What are your Top 5 Targets?
I figure if David Letterman on the Late Show can have a Top 10 list, then I should be able to come up with a Top 5 List for targets I enjoy shooting. After reading through my humble list, I hope you'll chime in with your offering so that others may benefit from your experiences as an airgunner.
I'm going to lump a few things together, 'cause if I don't, my top 5 will all consist of small game animals.
1. Starlings, squirrels, and other small game.
2. Metal swinging targets - the kind you can buy online or at sporting goods stores.
3. Shaken full soda cans - you get quite a reaction when you hit it, and these are great targets for introducing kids to shooting. They love to see them explode.
4. Paintballs mounted on golf tees. Easy to make, just drill some holes in a 2x4 and set them up.
5. Field Trial knock-down targets - these targets can be a challenge, and the more I do it, the more I want to participate in a Field Trial one day.
These are the things that I shoot at the most. That doesn't necessarily mean that I won't shoot at other targets, but I didn't want a very long list. Just a little something to spur ideas from other airgunners.
Notice that I didn't put down paper targets. Many folks really enjoy the discipline of putting a pellet through a very small spot on paper. They have MUCH more discipline that I do, and I envy them the simplicity of their choice. I'm simply more of a reactive target kind of guy, with a serious bent towards hunting and pest control that rules my target choices as an airgunner.
One of these days, I'm going to have to see if my firearms still work....I haven't hunted with them in nearly 6 years with any sort of regularity. It's just way too easy to grab my airgun, walk out on the back porch, and start shooting! No worries!
So, what does your list of favorite targets look like? I'd really like to have several responses to post so that our readers can get ideas of their own. I know of several more excellent targets, but won't mention them in the hopes that someone will have them on their list when they respond.
Share with us!
I'm going to lump a few things together, 'cause if I don't, my top 5 will all consist of small game animals.
1. Starlings, squirrels, and other small game.
2. Metal swinging targets - the kind you can buy online or at sporting goods stores.
3. Shaken full soda cans - you get quite a reaction when you hit it, and these are great targets for introducing kids to shooting. They love to see them explode.
4. Paintballs mounted on golf tees. Easy to make, just drill some holes in a 2x4 and set them up.
5. Field Trial knock-down targets - these targets can be a challenge, and the more I do it, the more I want to participate in a Field Trial one day.
These are the things that I shoot at the most. That doesn't necessarily mean that I won't shoot at other targets, but I didn't want a very long list. Just a little something to spur ideas from other airgunners.
Notice that I didn't put down paper targets. Many folks really enjoy the discipline of putting a pellet through a very small spot on paper. They have MUCH more discipline that I do, and I envy them the simplicity of their choice. I'm simply more of a reactive target kind of guy, with a serious bent towards hunting and pest control that rules my target choices as an airgunner.
One of these days, I'm going to have to see if my firearms still work....I haven't hunted with them in nearly 6 years with any sort of regularity. It's just way too easy to grab my airgun, walk out on the back porch, and start shooting! No worries!
So, what does your list of favorite targets look like? I'd really like to have several responses to post so that our readers can get ideas of their own. I know of several more excellent targets, but won't mention them in the hopes that someone will have them on their list when they respond.
Share with us!
posted by Randy Mitchell at
7:51 AM
1 Comments:
my fave non-living targets are #1 ritz crackers. #2 golf balls #3 used co2 carts #4 shotgun shells-or spent brass. #5 empty pellet tins filled with black powder and snap pops.
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