Fun New Toy - $20

kotengu · March 22, 2011, 22:03

I saw this the other day and figured it was worth a try at only $20. I have enough land to scoot this thing all over with birdshot, and I figured it'd give me more shotgun practice that's a little more exciting than still targets (and lasts longer!). I was skeptical at first that it'd withstand a 12ga, but after 30 or so shots it seems just fine.

Only complaint is that with a 12ga it doesn't really "randomly hop around" like I was hoping - it pretty much goes straight back. I'm thinking I can run around it and shoot it in different directions though - practicing moving, shooting, and reloading while trying to keep it from stopping.

I got mine from Gander Mtn, but I've seen them at Dick's too -

boricua · March 23, 2011, 01:51

hummm... hey maybe i have spent to much time in the cold weather.... but what the hell is that????

kotengu · March 23, 2011, 08:25

Self-healing reactive target. I meant to include a link: Top Hat at Gander Mountain

**stimpsonjcat** · March 23, 2011, 12:07

I have periodically toyed with getting some of these for matches as they would allow for close-up reactive targets.

Have you tried it with 308?

They need to make one that can sit on a piece of 2x4 shelf and fall over easily but be weighted enough to resist light winds.

They used to have cubes of this stuff, still available? gotten any cheaper?

kotengu · March 23, 2011, 13:00

Dunno about .308 - my little farm isn't big enough to shoot the FAL safely! I'll try it this weekend if the rain will hold off a little. I was planning on getting a little practice in anyway.

I think it would be fine for what you want to do, but I'd worry about shooting it too closely. I think the target itself would be fine, but all the little rocks and things in the ground may cause funny ricochets (maybe I'm just being paranoid). It's plenty heavy to not be blown about by the wind.

I saw where Cheaper Than Dirt sells the whole line including this, the cube, and the ball. I went with the top hat because I though it would bounce around more unpredictably.

Deltaten · March 23, 2011, 17:38

$20, huh?

An empty 2 litre soda bottle will do the same and ya gets ta drink the contents! LOL. THey tend ta get pretty chewed up after 10 or 12 rounds; but WTF? it's a free soda bottle

I looked at those self-healing targets a few years ago. Waaaay price for my likes. Then, something like the one shown woulda been upwards of $50, so I passed. We had been looking for the same reason as Stimp..cheap alternatives to steel for matches. With 10's of hundreds of hits during a season, we were much better off with steel for fixed placement/falling targets.

We have a Dick's down here too; but I on;t se he sells any gun related stuff....just team shirts and ghey sports junk.

kotengu · March 27, 2011, 22:11

Here it is after about 30 rounds of #6 birdshot and two hits from the FAL. The .308 "holes" are marked with the blue arrows. The packaging claims that it'll last about a thousand rounds. Judging from the hits so far I'd guess that's about right, assuming FMJ only use.

**stimpsonjcat** · March 28, 2011, 11:27

hmmmmm...interesting.

kotengu · March 28, 2011, 11:56

Be happy to bring it next month if you want to see how much damage 30 FAL Filers can do to it. It'll make a little more challenging target than an 8" steel plate or paper plate. I guess it's about the size of a 4" clay?

March 22, 2011, 22:03	#1
kotengu Registered FALaholic #: 1594 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Baxter, TN, USA Posts: 3,060	Fun New Toy - $20 I saw this the other day and figured it was worth a try at only $20. I have enough land to scoot this thing all over with birdshot, and I figured it'd give me more shotgun practice that's a little more exciting than still targets (and lasts longer!). I was skeptical at first that it'd withstand a 12ga, but after 30 or so shots it seems just fine. Only complaint is that with a 12ga it doesn't really "randomly hop around" like I was hoping - it pretty much goes straight back. I'm thinking I can run around it and shoot it in different directions though - practicing moving, shooting, and reloading while trying to keep it from stopping. I got mine from Gander Mtn, but I've seen them at Dick's too - __________________ "The way is in training." - Miyamoto Musashi

March 23, 2011, 01:51	#2
boricua Registered FALaholic #: 3139 Join Date: May 2001 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 130	hummm... hey maybe i have spent to much time in the cold weather.... but what the hell is that???? __________________ ‘Youth ages, ignorance can be educated, drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.’

