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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Air Gun Gate => Topic started by: Mark@ on February 01, 2012, 03:14:02 PM

Title: Cheap fun targets
Post by: Mark@ on February 01, 2012, 03:14:02 PM
I know we're always looking for fun, cheap targets.  I just got back from the thrift store and grabbed a bag of clothes pins.  These actually have rounds, flat heads, so they look like little people.  I figure to use some left over paint on their "heads", or even a marker. 

I have alos been saving toilet rolls.  If you run a stick or a pencil through them, the should spin pretty well when hit.  Maybe fill them with some paper to help hold their shape at least one session.
Title: Re: Cheap fun targets
Post by: Kailua on February 01, 2012, 04:09:29 PM
Toilet paper rolls?  That's a good idea.  Our family uses a lot of that.
Title: Re: Cheap fun targets
Post by: Wheelman88 on February 01, 2012, 04:11:12 PM
Got to love toilet roll spinners!!
Title: Re: Cheap fun targets
Post by: crowley on February 01, 2012, 04:18:54 PM
Other than paper, I shoot little green army men, balloons, soda cans, golf balls, crab apples on the tree, pennies stood on their ends, empty shotgun shells, & old duck decoys(floaters).

Just a few of my distractions.
Title: Re: Cheap fun targets
Post by: breakfastchef on February 01, 2012, 04:59:40 PM
I came across this list one evening while doing some searches on the Web.

•   Soda Jug Bottle Tops
•   Paint Balls
•   Aspirin
•   Metalic Silhouettes
•   Little Green Army Figurines
•   Fast Food Fun Meal Charactures
•   Used Pistol and Shotgun casings
•   Planters Cheez Balls
•   Oyster Crackers
•   Breakfast Cereal, Kix, Cocoa Puffs and the like.
•   Metalic Spinners
•   Field Targets
•   Compact Discs, especially AOL CDs
•   Soda Cans
•   Neco Wafers
•   Orange Plastic Practice Golf Balls
•   Cow/Goat Bells
•   Snap & Pops
•   Pennies
•   Old Playing Cards
•   Old Eggs
•   Plastic Milk Caps
•   35mm Film Canister Partially Filled With Flour
•   Old Metal Dog Rabies Tags
•   Toothpicks at 10 meters
•   Smarties also called Sweettarts
•   Acorns
•   Beer Bottle Caps
•   Light Bright Pegs
•   Golf Tees
•   Cap gun Caps
•   Bugs on a white board smeared with honey
•   Dimes
•   Frozen Apples
•   Fruit
•   Bath soap and shampoo bottles with various cartoon heads on them
•   Charcoal Briquets
•   PEZ Candy & Dispensers
•   Ketsup Packets and other fast food sauce packets
Title: Re: Cheap fun targets
Post by: GungaDin on February 01, 2012, 10:55:08 PM
You guys are bringin' back memories. One of the more unique targets I've shot at was when waaaaaaaaaay back when I was in high school I came across some beer bottles, full. Now, most NORMAL high school kids would have drunk the beer, but I happened to have my daisy pneumatic rifle with me. So I took a bottle, shook, shook ,shoooooook it, then shook it some more. Then I pumped up that daisy the max 10x - pop BOOOOM!!!!!

Not recommended for the kiddies, but I figure I'm past the statute of limitations by now. Funny thing is it turns out I knew the kid who owned the beer. Next day when I ran into him and told him about the fun - "You shot all my beer, don't do that again."
Title: Re: Cheap fun targets
Post by: joesnextoy on February 02, 2012, 01:49:44 AM
one of my favs is matchbox cars