Fun targets for .22

[grimreefer]

I'm want to get my wife excited about shooting, so I'm looking to make her first few experiences as fun as possible. Any recommendations for targets, etc? I've already picked up a bunch of the high-vis impact paper targets, and I'm starting to look at steel targets.

 

[bsand]

rimfire binary targets?

For something less explosive, Canadian tire has a decent self-resetting steel one for 56$.

 

[Jager]

Ice cubes? Shatter/explode and no mess to clean up

 

[XTGUN]

steel is always a good one. those cheap resetting ones are alright, but steel is sweet. Never underestimate tin cans either, plenty of good ol' fashion fun can be had plinking away at those.

 

[Mulby]

I save plastic bottle caps. Challenging but they react well to a hit. Cheap too.

 

[geologist]

Shotgun hulls

 

[kamlooky]

Those resetting metal targets?
Balloons or paint ball bawls glued on a back board.
Golf bawls are always fun to shoot and follow.
Pine cones too.

 

[little_airwolf]

Golf balls?
Btw is this on your land? Ive heard most ranges dont allow explosive targets.
If its out in the bush, all I ask is you be a responsible shooter and clean up your mess when done.
Ive always wanted to try hair spray or shaving cream cans but are scared of starting a grass fire.

 

[FreedomIsn'tFree]

I always enjoy gophers as targets, the little bastards.

 

[AB.boy]

Balloons, cans filled with water, clay pigeons, paint balls, old produce.

 

[kamlooky]

Golf balls?
Btw is this on your land? Ive heard most ranges dont allow explosive targets.
If its out in the bush, all I ask is you be a responsible shooter and clean up your mess when done.
Ive always wanted to try hair spray or shaving cream cans but are scared of starting a grass fire.

Have you tried shooting golf bawls?
Pick them up when yer dun.

 

[CameronMac]

Golf balls are great. Paint em orange. They really fly if you hit them right.

 

[6MT]

Yeah, I vote golf balls too.

 

[Scotchline]

Golf balls are good or for a new shooter a softball or whiffle ball.

 

[Truck Norris]

old produce.

I didn't think anyone would admit to it lol !

I sometimes get wood skewers from the grocery store and impale some potatoes or onions and stick them into the ground. They're easy to clean up after on the acreage ,as I just put them in the compost pile. Cheap reactive target that's a hoot to shoot at.

 

[a j cave]

Bottles of water and blocks of ice. ( freeze water in cardboard milk containers) hang balloons on string & shoot as they float around. Hang anything on string and try to cut the string ( a good black powder game ). I would start on paper so she can see where she is hitting.

 

[Sniper-T]

Any of the big stores will have ball targets like this:

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set up a couple 'nets' or a 'goals' and two people with guns can have a competition trying to score on their own net by directing the ball with shot placement.

playing cards. staple a whole deck to a sheet of cardboard and then shoot poker hands, or have another deck with you on the line and cut for targets.

 

[Call]

Clay pigeons are fun if you can prop them up and the place you shoot (or the property owner) is OK with the pieces.

 

[OkayShooter]

Charcoal bricks on string.

 

[little_airwolf]

If you want a good challenge. Try Q-tips or cutting a playing card in half.