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Reactive Targets
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:00 pm
by greener
went to a new range with some folks I know. Spent some time (most of the afternoon) shooting at "reactive" targets. Walt had a great idea for hanging up clay pigeons. Surefit(?) sells hangers that attach to a rope or from a dowel.
Another shooter had the 4" steel disks that swung 180° when hit. We spent an hour with Ruger MK's competing on getting six on the other side. More fun than the range I normally use, no reactive targets allowed.
Re: Reactive Targets
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:19 pm
by Hakaman
greener wrote:went to a new range with some folks I know. Spent some time (most of the afternoon) shooting at "reactive" targets. Walt had a great idea for hanging up clay pigeons. Surefit(?) sells hangers that attach to a rope or from a dowel.
Another shooter had the 4" steel disks that swung 180° when hit. We spent an hour with Ruger MK's competing on getting six on the other side. More fun than the range I normally use, no reactive targets allowed.
That looks like alot of fun. I have been thinking of using clays pigeons on the outside range, but the club is getting a little picky because of some ricochets off the steel plates lately.
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:58 am
by greener
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:13 am
by Downeaster
I use clay pigeons for targets a lot. I usually prop them up against the bank which is okay, but not nearly as convenient as the system you show.
I surfed a bit without luck: Any details on the "hangers" used to suspend the birds?
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:35 am
by blue68f100
Looks like a Fun day at the range....
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 9:09 am
by Downeaster
Clay Pigeon Clips
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:49 pm
by arizona-hermit
Those clips are nice but too pricey in my opinion.
I use paper clips to accomplish the same thing and if you should accidentally hit one, no big deal. Paper clips are also almost impossible to shoot off the line or cord or chain or whatever you hang them from, so clean up is limited to just the remains of the clays.
Re: Clay Pigeon Clips
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:40 am
by Downeaster
arizona-hermit wrote:Those clips are nice but too pricey in my opinion.
I use paper clips to accomplish the same thing and if you should accidentally hit one, no big deal. Paper clips are also almost impossible to shoot off the line or cord or chain or whatever you hang them from, so clean up is limited to just the remains of the clays.
That's an economical idea, but I shoot in a pretty rough area. Hanging the birds on paperclips, then hiking 50 or a hundred yards back to the firing line only to find out that the wind has blown half my birds off the clips would not result in socially acceptable conversation on my part, if ya know what I mean...
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:56 am
by greener
These do hold the clays tightly. It would take a pretty good wind to knock them off.
Re: Clay Pigeon Clips
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:02 am
by greener
arizona-hermit wrote:Those clips are nice but too pricey in my opinion.
I use paper clips to accomplish the same thing and if you should accidentally hit one, no big deal. Paper clips are also almost impossible to shoot off the line or cord or chain or whatever you hang them from, so clean up is limited to just the remains of the clays.
$21.50 for a package of 50
http://suresiteinc.com/price_list.php
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:40 am
by DeerSpy
it is more fun for the young to see something happen when you shoot, we use a piece of plywood with 1x4 notched works great. you can set clays up or empty shotgun shells on 1x4