Hateful McNasty
Grand HAMster
Fill with ice water and cap off then let the bottles sit in the hot sun till the water inside is about as hot then shoot .. lol
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Plinking and only plinking.
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MileHighAirGunner
HAM Sharp Shooter
Oh I know all about the Big Blast Bottle caps. I made my own using basketball valves about 7-8 years ago. You can buy a whole mess of them on eBay pretty cheap. A 2 litter bottle will actually hold about 120 psi (do that at your own risk).
I set one off on the 4th of July one time. I’ll emphasize again. ONE TIME! After I peed my pants, I quickly ducked back into the garage and hide my gun. I then went out to the front of the house and stood there with the best confused face
I could muster, looking around pretending to be like, what the heck was that? along with the wife and all the other neighbors that came running outside in a panic and were looking around going, WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT!? Those big blast bottle caps are a lot of fun but a tad bit too much for your typical suburban neighborhood IMO.
Danman
Grand HAMster
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Too windy to shoot groups long range so I figured time to plink some random junk @25Y. Got these shims from work from a forklift that were not needed and a spent water filter cartridge packed full of wet carbon. Wow the Ghost puts out some power! The TX not so much
Also let's talk H&N hornets...one of my fav plinking pellets! They hit hard, quite often the lead folds over the brass tip. They don't foul up you guns or cause issues as only lead touches the rifling, and lastly they are accurate, bc the tip is not lead!! And the Tin alloy H&N pellets do NOT ricochet if u send em fast enough
(even the thicker shim that nothing could penetrate) The steel and blanket caught every single pellet. The exploded pellet is the Hornet... all the bits were on the blanket, and the 2 chopped in half pellets are Tin alloy. Last one i sent over 1200FPS ...had to try it at least once
It was neat to see the S510 did more damage to the metal as the pellets were going slower, Ghost just punched through cleanly with everything I sent on the thinner shim.
Also let's talk H&N hornets...one of my fav plinking pellets! They hit hard, quite often the lead folds over the brass tip. They don't foul up you guns or cause issues as only lead touches the rifling, and lastly they are accurate, bc the tip is not lead!! And the Tin alloy H&N pellets do NOT ricochet if u send em fast enough (even the thicker shim that nothing could penetrate) The steel and blanket caught every single pellet. The exploded pellet is the Hornet... all the bits were on the blanket, and the 2 chopped in half pellets are Tin alloy. Last one i sent over 1200FPS ...had to try it at least once It was neat to see the S510 did more damage to the metal as the pellets were going slower, Ghost just punched through cleanly with everything I sent on the thinner shim.Attachments
Sydney Monk
HAM Sniper
What are some of the best and cheapest plinking targets for a backyard?
Florida_Man
Master HAMster
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Lots of stuff you throw away and don't think about as targets!
These are some good things, but them on some cheap golf tee.
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Hateful McNasty
Grand HAMster
Most stuff I reclaim out of the garbage ..
It's called being a trash can shooter ..
I use tin cans to frying pans
Like these plastic container lids like say sour cream. Painted black make a decent reactive target. I guess
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Danman
Grand HAMster
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Finally put the old scope back on the Slav and admitted defeat, the irons were never any good... adjusted as far as they go, flipped the globe sight around, no better. I forgot how horrible this scope is, but it still works! The gun can't hold a candle to the TX (in any category) and oddly enough my shoulder hurt after shooting a couple dozen pellets I've become a wuss without the rubber butt pad. These 2 pellets shoot 550ish outta the slav (4 pellets on the right) and 925 fps outta the TX. I was blown away that none exited!?!? 20 Yards, jug I found in recycling. The crosman H.P. did not expand one bit @ 550fps and the one almost passed through, shot from the much slower Slavia.
I've become a wuss without the rubber butt pad. These 2 pellets shoot 550ish outta the slav (4 pellets on the right) and 925 fps outta the TX. I was blown away that none exited!?!? 20 Yards, jug I found in recycling. The crosman H.P. did not expand one bit @ 550fps and the one almost passed through, shot from the much slower Slavia.Attachments
This no doubt this will date me, but then again I'm already well dated!
