Catchy title, eh? Well it's fly shooting season in the basement (cold and miserable here in Michigan). So today starts fly shooting season.
Flies, flies, everywhere
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I gotta get some of these targets! In the summer I like to search the trees for cicadas and shoot them. It's worse than playing where's waldo!
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No weather issue in LA. at present. { 70 degrees and sunny } We regularly shoot the flies at 20 yds. with our 10 meter rifles. The target we use has different size flies. Have to just about need a center shot to kill the fly for it to count. no legs or wings. Can use a front rest with no rear bag. Can't support the butt in your shoulder. 50 flies per card. Talk about a challenge!!
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I picked up the original from a now defunct thread on this site. That's why I was asking about the targets thread in an earlier post. I'll post a pic of a clean target.
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Yes, filled with chopped rubber mulch with ballistic rubber face. The 177 target box just has 1/4” foam board face.
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Does the mulch and ballistic rubber dampen the noise significantly? What thickness of ballistic rubber are you using?
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Yes, they are very quiet (well, they are pcps!) The 22 box has 1/2” rubber face. The 25 cal box has 1” rubber face. The 177 uses only 1/4” foam board as the 177 pistols are weaker and bounce from the ballistic rubber.
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Low Lead Dust Magnum Traps
Best portable bullet trap option for all pistol ammo up to Magnum .44 caliber, with very low lead dust and reduced impact noise
supertargetsystems.com I added rubber mulch. Doesn't come with it.
Cheaper models on Amazon. Search for "Super Target Systems"
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I like this. Back when I lived in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, I would have wanted pics of mosquitoes.
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Thanks! It's getting dark and wet in the Pacific NW and I'm looking forward to wasting some flies!
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