Shooting Fun

skellig

Leupold wrote:

Civdef, do you think giving plinking as the justification for a firearms license would satisfy the licensing authorities?

Leopold your losing again im afraid,you should quit while you are behind
You dont have to be dressed up in leather and have timber soles on your shoes to enjoy shooting you know
I think you have been in the concrete jungle for too long!:D

chem

Dont all start the rattle trowing again :rolleyes:

Yea this thread was going somewhere until now. Guns like it or not are fun to use and not everyone who owns one likes to use it in a comp.

Myself id like to see more comps like this in the country

http://www.boomershoot.org/2006/blast.htm

Umiq88

same old thing with hunting of course it is fun to track an animal and shoot it some people think your physcopath because you get fun out of killing things its just narrow mindedness

to get back on topic anyone got any other ideas about blowing up stuff so far we got

tannerite (bit expensive)
aerosols
coke cans
clays

jeffshc1

Sorry folks, I thought it was fun...

Sparks

And just because you're in a formal range indoors doesn't mean you can't have reactive targets:

jaycee

Half sticks of chalk ..end on at 50 metres ..
Excellent..!

Leupold

disco kid wrote:

. MRC is the only comfortable Long Range rifle range in Southern Ireland at present But other informal facilities are available and used.

Taken from NRAI /LRRA debate thread page 4

You dont mind doing a bit of long range plinking your self ?


People in glass houses shouid not throw stones

I do not think you have been following the argument disco. Plinking is dependent on what you shoot at, not where you shoot.

Leupold

skellig wrote:

Leopold your losing again im afraid,you should quit while you are behind
You dont have to be dressed up in leather and have timber soles on your shoes to enjoy shooting you know
I think you have been in the concrete jungle for too long!:D

Skellig, what is the point of posts like this?

Leupold

civdef wrote:

To turn the question back to you, would you limit shooters currently using informal facilities in perfect safety to the handful of ranges around the county?

Plinking is about what you shoot at, not where you shoot.

civdef

Plinking is dependent on what you shoot at, not where you shoot.

Is there an approved list of acceptable things to shoot at so as not to constitute "plinking"?

Leupold

civdef wrote:

Is there an approved list of acceptable things to shoot at so as not to constitute "plinking"?

Wikipedia says Quote

" Plinking refers to shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles, and balloons filled with water.

Plinking is often done with .22 Long Rifle calibre cartridges since these are inexpensive and relatively quiet to shoot. Some shooters are disdainful of plinking, arguing that it can result in sloppy shooting habits, or they feel that the garbage that is sometimes created during plinking can give shooting sports a bad reputation. Nevertheless, many shooters find plinking an enjoyable pastime.

Responsible shooters clean up after themselves and follow general safety guidelines when shooting at any target; when plinking, a major concern is to ensure an adequate backstop exists so bullets will not strike or ricochet towards unintended targets.

In nations such as the U.K. that have stronger gun control than in the U.S., casual shooting is more likely done with an air rifle (air gun)."

Therefore according to this definition, shooting at traditional targets is not plinking.

Umiq88

so no then so someone wanting to obtain a rifle for plinking could put down target shooting as an appropiate cause

just because its not competitive or conventional does not make it any less of a sport its like telling someone that like to kick a ball at a wall that they cant play football because they dont play on a pitch with a team

maybe one of the mods could split the thread its gone a bit off topic

Clare gunner

There is an advantage to having your own property.Most old domestic appliances and in one case a car got the 12 gauge treatment before being carted off to the junktyard.I can say shooting 00 buck slugs and any other calibre into equipment that is a PITA is worth any amount of "anger management" or shrink therapy.:D .Actually in the US this is becoming a major sport with the full auto crowd.

