Still the most fun.

Often I'll take all my beer and soda cans in a sack when I go shooting. Crush them vertically, grab the shot gun and throw em out. Sometimes I can throw and hit 2 if I'm lucky. It's fun because the cans either fly or explode. Usually last about 3 shots of 16 ga.

Keith G

I understand ranges not allowing knocking cans around, but this was just done on my land. Nice to be able to finish a soda, throw the can down, put 6 holes in it, then throw it in the recycle bin.

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Yep, everything we brought out to the range went either in their recycling container or else it went in our recycle bin.

Keith G said:

I understand ranges not allowing knocking cans around, but this was just done on my land. Nice to be able to finish a soda, throw the can down, put 6 holes in it, then throw it in the recycle bin.

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Since I don't know your details, I can't say whether ricochets are a problem, but just a reminder to everyone that ricochets don't care about borders, yet you, as the shooter, are still responsible for them, no matter where they were shot from or where they end up.

What's this "used to be fun BB guns"? I've got an assortment of guns from 22 to 50 cal., but still shoot the BB/pellet gun, can do it even in an urban setting, if careful. I kept my freezer full of collared doves when I lived in a subdivision in Florida with a simple pellet gun, also all my recycled cans were full of holes...

One of the older gentlemen members of our gun club back in the early 80's loved to go out and do sort of a quick draw and point shoot at cans or whatever was laying around. He was a retired high ranking officer in the Army and somehow he would up with 8-10 big wooden cases of .38 ball ammo. We shot thousands of rounds just "point shooting". He was pretty darn good at it and could roll a can better than most. He would show up at the range with a trunk full of bullets and I did my best to help him deplete his supply but when I moved away, he had tons of it left. While I was away, he passed away and I never heard what happened to his guns, ammo and loading equipment. I don't think he had any kids. It is a fond memory, especially at that time I was in my late teen-early 20's and I reloaded hand cast wadcutters but even then I was on a real tight budget. I remember buying primers by the hundred. It was great to go out and shoot with an unlimited supply of ammo even if it was old Military ball.

Just got done shooting some of my frozen juice and soda bottles. With -30 last week, they were like shooting bowling pins.

Oh yea, used my Ruger 44mag Super Redhawk, with 200gr SWC loaded with Unique, and could have shot all day, as it's a heatwave here, at 26, compared to last week.

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Since I don't know your details, I can't say whether ricochets are a problem, but just a reminder to everyone that ricochets don't care about borders, yet you, as the shooter, are still responsible for them, no matter where they were shot from or where they end up.

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Yep, if your round crosses property lines for any reason bad things could happen. Our ranch is good in that regard though.

I don't shoot at pop cans... I shoot at the dirt right at the base of the pop can which is what really makes them fly!

A buddy of mine and I will toss a pop can out a good 30-40 yards then go at it with our 1911's. It brings a whole new dimension to the game if the pop can might move while you are taking aim at it. We don't keep score or anything but it is pretty easy to tell who moves the pop can the most. The winner is usually rewarded with the customary salute of "you A-Hole!". Good times!!!

On very rare occasions one of us will launch the pop can into the air and the other will hit the can mid air... doesn't happen too often but it is a major hoot when it does happen.

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On very rare occasions one of us will launch the pop can into the air and the other will hit the can mid air... doesn't happen too often but it is a major hoot when it does happen.

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Years ago, I threw a pop can in the air, drew my 44 Super Blackhawk, and blasted it...sending the can sailing. My wife was like, "Oh no, you did NOT hit that!"
Then she walked over and picked up the can. When she saw the 3 tiny holes in it from the snake-shot I had my 44 loaded with, instead of one big hole...well, I won't mention all the names my wife called me!
BTW, before anyone gets all worked up about shooting aerial targets, we live and shoot way out in the country, and we don't shoot real bullets in the air except for the occasional Spruce Grouse out of a pine tree. And shooting snake-shot in the air out where we live is not even as hazardous as shooting clay pigeons at a regular trap and skeet club range.