bowling pins and silhouettes
I have setup a range on a piece of property, and I am looking for bowling pins and silhouettes. If anyone has any, and they want to get rid of, I will be happy to pay shipping. There is no bowling alley near my home. What is the best way to get silhoettes in steel. How much shold I pay for them, or can I make them at home somehow. How many shots can a bowling pin take of 9mm and .45. Any info will be very much appreciated.
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gregb; what part of town are you in? I see bowling pins at flea markets regularly here in Dallas. As far as the silhouettes go, I've seen them here on GB or they're easy to make.
Have you tried posting your ad on the "Want to buy" section. Just be descriptive of your header so more people will look.
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Speaking of bowling pins.....anybody know how the "pin shooting" got started? 0 -
I BOUGHT A 4'X 8' SHEET OF 3/8" STEEL AND CUT OUT DIFFERENT SIZE CIRCLES AND SHAPES WITH A CUTTING TORCH. THE STEEL COST CLOSE TO $200, BUT NEW QUALITY SILHOUETTES CAN RUN UP TO $100 EACH. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET BY WITH 1/4" STEEL AND IT IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN THE 3/8" STUFF. SAVE THE SCRAPS AFTER CUTTING THE SHAPES TO WELD ON THE EDGES SO YOU CAN STAND THEM UP. YOU COULD ALSO DRILL TWO HOLES AT THE TOP AND HANG THEM FROM TWO STAKES WITH WIRE OR CABLE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP SETTING THEM BACK UP.
AS FOR THE BOWLING PINS, I NEVER TRIED TO FIND ANY.
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There are products, resembling the bowlingpins - They're called Action Targets and are made of something quite durable.
In Denmark they cost up to around 20US $ a piece, but they can take from 1500-3000 hits, depending on the caliber and projectile.
(Wadcutters are hard on them, FullMetal Jacketed give off the least loads on them)
Real bowlingpins were banned from most shooting-gallerys, ranges and clubs.
Because they could send the projectile or a part of it - back to the shooter. They could fracture and the splinters fly everywhere.
Again, depending on the caliber - real bowlingpins doesn't last nearly as long as steel or like the Action Targets.
Try out http://www.actiontarget.com/ if this have your interest.
Don't do anything that I've allready done - That'd be just plain STOOOOOOPID.0 -
Scramjetter.....back in '60 or '61 several buddies and I went bowling. After I threw my third consecutive gutterball, I whipped out my M1911 and........the rest is history! [;)] 0 -
Dick Davis of Second Chance fame noticed how similar a bowling pin is in general shape to the human carcass. Started by inviting cops only to Central Lake. The shoot kind of blossomed when it got out how truly fun pin shooting is.
I've never seen any richochets off a real pin. Been hit twice myself by one pellet of shot and once by a .45 slug that bounced off my leg. Carried it around my neck for a few years. Figured I had the one with my name on it.
The only time I ever saw anybody get hurt by flying debris was when a buddy of mine was practicing on steel plates. A chunk of bullet came back and hit him just above the glasses. Fortunately, it just stuck into the hide of his forehead not the bone. The point of the sliver hit his skull and bent back and pinched onto the hide. Doctors had to dig it out. I'd have done it but I wasn't there and Rawhide would never let me. The big sissy.
Steel plates have to be made out of hardened plate or you'll only be able to use cast bullets with light loads. If you can cut it you can make 'em. How far out in the boonies do you have to be for there not to be a bowling alley? Real pins don't last very long. They're totally different to shoot at than plates are though. It'd be worth the drive.0 -
Xracer....now I know why bowling alleys have such a hard time getting insurance coverage...LOL!!!!! Sunray....you are right sir!!! I have read a few "claims" about who started it but was just wondering if anybody on here really knew. To bad the shoots are history...fun times! One of the many famous quotes of my good friend, Richard Davis, ocurred when he was asked during a pin shoot, "Where is the best spot on the pin to aim at?"....his answer was...."The white part"!!! Remember all of the trivia questions he always asked? How about the 44 mag he used for the starters pistol? What a guy!!! 0 -
I got a whole pickup bed full of bowling pins for free one time, I was just at the right place at the right time. I used them with my .458 mag and one shot and they were toothpicks...
I could shooot them forever with my .22's. I never shot them with either a 9 or .45
It doesn't matter what you shoot, just shoot it well...0 -
Bowling pins will last bout 10 hits with 9mm-.38-45acp-38super type guns. with .357/44mag type guns, usually 2 hits will do them in. Rifle calibers seem to vary, some go right thru with no damage, others 1 shot will do it, shot guns with 000 buck are about like the 9mm/38 type of hit
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I heard you were not supposed to shoot them with a .22 because the risk of richochet. Anyone ever had this happen. 0 -
We have pin shoots every Thursday night at the range I go to. One of the most popular competitions is with .22 cal. handguns. 22's do not richochet back. Perhaps it is due to the "roundness" of the pins.[:)]
Hope this helps.0
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