Many long years ago, I had my very own 22 rifle, and it was a real experience. One of those was making my own armor-piercing bullets. You heard that correctly! At the time, you could still find osmium-tipped photograph needles at almost any 5¢ and 10¢ store. Those were meant for even older 78 RPM Victrolas which didn't have amplifiers—just a large horn. The main shaft was easy to cut off due to being rather brittle. Inserting what was left into the hollow point of a 22LR round was just the ticket for shooting at the dump. Bet you didn't know, that these modified 22LR rounds, would actually penetrate an old car door rather than just dent it or slightly tear the metal. Necessity is indeed the mother of invention!
Many long years ago, I had my very own 22 rifle, and it was a real experience. One of those was making my own armor-piercing bullets. You heard that correctly! At the time, you could still find osmium-tipped photograph needles at almost any 5¢ and 10¢ store. Those were meant for even older 78 RPM Victrolas which didn't have amplifiers—just a large horn. The main shaft was easy to cut off due to being rather brittle. Inserting what was left into the hollow point of a 22LR round was just the ticket for shooting at the dump. Bet you didn't know, that these modified 22LR rounds, would actually penetrate an old car door rather than just dent it or slightly tear the metal. Necessity is indeed the mother of invention!
I was once dated and deamed well past my use by date.
Florida_Man
Master HAMster
- Original poster
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This PP750 is going to be my favorite plinker I think. Looks like I’ll get close to 200 shots per fill, I will know better once I get it tuned properly, I’m doing recordings with the factory pressure and HS right now.
Right now I have two carm 15 rd mags and two maple 12 round. I plan on a few more Carm now that I know how many shots a fill I get. Once I get the shorter block fitted and a barrel adapter I’ll be able to make a new shroud and shorten the whole thing by about 2”. Once the evaluation process is over a 6x discovery scope with replace the Sightron.
Fun rifle and fun build.
Right now I have two carm 15 rd mags and two maple 12 round. I plan on a few more Carm now that I know how many shots a fill I get. Once I get the shorter block fitted and a barrel adapter I’ll be able to make a new shroud and shorten the whole thing by about 2”. Once the evaluation process is over a 6x discovery scope with replace the Sightron.
Fun rifle and fun build.
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Dadwag
HAM Sharp Shooter
Plinking is the best. Most fun, least stress and time well spent. It can be as competitive as you want...or not. Personal plinking bests are fun for reflection and motivation on crappy no shoot days. Today I wanted to kill two of my old pill bottles. 32 yds shot at bottoms with my .22 Benji Trail. Stay well all
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Plinking is Papa T specialty, I lack the precision for anything else.
Typically 10-30 yards, any of my guns except the Texan. But... my favorite is to pull out a multi-pump, preferably 362 anniversary, and just mindlessly pump and shoot. Nothing more zen than a feller, his pumper, his pellets, and whatever is downrange trying to be hit, nothing.
Typically 10-30 yards, any of my guns except the Texan. But... my favorite is to pull out a multi-pump, preferably 362 anniversary, and just mindlessly pump and shoot. Nothing more zen than a feller, his pumper, his pellets, and whatever is downrange trying to be hit, nothing.
Scriv
Master HAMster
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I use all of my guns to plink occasionally, but the ghost .177 does it most of the time. Mrds, and heavies most of the time. 25-30 yards at the steel. Sometimes a pest shows up, and they get the lead.
ranchonodinero
HAM Specialist
Golf tees and paintballs at various yardages. 20-40 yards. The paintballs splatter, which is pretty satisfying. If you are low and knock the ball of the tee, then shoot it on the ground. And tees and paintballs are cheap. I've also put a dab of honey on paper target and shot the flies too.
I was plinking this weekend and two pests were fed the lead.
Scriv
Master HAMster
Fly shooting is the best. I love that.
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MileHighAirGunner
HAM Sharp Shooter
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