Vulcan Bob
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Ah yes, bowling pins, fun and frustration all at once! You guys have fun!
Anyone shoot bowling pins?
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Protected One
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We had a great time.....can't hardly wait for next weekend!!!
He's a pretty good shot too.
Double-O-Dave
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Hi Bob O:
Have you looked into shooting Steel Challenge with your son? My son and I did that a few years ago before he became interested in hunting. At our first match, a lady all decked out in competition gear looked at my Ruger Mk-II target (stainless steel with a 5.0 inch long bull barrel) and said "My, what a pretty, little, shiny gun". I told my son not to worry about people like that, and to concentrate on the basics - good grip, good sight alignment, trigger press, muzzle control. We both scored in the top 5 with a box stock handgun, and the lady was in the bottom of the pack. This made a huge impression on my son, and he learned that equipment doesn't necessarily make someone a good shooter.
Best of luck,
Dave
Have you looked into shooting Steel Challenge with your son? My son and I did that a few years ago before he became interested in hunting. At our first match, a lady all decked out in competition gear looked at my Ruger Mk-II target (stainless steel with a 5.0 inch long bull barrel) and said "My, what a pretty, little, shiny gun". I told my son not to worry about people like that, and to concentrate on the basics - good grip, good sight alignment, trigger press, muzzle control. We both scored in the top 5 with a box stock handgun, and the lady was in the bottom of the pack. This made a huge impression on my son, and he learned that equipment doesn't necessarily make someone a good shooter.
Best of luck,
Dave
They won't fit in my gun.
Harkrader
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A friend and I shoot them all the time, including with 22LR. The round easily penetrates the plastic cover and will then run all or part-way around the pin, usually stopping just under that cover. Sometimes, say, near the neck, it will exit.
Hitting them in the "head" with a .22 will knock them down. It is also fun to see how many times we have to hit the "body" to make them fall over. Three, or so, usually does it.
We otherwise use everything, 9mm, 10mm, 38 Spe, 357Mag, 357Sig, .44Special, .44Mag, then 5.56 and 7.62 NATO. It always takes more than one 7.62 to bust one. Crack, one can do it. Busting takes more.
We've seen 357 and 44 Mag rounds bounce off, and do exactly what the .22LR rounds do.
Always fun.
Hitting them in the "head" with a .22 will knock them down. It is also fun to see how many times we have to hit the "body" to make them fall over. Three, or so, usually does it.
We otherwise use everything, 9mm, 10mm, 38 Spe, 357Mag, 357Sig, .44Special, .44Mag, then 5.56 and 7.62 NATO. It always takes more than one 7.62 to bust one. Crack, one can do it. Busting takes more.
We've seen 357 and 44 Mag rounds bounce off, and do exactly what the .22LR rounds do.
Always fun.
Not to hijack.........
but IIRC .........Bowling Pin shoots required that you not just knock them down but off the "table"..........
but IIRC .........Bowling Pin shoots required that you not just knock them down but off the "table"..........
Yes. I was just looking for something to put them on quickly. I don't have a pickup truck to put a big piece of wood in. My next vehicle will be a truck though.
No criticism intended ....it's been years since I have seen anyone shooting bowling pins..... heck decades since I was in a bowling alley...Don't even know if I could find one around here.........
anyway it just popped into my head as I was reading the expanded thread (today).....
.....and why some of us (post #8) were iffy on using a .22.......it can knock them down ...... but they just roll around on the table....
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My goal was to make range time more fun for my boy so he doesn't lose interest like his older sister did when she was his age.
I didn't realize how much fun I would have with it though.
I would love for there to be some pin matches or ranges within a few hours of where I live. I would even take the lead on it if the local range was accepting, but unfortunately they're not.
I didn't realize how much fun I would have with it though.
I would love for there to be some pin matches or ranges within a few hours of where I live. I would even take the lead on it if the local range was accepting, but unfortunately they're not.
Just uploaded a vid of me shooting two rounds.
I'v had a 9mm make a 180 and hit me on the thigh.
Saw it coming (slowly), i might ad. But i did feel it
Nice video
photoracer
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My original gun club has been shooting pins since at least the 90's. 3 lanes, steel tables with shelves. Centerfire, 3 pins on the bottom shelf 12" from the front edge and 1 pin each on side-by-side upper shelves. Rimfire 5 pins in a row 8" from the back edge. Pins left standing +10 sec. penalty, pins lying on the table +5 sec. penalty. I used to shoot a Ruger Redhawk in .41 Rem Mag in centerfire, handloads of 210-220 HP or Keith's lead at 900 FPS. Some do 10mm or .40 Glocks, .45 1911s, or .45ACP/44 Mag revolvers. Hard with 9mm, 38 Super or .357 Sig unless shooting 147-158g bullets then it only slightly less hard. I have won the .22 Open division 4 out of 5 years shooting my Steel Challenge rimfire pistols. When I win I am usually shooting in the 2.7-2.9 sec. range per run. We use shot timers and the muzzle must be touching the table when the buzzer goes off. A lot of fun but lots of down time between runs. Sort of like drag racing where you get 10 seconds of action for every 1/2 hour or more of BS in the pits.
photoracer
Member
That is why you need to be precise with a .22. We have matches all over Maryland and Virginia. Some with real pins some with metal ones. I can knock pins off the table with a .22 in usually around 2.8 seconds when I do it right (5 pins at around 10 yards or so). That particular club has a 10 sec. penalty for standing pins and a 5 sec penalty for lying pins (tables are steel about4'x6'). Once you end up with lying pins using a .22 that run is pretty much toast. And your best three runs for average determines the match. Usually get 6 or 7 depending on the amount of entries.
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