Orbeez/water beads as targets

The #1 community for Gun Owners of the Northeast

Member Benefits:

  • No ad networks!
  • Discuss all aspects of firearm ownership
  • Discuss anti-gun legislation
  • Buy, sell, and trade in the classified section
  • Chat with Local gun shops, ranges, trainers & other businesses
  • Discover free outdoor shooting areas
  • View up to date on firearm-related events
  • Share photos & video with other members
  • ...and so much more!
  • 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.
     

    CrabbyMcNab

    Ultimate Member
    Feb 1, 2009
    2,474
    I’ll have to check them out. My kids would probably like that.

    They got tired of paper and started shooting my archery deer target with the B.B. gun.
     

    Pinecone

    Ultimate Member
    MDS Supporter
    Feb 4, 2013
    28,175
    Necco wafers also work well.

    And when you get hungry, you can eat some of your targets.
     

    Flametamer

    Active Member
    MDS Supporter
    Mar 6, 2014
    796
    Frederick County
    I've been using paintballs for several years now. Take a 1x3 and drill holes for golf tees every 2"; then set a paintball on each tee. Lots of fun watch them disintegrate. Kids love it when we use different colors; they can do dueling targets....
     

    Art3

    Eqinsu Ocha
    MDS Supporter
    Jan 30, 2015
    13,267
    Harford County
    I still don't understand exactly what they are...but this is what they look like:

    orbeez.jpg

    They look fun to shoot.
     

    Users who are viewing this thread

    Latest posts

    Forum statistics

    Threads
    274,924
    Messages
    7,259,238
    Members
    33,349
    Latest member
    christian04

    Latest threads

    Top Bottom