Would you shoot it?

[dave951]

Submitted for comment, ridicule, and amusement, and yes, it can take more than a few hits from minies before expiring when a wire hit resulted in decapitation.

 

[morehops52]

I LIKE it and yes I would shoot it!

 

[bubba.50]

I'd shoot the little pink pig but, be careful. A careless shot & you're gonna ruin a perfectly good picture frame.

 

[leadhoarder]

I hit that target every night.

 

[TDM]

I'd say it was a target of opportunity!

 

[dave951]

I'm working on a way to rig the top so a hit on the seat will slam the lid down.

 

[hanshi]

I came from the "anything is a target" school of thought. Actually not exactly anything but you get the picture.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

If ya didnt hit it, I bet there would be no pictures

 

[dave951]

Ok. Got the geometry figured out and a seat hit will slam the lid

 

[Horse]

Looks just like someone who once claimed to be named after a famous mountain climber.

 

[cynthialee]

if experience is any measure I bet half the men here would miss that target......

 

[dave951]

I got the geometry figured out. I had to move the pivot point between the two and there is a lever acting on the lid. I used a couple screws as "set screws" to preload and balance the lid just at the point of slamming. A hit on the seat now will absolutely slam the lid. Good thing about how this is set up, so long as nobody shoots the pivot, the lid and seat are replaceable.

And the inmates on Death Row.......

 

[1950DAVE]

Literally pot shots allowed on your range, huh.

 

[dave951]

Literally pot shots allowed on your range, huh.

What happens in the pistol bay, stays in the pistol bay.

 

[1BadDart]

I’d shoot the crap out of it!

 

[mushka]

Some folks don't seem to have much to do, but they do waste their time doing meaningful things to amuse the rest of us. Why don't I ever think of things to do like that?

 

[Urban Coyote]

Given enough fiber in your load you should be able to hit it with regularity.

 

[TDM]

I got the geometry figured out. I had to move the pivot point between the two and there is a lever acting on the lid. I used a couple screws as "set screws" to preload and balance the lid just at the point of slamming. A hit on the seat now will absolutely slam the lid. Good thing about how this is set up, so long as nobody shoots the pivot, the lid and seat are replaceable.

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And the inmates on Death Row.......
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That will be some fun shooting! And I bet those little colorful critters would be easier for old eyes to see!

 

[dave951]

There is method to my madness. A fun, oddball, reactive target will stick in a kid's memory for a long time. He won't forget the food time he had on the range with it and he'll tell his friends. With that in mind, this isn't so much a novelty target as a publicity piece designed to promote muzzleloading with kids

 

[Rich44]

Is this for round ball only or is shot allowed?