Ideas fo 100 yard breakable targets?

[Harry Gaul]

Here in the Middle Atlantic region, there is a recruiting skirmish on the 18th of August. Hoping to travel to the recruiting skirmish and let the new guys give it a try. I will reach out to the Commander of the Region and hope for the best. If not, the next opportunity will be in February of 2025 at another gun show/ recruiting/demonstration event in Columbia, Pa. I guess that I could do it myself during a practice session at the local gun club here in Pa. Watch for before and after pictures.

Harry in Pa.
Forney's
03626v

[Keith Williams]

Roger that Harry...take care.

Keith A. Williams
"You know the team!"

[Maillemaker]

Another skirmisher inquired about an American company that makes machines that make clay pigeons. No luck! A found a company in the Phillipines that makes a machine. The site has a big emphasis on making clay bricks. The web site is

www.Alibaba.com

Clay pigeons or clay bricks?

This is a link just to Alibaba, not the listing in question. Do you have a link to the actual listing?

[Keith Williams]

Skeet Machine.pdf This might be the machine Harry was talking about...However, it does not show skeet being made.

Keith A. Williams
15th. Reg VA Vol Cav

The other one from Italy info@master-srl.net

[Maillemaker]

Here is the actual link to the machine:

https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...648790752.html

Steve

[Maillemaker]

Here is a similar machine but much cheaper:

https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...174470779.html

It appears that clay pigeons are made of chalk with pitch as a binder.

Steve

[Maillemaker]

Here is a video that shows how they are made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iamy_3IQ_ng

[Keith Williams]

This is miscellaneous information I had gathered during Steve's thread. Backyard range shooters can try this target concoction to see if it is durable enough, I do not know if this is the same recipe for plaster targets...Water, Gypsum, and Sand.

Whee kit for homemade clay pigeons - Eco friendly - info@wheetarget.com

LaPorte Clays...three hours down the road from the fort: LaPorte America 129 Post St. P.O. Box 492 Pounding Mill, VA 24637 info@laporteamerica.com 800-335-8727

That's it...

Keith A. Williams
15th. Reg VA Vol Cav

"Damn you Yankees...You missed me and tumbled my beloved sturdy-steed Lightfoot...Curse the blue-belly!" - Me, myself, and I

[Harry Gaul]

Fellow Skirmishers,

I posted earlier that I was going to attend and try wooden targets made from pallet wood at the Fall Recruitment skirmish in Springtown. The weather forecast was bad so I did not attend. Consequently, the weather was ok, but I did not attend. The next time that I can try these wooden targets in a skirmish atmosphere will be in February of 2025. You keep trying, and I will keep trying and hope for the best.

Harry in Pa.
Forney
03626v

[Maillemaker]

This is miscellaneous information I had gathered during Steve's thread. Backyard range shooters can try this target concoction to see if it is durable enough, I do not know if this is the same recipe for plaster targets...Water, Gypsum, and Sand.

Whee kit for homemade clay pigeons - Eco friendly - info@wheetarget.com

LaPorte Clays...three hours down the road from the fort: LaPorte America 129 Post St. P.O. Box 492 Pounding Mill, VA 24637 info@laporteamerica.com 800-335-8727

Here is a video on the Whee kit:



Rubber molds are interesting.

I once mixed up Plaster of Paris and poured them into styrofoam plates set all over a table in my garage. Worked OK. Kind of like pouring pancakes. It's a bit of work though.