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**scjbash** · 02-25-2008, 09:51 PM

I had never thought about it until a friend and I were at the range yesterday. A guy gave us some of those really bright yellowish tennis balls to shoot at. They worked great. They are small but highly visible. We would toss them out just a few yards to start, but as you shoot them they bounce farther away, making it more challenging the more you shoot. Maybe this is fairly common, but I hadn't seen it before so I figured I would pass it on.

**agalindo** · 02-25-2008, 09:53 PM

Shooting golf balls is lots of fun too.

Jerry D. · 02-25-2008, 09:56 PM

I like to get a bag of the small waterbaloons, blow them up, and attatch some to small branches/small stakes etc... to shoot occasionally.

**scjbash** · 02-25-2008, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by agalindo

Shooting golf balls is lots of fun too.

That's a good idea. I live about a mile away from a golf course and there are always a bunch of balls that wash down the creek. We used to get them out when we were kids and sell them back to the club.

nickb · 02-25-2008, 10:17 PM

Just be sure you're not skipping your shots over your backstop.

The ground will do that you know.

leeindy · 02-25-2008, 10:18 PM

i like rolling tennis balls up a hill. if youre good you can get them to the top.

The Knight Of Light · 02-25-2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by leeindy

i like rolling tennis balls up a hill. if youre good you can get them to the top.

Yeah I remember someone that rolled all of mine away........

leeindy · 02-25-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by The Knight Of Light

Yeah I remember someone that rolled all of mine away........

hey you said take a shot or two. not my fault i shoot faster than you can

jeepinbanditrider · 02-25-2008, 10:35 PM

I take the unbroken clays from the shotgun range and put them on the berm. They work pretty good.

Rubicon_Joey · 02-25-2008, 10:50 PM

I used to shoot the un-broken and even the broke clays when when all my uncles, dad and I shot behind my grand parents house with a pistol when I was younger. They make for good targets.

I found an old practice soft ball in the yard a while back and shot it with my xd. It's not a traditional leather, cork and string ball. It's a rubber type deal thats used for practice. It's some pretty tough stuff. a .40 cal hollow point only left a couple 1/8th holes in it.

I've also shot at water jugs, pumpkins, pop cans all kinds of stuff. I even used to shoot at brass.

Something I have really wanted to try is shooting a lit candle in a dark room with my bow or even a pistol/rifle for that matter.

02-25-2008, 09:56 PM	#3
Jerry D. XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 83	I like to get a bag of the small waterbaloons, blow them up, and attatch some to small branches/small stakes etc... to shoot occasionally. __________________ /l ,[_], l----L-[]lllll[]- ()_) ()_)-o-)_).......... -Jerry. www.concealedcampus.org

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nickb XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,000	Just be sure you're not skipping your shots over your backstop. The ground will do that you know. __________________ No PM sent..... But the average human can travel 21 feet in just one second.

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leeindy XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: montana Posts: 2,892	i like rolling tennis balls up a hill. if youre good you can get them to the top. __________________ USAF F-15 Attack Control Specialist / Range Officer / Defensive Pistol Instructor "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" Sigmund Freud Anchorage Practical Shooters Club aka ANPRACS ANPRACS Match Videos click here and here USPSA # A-58756 IDPA # A28338 Co-Founder of the OFFICIAL XDtalk Competition League Another good gun forum http://www.nationalgunforum.com

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jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,297	I take the unbroken clays from the shotgun range and put them on the berm. They work pretty good. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

02-25-2008, 10:50 PM	#10
Rubicon_Joey XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Kenctucky Posts: 113	I used to shoot the un-broken and even the broke clays when when all my uncles, dad and I shot behind my grand parents house with a pistol when I was younger. They make for good targets. I found an old practice soft ball in the yard a while back and shot it with my xd. It's not a traditional leather, cork and string ball. It's a rubber type deal thats used for practice. It's some pretty tough stuff. a .40 cal hollow point only left a couple 1/8th holes in it. I've also shot at water jugs, pumpkins, pop cans all kinds of stuff. I even used to shoot at brass. Something I have really wanted to try is shooting a lit candle in a dark room with my bow or even a pistol/rifle for that matter. __________________ "If someone gets into your house, which would you whether have a hand-gun or a telephone? You can call the police if you want and they'll get there and they'll take a picture of your dead body. "

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