

Gotta watch those shapes and materials with the ricochets. Concave and curves is bad news. Flat and mostly immovable is also bad news. There's a vendor here who advertises airgun targets that are very high ricochet risk, IMO. Good insurance, I hope. Just need to be careful in your setup.

 

[Odoyle]

Hang your targets tied well to strings or fishing line they will take more hits and for the most part shouldn't go flying away on the first hit and wind makes it more fun on swaying targets and you know which way it's blowing to Kentucky windage.

Drill the spoon handle and put a rubber grommet inside then the the string or fishing line so it doesn't cut. Pellets shouldn't come flying back unless they're golf balls that still bounce. Dead golf balls are safer that no longer bounce on hard surfaces. Screw an eye screw in them and string them up.

 

[Odoyle]

Sugar cubes, moth balls, ice cubes, candy, cereal, dry dog and cat food have some reaction when hit to make things a bit more visual upon impact which may attract insects and critters to shoot later just put a remote motion detector sensor near that area.

 

[biohazardman]

To add to the list above a few of my favorite reactive targets so many more there are. Paintballs, Necco candy Wafers, glow in the dark aliens or the little green army men for daytime use etc... Biodegradable stuff like Walnuts, Peanuts, Hazelnuts, cherry tomatoes, corn curls etc... are great too.

 

[bubblerboy64]

I like the Newbold targets but they are expensive. The field target shooting to reset targets that AOA sells are nice too. Again not cheap. No clean up is nice.

 

[Odoyle]

Paintballs yes! OH and CHEEZ BALLS! GENUINE Cheetos or generic label bulk container!

 

[DerringerJack]

Don't forget goodwill wind chimes and plant a lemon tree for free boom fruit. They go splat with 25 cal fx hybrids!

 

[Matt247365]

Yes I tried spinner targets one time and there were some hellacious ricochets

 

[bucketboy]

Pasta makes good targets, its cheap, comes in a variety of shapes and size, they explode nicely and is biodegradable so no need to pick up the pieces at the end of the day. Sliced carrots and garden peas splatter nicely too.

I avoid anything plastic or glass, it’s a pain in the arris to tidy up.



Bb

 

[Dingfelder]

Pasta! That's a really good idea, and dirt cheap like you say!

Hmm, ditalini for a real challenge, orecheti(sp?), I could slip things like penne over a nail to get them to rise up on a 2x4 ... or just tape them onto a target ... you could go through a lot of targets for a dollar! And if a squirrel comes by to help clean up, you're already zeroed in.

 

[sillymike]

Agree. Shooting stuff that bumps around, blows up is fun 

We have a few different kind of evergreen in the backyard... cones come in different shape and sizes 



Empty casings are also fun to shoot, either stand them on their own, or propped on popsicle sticks/toothpick. 

Wild/old fruits are another good option. As a side benefit, the discarded remains will bring targets of opportunity 

 

[Bigragu]

I like to save all the cork tops off of wine bottles, and especially the corks from Pedrone tequila. It’s exactly the size of a squirrels head. So far my favourite set up is a 2 x 4 on edge, with 1 x2 strips underneath set up for legs. Then drill equal spaced a 1 1/2” apart holes large enough for golf tees to set in loosely. I hot glue paintballs on top of the tees. 

In between the paintballs I cut a slot with a coping saw about 1/2” into the 2 x 4, and that slot from a coping saw is perfect for holding playing cards tightly. I typically set this all out at around 55-60 yards. 

The corks I either hang off of fishing line, or stab them into finish nails halfway pounded into a another 2 x 4 on edge. 

Ive mentioned this before, but one of these days I’d like to shoot at the power loads on the Hilti gun power actuated tool strips. They are equivalent to 22 rim fire loads. I used to have a bunch, but can’t find them!

 

[pneuby]

After having smoked a half-dozen pigeons round my house and neighbors', they've once more gotten a CLUE and now roost elsewhere. 

 

[buckyusn]

Lots of excellent suggestions here folks! Thank you!



Bill

 

[madmunki]

Just pretend the ricochets are the Army Men shooting back.

 

[steve123]

I like shooting at grapes! Try it, they explode really well, I enjoy them more than hitting paintballs. 

Kinda messy but pistol casings are fun too. 

Flies, there isn't a better target out there for cheap target practice in the summer!!! One freshly boiled egg all squished up on a piece of cardboard angled so the back is slightly elevated allowing 100% visibility. One day I shot so long hitting hundreds of them, tiny to big, that I got bored, lol.

I had a guy make up a bunch of round steel targets of 5 different sizes that I set on saw horses. These are fun reactive targets.

Last but not least a ringy bell target is a lot of fun to hit.