benton0311
Active Member
- Feb 26, 2011
- 358
Anybody else try this? I do a lot of plinking with the kids at around 10 yards so we typically shoot very small targets at that range. I found that these little Orbeez water beads make perfect reactive targets! Once submerged in water, they swell up to around .5-.75" in diameter (can be as small as .25" when dry) and burst when hit. I just place them on toothpicks either posted upright or vertically into holes already in the target backer.
Lots of fun to shoot because they pop when hit, 100x more fun than paper (which gets old, especially for kids), reactive since there's immediate feedback, quiet, safe to shoot/no ricochet, and easy cleanup (non-toxic, biodegradable). I think a 300 pack cost $10 from Amazon plus the cost of toothpicks.
Lots of fun to shoot because they pop when hit, 100x more fun than paper (which gets old, especially for kids), reactive since there's immediate feedback, quiet, safe to shoot/no ricochet, and easy cleanup (non-toxic, biodegradable). I think a 300 pack cost $10 from Amazon plus the cost of toothpicks.