March 23, 2011, 08:25	#3
kotengu Registered FALaholic #: 1594 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Baxter, TN, USA Posts: 3,060	Self-healing reactive target. I meant to include a link: Top Hat at Gander Mountain __________________ "The way is in training." - Miyamoto Musashi

March 23, 2011, 12:07	#4
stimpsonjcat Windoze free since 1-2010 Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 470 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dawsonville, GA Posts: 4,196	I have periodically toyed with getting some of these for matches as they would allow for close-up reactive targets. Have you tried it with 308? They need to make one that can sit on a piece of 2x4 shelf and fall over easily but be weighted enough to resist light winds. They used to have cubes of this stuff, still available? gotten any cheaper? __________________ peace! Happiness=UPS+ORMD "Your 8mm FAL is like a deuce coup with a Ferrari pancake 12 under the hood and a Jaguar rear end. It just kinda transcends cool into fantasy."- USMC 0341 "The stimpgewehr is the reason Waldo is hiding."- Kotengu Cause I can still hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder, "A guns like a woman son, it's all how you hold her."

March 23, 2011, 13:00	#5
kotengu Registered FALaholic #: 1594 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Baxter, TN, USA Posts: 3,060	Dunno about .308 - my little farm isn't big enough to shoot the FAL safely! I'll try it this weekend if the rain will hold off a little. I was planning on getting a little practice in anyway. I think it would be fine for what you want to do, but I'd worry about shooting it too closely. I think the target itself would be fine, but all the little rocks and things in the ground may cause funny ricochets (maybe I'm just being paranoid). It's plenty heavy to not be blown about by the wind. I saw where Cheaper Than Dirt sells the whole line including this, the cube, and the ball. I went with the top hat because I though it would bounce around more unpredictably. __________________ "The way is in training." - Miyamoto Musashi

March 23, 2011, 17:38	#6
Deltaten Registered FALaholic #: 124 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lancaster, PA USA Posts: 8,498	$20, huh? An empty 2 litre soda bottle will do the same and ya gets ta drink the contents! LOL. THey tend ta get pretty chewed up after 10 or 12 rounds; but WTF? it's a free soda bottle I looked at those self-healing targets a few years ago. Waaaay price for my likes. Then, something like the one shown woulda been upwards of $50, so I passed. We had been looking for the same reason as Stimp..cheap alternatives to steel for matches. With 10's of hundreds of hits during a season, we were much better off with steel for fixed placement/falling targets. We have a Dick's down here too; but I on;t se he sells any gun related stuff....just team shirts and ghey sports junk. __________________ All or Nothing! Senator McCarthy was right! and as always......FYB!

March 27, 2011, 22:11	#7
kotengu Registered FALaholic #: 1594 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Baxter, TN, USA Posts: 3,060	Here it is after about 30 rounds of #6 birdshot and two hits from the FAL. The .308 "holes" are marked with the blue arrows. The packaging claims that it'll last about a thousand rounds. Judging from the hits so far I'd guess that's about right, assuming FMJ only use. __________________ "The way is in training." - Miyamoto Musashi Last edited by kotengu; March 27, 2011 at 22:22.

March 28, 2011, 11:27	#8
stimpsonjcat Windoze free since 1-2010 Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 470 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dawsonville, GA Posts: 4,196	hmmmmm...interesting. __________________ peace! Happiness=UPS+ORMD "Your 8mm FAL is like a deuce coup with a Ferrari pancake 12 under the hood and a Jaguar rear end. It just kinda transcends cool into fantasy."- USMC 0341 "The stimpgewehr is the reason Waldo is hiding."- Kotengu Cause I can still hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder, "A guns like a woman son, it's all how you hold her."

March 28, 2011, 11:56	#9
kotengu Registered FALaholic #: 1594 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Baxter, TN, USA Posts: 3,060	Be happy to bring it next month if you want to see how much damage 30 FAL Filers can do to it. It'll make a little more challenging target than an 8" steel plate or paper plate. I guess it's about the size of a 4" clay? __________________ "The way is in training." - Miyamoto Musashi

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