Actually, we’re not cheap and can afford to put up a new target for each shooter when we go to the range. But sometimes we put up a target and see how long it will last.
Initially, we put up a small pistol target and took turns shooting the hand guns at it at it until it got pretty beat up. Then, I put a stick-on target on the beat up one and went at it again. In short order, however, the stick on was all shot up.
At this point, since we still had ammo for the hand guns, I put up a silhouette target and we took turns shooting at it until we were out of ammo.
Now, enter the shotguns. I brought my Remington 870 12 gauge and took five shots at it. The target was battered, but still hanging. At this point, Damsel took her 20 gauge Remington 870 and gave it the coup de grace as you can see when you play the video. We both got a laugh out of it.
Today was a lot of fun at the range. You should go shooting.
I guess that is a way to add another dimension to shooting at the range, one that might be a little more fun than changing targets every few shots with the shotgun. Were you shooting shot ot slugs? At our local indoor range, I don’t think we can use shot pellets, only slugs, but I imagine they would do the job nicely.
Love the Damsel’s giggle when she was through. Sounds for sure like she had fun.
All the best,
GB
Hey Glenn,
We were probably shooting number six or seven shot. Our range is fine with any load as long as we use a big (2×3) target. At 25 feet from the target, the shot makes shot-sized perforations and the wadding and cup make bigger holes if either actually hit the target. I think in Damsel’s video that there had to be wadding involved in the target’s destruction.
Yep, Damsel has fun at the range – I’m lucky she likes it as much as she does.