Rovi

Yeah, there's a certain satisfaction in shouting "Pull!" and having someone lob a dead hard drive across an empty silage pit while you see how many loads of No. 6 you can get into the stupid thing before it hits the ground.
The large area of open concrete yard makes clean-up easy

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Umiq88

there's just something about breaking stuff blowing up stuff and causing damage in general what is it with guys (all in a controlled safe environment of course)

saw some website where they have dynamite shoots in america how much fun

im looking to make a big explosion nothing major but something loud and a flash anyone advise anything i was thinking of one if those camping gas canisters but i doubt it would blow up if i lit a fire beside it but then it wont blow up just a huge burst of flame but then i dont want to be picking pieces of metal out of my face

chem

Tannerite is very easy to make yourself and is cheap. I think it might get you into abit of hot water with the explosives act and anti terror acts

its a mix of to chemicals that can be set off useing a bullet with a muzzle velocity of 2,700 ft/sec or more :eek: that means even the 22 hornet boys can be in on the fun

not sure on distance/cal, but im sure the bigger the grain the longer distance you can be away. Think the hornet lads would be left with the smell of burnt hair and a winter sun tan

Rovi

chem wrote:

Tannerite.... <snip>

<sticks fingers in ears>
La la la, I can't hear you!


<waits for Leupold to see this stuff>


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chem

Rovi wrote:

<sticks fingers in ears>
La la la, I can't hear you!


<waits for Leupold to see this stuff>


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Best thing about the tannerite is........there would be noting left to clean up might need a jcb if you got abit above yourself and made a big batch and had a .50 handy to set it off, from your WWII bunker

Umiq88

only on a .22wmr any solutions

chem

psittacosis wrote:

only on a .22wmr any solutions

Yea, buy a bigger rifle id say if you put more of the sensitive chemical into the non (as) sensitive chemical you might be cooking with gas. Maybe 50/50 mix or more;)

Kryten

Conspiracy to cause explosions is actually against the law!! Probably in anti terror legislation too.

We should be avoiding this talk of detonating gas cylinders with tracers etc... We are supposed to be responsible shooters.

civdef

We should be avoiding this talk of detonating gas cylinders with tracers etc...

Eh I believe that's from my post, and it appears your irony sensors need some adjusting...

Kryten

psittacosis wrote:

im looking to make a big explosion nothing major but something loud and a flash anyone advise anything i was thinking of one if those camping gas canisters but i doubt it would blow up if i lit a fire beside it but then it wont blow up just a huge burst of flame but then i dont want to be picking pieces of metal out of my face

Sorry civdef! not getting at you, but the above comment... this is not on! We are trying to portray an image of responsibility and maturity to the authorities so that they learn to respect our sport. I agree no harm in plinking at clay pigeons, digestive biscuits etc.. If this is what you like doing, no harm in giving silouette shooting a go!

civdef

Fair play kryten, I hadn't noticed psittacosis' post..

That said, if gas explosions are what you're into, there are legitimate ways of doing it, part of my degree course involved a summer spent setting off gas explosions, it's a lot more boring than one might think!

Umiq88

right well maybe i should refrain from posting this sort of thing but if any bodys got any sujestions pm be or something

jeffshc1

Only with permission of the landowner or shooting club and being sure you have proper equipment to clean up afterwards targets other than paper might be used.
(Plastic bottles with vinegar and baking soda for example.)

Safe shooting practices including the backstop always have priority. That’s the way I was taught and that’s the way I shoot and teach the sport.

Never meant to start a pissing match between the members.

Clare gunner

Kryten wrote:

Conspiracy to cause explosions is actually against the law!! Probably in anti terror legislation too.

We should be avoiding this talk of detonating gas cylinders with tracers etc... We are supposed to be responsible shooters.

Need aLOT more than that to prove conspiracy!!!!
Anyways,there are also PLENTY of sites on the net giving free info on how to make everything from a firecracker to an A bomb.[Hope you know your chemistry]
Trying to fire up gas cylinders with tracers is a rather dull occupation anyway.Doesnt work very well unless you have full auto.BTW where can you get tracers in Ireland????

Rew

Friends og mine used to get .22 tracers but they havn't seen them around in years.

jaycee

Anyways,there are also PLENTY of sites on the net giving free info on how to make everything from a firecracker to an A bomb.

Lot's of underage porn on the net too.. But that dosen't make it legal.

Clare gunner

jaycee wrote:

Lot's of underage porn on the net too.. But that dosen't make it legal.

true,Jaycee.But all I was pointing out is that there is free info out there to do things better,wether it is legal or no.