Suggestions for cheap 1 day use reactive target?

[Underwhere]

I have some steel targets on the way but I'd like to go to the range this weekend and would really like some targets I can use as an audible or visual indicator that I made a hit.

I was thinking balloons or something but that's really a pain in the ass. If I go through 300 rounds I don't want to bring 300 balloons.

Anyone have any ideas?

Maybe a metal garbage can lid or something? I'm not sure it'd be audible enough or whether rifle rounds will just pass right through it.

 

[Another_David]

Tin can, clay targets? check your range rules

What are you shooting?

Edit: I see you wrote rifle. If it's "high powered" at 100 yds you probably won't hear much unless the target is thick steel--but have fun trying all sorts of things! Tin cans bounce when hit (or even near misses) and clay targets obviously break. I just scatter them on the back stop and plink away--again check your range rules.

 

[Flyer007]

Basspro has this new self healing plastic target. 10" circle supposedly good to .50 cal. Has built in spikes to put in ground and swings. $30

 

[Mike-Mike]

swing by my house and ill give you some bowling pins.

 

[terraformer]

Bottled water. .25 a piece or less. Lots of fun. Fruit too. Just make sure it is stuff with lots of juice in it.

 

[yanici]

Necco wafer candies.

 

[fbirdquik6]

What caliber are you shooting? I have an old frying pan in the backyard that I have used for years, with .22's. Its hollow back makes for a loud gong noise.

 

[Underwhere]

swing by my house and ill give you some bowling pins.

Would you hang them up? I need repeated shots and repeated indication of hits.

What caliber are you shooting? I have an old frying pan in the backyard that I have used for years, with .22's. Its hollow back makes for a loud gong noise.

5.56. It'll probably go through it, which I'm ok with but I just want it make a noise while doing so.

 

[Admin]

Swing by marlboro and pick up some illegals.

 

[Blitz1]

Swing by marlboro and pick up some illegals.

WIN!!!

 

[Underwhere]

Swing by marlboro and pick up some illegals.

I'm going for 25 seconds on the vtac 9 hole.

 

[Underwhere]

what range are you shooting at? hang an old dark colored t-shirt over an IDPA / IPSC cardboard target. it'll jump when you hit it.

Thanks on the shirt. I will try that.

 

[op4guy]

Balloons work well.

 

[Underwhere]

i'll try that again... what distance are you shooting at?

100 yards

 

[OnTheRoad]

If you were in WMA, I'd have you stop by and grab a trunkful of pumpkins from our field...a few dozen left that haven't started rotting yet. No noise but you do get an orange mist.

 

[center442]

Necco wafer candies.

Those work well. I used to use Lifesavers but I was always shooting through the hole in the center and couldn't tell when I had a hit.

 

[Mike-Mike]

Would you hang them up? I need repeated shots and repeated indication of hits.

Sure I'll drill some holes in them and you can hang them from a wire.

 

[Pilgrim]

 

[Supermoto]

I'm going for 25 seconds on the vtac 9 hole.

If you are actually going for 25 seconds. Then paper or steel will not matter since you will be able to call your shots

 

[drgrant]

Sure I'll drill some holes in them and you can hang them from a wire.

You don't even need to do that, just make a "noose" that ties around the top part of the pin.

-Mike

 

[RichM]

If you need a heavy-duty target hanger, I shot steel using the shepherd's hooks (potted plant hangers) from Home Depot or Lowe's. The pole withstood a couple of hits of 9mm at 25 yards with no more damage than removing the paint.

I got steel targets from Artzen Targets. I think I got the 12" diameter and the 8" diameter in the rifle-quality armor steel. The total was under $100. including shipping... but I'll bet the UPS man wasn't my friend that day!

It sure was fun dingin' 'em! Going back and forth between them was almost musical!

 

[Beansie_Time]

I'm going to second the bottled water. A case of 24 waters at wallyworld is under 5 bucks. I've always liked using that when bringing new shooters. They love the big splash.

You can get gallon jugs for .75 to 90 cents a piece as well for a bigger splash. The cool thing about the gallons is that if you line them up in a row and shoot into the row from the end with a hollow point rounds, you can recover the expanded bullet from whichever jug it stops in. A nice souvenir for a first time shooter. I know you're not taking anyone new shooting, but water bottles work well anyway, hanging from something or sitting on the berm.

 

[PineyWoods]

Ice cubes - nothing to pick up after.