Looking for 10-20 bowling pins. Anyone have a source on the front range?
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Looking for 10-20 bowling pins. Anyone have a source on the front range?
pretty sure most bowling alleys sell there used up pins, call around.
If you're thinking of getting them to shoot at, just be sure to clean up all of the pieces.
Nothing worse that having a site placed off limits by the USFS or similar organization because of the garbage left behind by shooters (not to mention the actual ecological impact).
We used to get them from local places for nothing if you catch them at the right time. Call around first and you may get lucky.[Luck]
Dito, and as for leaving crap in the forest these are great, you can put 100's of rounds into them before they start to break up. I drill a hole thru the neck and hang them from a shepards hook at 100 yds for the kids to hit.Quote:
Originally Posted by StagLefty
Na, thinking about setting up my own bowling alley, maybe Barry and the girls will drop in and we can roll a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by theGinsue
Humor. Interesting.
pm sent
If you use low power target loads, they'll last quite a while. I like that idea, I think I'll look into finding a few myself.[Muaha]
Whatsamatter, Ginsue? Having a hard time keeping up? [ROFL1]Quote:
Originally Posted by theGinsue
Just found a place that said they have 20-30 broken and cracked pins that they'll give me. I'm going to go pick them up in a minute. Plan on taking them up to my place to shoot tomorrow. Very Excite!
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Originally Posted by Stuart
Did someone lend you a rifle?
[ROFL1][ROFL2][ROFL3][ROFL1]
I've got one rifle. :(
I'll probably use them more for IDPA type practice though.
I'm still hung up on the fact you do not have an AR....Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
Have fun, I like shooting the pins, particularly when hung at a distance.
Rumor has that Stuart's hung at any distance.[Hang]Quote:
Originally Posted by esaabye
LOL!
So I went to Lucky Strike down on 16th Street mall and they gave me 15 pins for free. The guy, named Scott, even used a dolly and wheeled the box all the way to my car! He said that he gives pins away ALL the time, and mostly for target practice. He said that they usually can't get rid of them fast enough, because they're only allowed to throw away 2-3 pins at a time (or else it would ruin the trash compactor).
He also said that they give away a ton of old bowling balls as well. He said that a church group called for bowling balls, and they ended up giving them 60 at a time.
I'm going to try to shoot them at a distance, but unfortunately I've got more distance than I have gun. :(
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Originally Posted by Paladin
that's just gross...
That's OK. I was a member for a few years before I gave in and built what I carried.Quote:
Originally Posted by esaabye
It took many years before I wanted to see another AR. Many other toys took it's place. ;)
I'm not terribly interested in getting an AR, other than for the fact that it is a gun and I like all guns. I'm more of a pistol guy, which is kind of ironic. One day I'll build one. I think I'd rather get an AR-10, but I haven't really been able to afford shooting either one. I'll re-evaluate when I finally get back into my industry.
sorry (sniff..sniff)Quote:
Originally Posted by mx'r
[Bow]
http://www.atf.gov/graphics/firearms...ed-shotgun.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
A true zombie slayer carries short shotty anyway! [Beer]
Idk if all of the paperwork is worth the protection from zombies.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB888
I pieced together my 870 on the cheap with the specific intent of cutting it to 12", but I got laid off and haven't been able to do it yet.
So I went out today and shot up the pins! I set them up first from 5 to 30 yards. I found out that I'm not as bad of a shot as I thought. I could knock down all the pins out to just past 30 yards with my full size CZ, but seriously had trouble hitting them at only 5 yards with my S&W M&P40c. I guess it's time for a new carry gun. Other people can't shoot as well with that gun either.
Anyway, then I marked out 400 yards. I could have done 600, and actually out to 1 mile, but no need to bother with a .22lr. *For mile long shots, I think you'd need a little elevation, like shooting from the roof of a pick up while standing in the bed, and there would be some gaps due to rolling hills.* So I only set up the pins at 50,75, 100, 150, and 200 yards.
With the Mossberg US 44(a) with original peep sight, I was able to get lucky and hit pins at 100 yards every once in a while, and consistently hit them at 75 yards.
With the (borrowed) Savage Mark II (pre accutrigger) I was able to get lucky and hit pins at 200 yards, and my best at 150 yards was 4 pins in 5 shots. The scope is the cheapest Simmons scope you can get at Walmart in the airsoft and paintball gun section. I think it is like 4x15 or something. On both of the long shots, I couldn't really see the pin through the sight/recticle, and was just guessing with the wind and walking myself in. I've never shot at a distance before and don't really know what I'm doing, nor did I attempt to calculate bullet drop or anything (don't know how).
So, while nothing spectacular, I had a lot of fun since this is the first time I've actually taken the time to measure out distances. I had lots of fun. I guess it's time to pick up a .308 with a real scope as soon as I get a career job again. I took pictures, but with the crappy cell phone pictures, you can't see anything anyway.
Oh yeah, and I was using those little orange flags you stick in the yard to mark distance. I was surprised how much easier it was to see those tiny orange flags than it was the white pins. I'm bringing a can of orange paint next time I go up for sure.
EDIT: I also caught two toads (did you know there were toads at Pawnee?) a snake, saw a nice male antelope (he's always there), rolled up about 1/4 mile of barbed wire, and herded some cows....with my car. It was a long day. Didn't see any rattlers or prairie dogs though.
Pins set up for pistol, and my car at 400 yards; shooting from the car to where I was standing. Sorry I didn't bring a real camera today; I sure could have used it.
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